Local Wisconsin News

Cold start to March ahead Sunday
Lows will fall to the teens and single digits.

'This has been a phenomenal winter season': Some Wisconsin businesses see winter improvement
Granite Peak near Wausau has seen a strong year after a pair of weak winters.

Amid heart monthm AHA makes push to get people certified in CPR
More than 45% of people have heart disease but don't know it until it's too late.

Packers hire Cam Achord as special teams coordinator following Rich Bisaccia's departure
Cam Achord is taking over as the Green Bay Packers’ special teams coordinator after spending the last two seasons working with the New York Giants.

Wisconsin man gets 16½ years in prison for forging threats against Trump in a deportation scheme
Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Kristy Yang sentenced Demetric Scott on Friday.

'Homes MKE' program helps Milwaukee couple achieve dream of homeownership
Gregory and Rashida lowery spent Friday morning on the porch of their new home in Sherman Park.

Education advocates call for adequate school funding from lawmakers
The rally at the State Capitol followed the filing of a lawsuit against the State Legislature this week over school funding.

Leaders hold press conference on incident involving autistic student who was allegedly given dog food
State Representative Shelia Stubbs, D-Madison, gathered a group of community leaders at the state capitol Friday.

Bill by Wisconsin congressman seeks to help veterans with education, employment opportunities
Rep. Derrick Van Orden is sponsoring The Veterans Readiness and Employment Improvement Act.

DATCP identifies first case of bird flu in commercial poultry flock this year
Officials said the affected area has been quarantined and that all birds will be depopulated to prevent spread.

Wisconsin native Kon Knueppel breaks NBA rookie record for 3-pointers in a season in just 59 games
The Hornets swingman broke Keegan Murray’s NBA rookie record for 3-pointers, making his 207th Thursday night against the Indiana Pacers.

Betty Brinn Children’s Museum may be moving as it eyes a bigger location
Though a new site hasn’t been decided yet, museum officials said they anticipate the new location will be double the size of the current one.

Green Highways Program reduces pollution produced from interstate traffic
MMSD, the City of Milwaukee and WisDOT planted trees and native vegetation in the shadow of the Marquette Interchange to soak up runoff.

Higher fish, ingredient costs felt by nonprofit Wisconsin fish fries
The price of fish is on the rise, and it is cutting into the revenue that fish fries are able to generate.

'It's not going to be easy': Willow Newell made historic win when she was crowned Miss Wisconsin
Newell is the first Black woman to take home the crown in the pageant's 90-year history.

Back to winter this weekend
After a spring tease on Friday, we flip the switch back to winter.

Things to do around Wisconsin: Ballet comedy, Fringe Festival, Baconfest
What's happening in the Badger State this weekend.

Bruce Froemming, record-setting major league umpire, dies at age 86
Froemming was a major league umpire for 37 years. He worked the third-most games in big league history and a record 11 no-hitters.

'Businesses need certainty': Local shoe company among dozens of Wisconsin businesses suing federal government over tariff refunds
More than a dozen Wisconsin companies are suing the federal government for tariff refunds.

Thursday marked Black Advocacy Day at the Wisconsin State Capitol
Many came representing different organizations and causes.

World News

One killed and 11 injured at Dubai and Abu Dhabi airports as Iran strikes region
Falling debris from intercepted Iranian drones and missiles cause widespread damage across the Gulf.

Trump's bet on Iranian regime change could be his biggest gamble yet
The US president may be forced to wage a political battle at home while presiding over a new war in the Middle East.

Lyse Doucet: This is an extraordinary moment Iran has been preparing for
The killing of the supreme leader will be a huge jolt to the Islamic Republic, which will try hard to show it has a plan in place.

How Ayatollah Khamenei kept an iron grip on power for almost 40 years
Iranian state TV confirms the supreme leader has been killed on the first day of massive US and Israeli air strikes on the country.

What we know so far about the US-Israeli attacks and Iran's retaliation
Iran responds by launching missiles and drones towards Israel and four Gulf Arab countries that host US military bases.

UK troops and civilians being put at risk by Iran strikes, Healey says
British military personnel at a base in Bahrain were "within several hundred yards" of a strike, the defence secretary says.

Flights in and out of Middle East cancelled and diverted
BA and Virgin Atlantic are among major airlines to ground services to the Middle East in light of the attacks.

Olivia Dean crowned new UK queen of pop as Brit Awards hit the north
The singer won four awards, including best artist and album, as the Brits headed to Manchester.

The real winners and losers at the Brit Awards
From Harry Styles' trousers, to Jade's red carpet confession - here's what went down at the Brits.

After the warmest weather of the year so far, is winter finally over?
As we start meteorological spring, Simon King explores whether it is time to put away your winter coat.

Why are more GPs opting to work outside the NHS?
More doctors and patients are turning to the private sector as demand increases pressure on the NHS.

Rise in Romanian speakers sees calls for language to be a GCSE option
Romanian is the most widely spoken foreign first language in London with 159,000 speakers.

Mountaineers weigh up risks and rewards after Austrian climb ended in manslaughter conviction
A woman's death during a climbing trip has sparked debates about personal responsibility and risk.

Why people are injecting themselves with wellness drugs 'not fit for human consumption'
Growing numbers of people are injecting unregulated peptides for health reasons - but one expert says they are "lab rats".

I went to rural Wales to bathe in starlight and the Milky Way blew me away
I join two tourists in the mountains to immerse ourselves in the wonders of the night sky with a star guide.

We found out we'd bought fake flights at check-in
A couple turned up at Heathrow Airport ready to fly - only to learn they had lost more than £2,500.

This man was abused for appearing on a Welcome to Heathrow poster. Then he met his trolls
Syed Usman Shah says he was proud to appear in the campaign, but upset by what followed.

Watch: How US-Israel strikes on Iran unfolded... in two minutes
Iran launched retaliatory attacks in the Middle East after US-Israel strikes across the country.

In maps: The strikes across Iran and the Middle East
Israel and the US have launched strikes across Iran, with Iran retaliating with strikes across the region.

Inside Iran, panic as attacks unfold but for some it's a moment of relief
Iranians talk about what is happening inside the country, despite an almost total internet blackout.

How the world has reacted
World leaders are responding to the attacks on several Iranian cities and Tehran's retaliation.

Olivia Attwood: 'We shouldn't glamourise being reliant on other people'
The documentary host and presenter discusses female independence and snobbery about reality TV.

Battle over parking meters in sleepy seaside town sees machines glued shut
The picturesque East Lothian town has become a battleground between some residents and the local authority over parking charges.

British stonemasons win snow sculpting competition in Switzerland
Sheffield sculptors Lily Marsh and Steve Roche say it was "refreshing" to swap stone for snow.

Would you say yes to a second-hand wedding dress?
Researchers say many modern brides worry a pre-loved wedding dress might bring them bad luck.

Minister Josh Simons resigns after Labour Together claims
Simons faced claims the think tank he used to run commissioned a report which looked into the background of journalists.

A firm hiring blind staff went bust - but its mission lives on
The business had been running for over 150 years before it collapsed, so one former employee took matters into her own hands.

Single dad nails the internet with DIY tutorials
DIY Dad Dean Commodore shares his video tutorials online in his spare time.

Century-old teddy sells for four times estimate
The straw-stuffed bear was spotted during an estate clearance.

I want to find the man who saved us from drowning
Alexandra Szilvasi and her dog Snickers got into trouble in the River Trent on Monday.

Man, 83, in Taylor Swift music video had 'no idea who she was'
Barrie Reynolds featured in the music video for Opalite, the latest song from the global megastar.

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