May 17, 2013 in RiverTowns.net
Wisconsin News
Wisconsin’s job picture is either exciting or lackluster, depending on which political party you believe. Smoke from logging equipment caused this week’s massive wildfire in far northwest Wisconsin.
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May 14, 2013 in RiverTowns.net
Minnesota researchers found 56 chemicals — including cocaine– in the state’s waters, according to two studies released Monday that raise questions about potential impacts on wildlife and human health. Former Wisconsin DNR secretary George Meyer said the tests show that Wisconsin, which has not conducted similar studies on this scale, needs to develop a plan to figure out what’s in its water. Continue Reading
May 9, 2013 in RiverTowns.net
Wisconsin News
The Census Bureau found that 79% of black Wisconsin adults went to the polls in last fall’s presidential election, compared to 75% of non-Hispanic whites. There was a 10% margin of error in the Wisconsin survey due to the state’s relatively small numbers of black voters. According to numbers released by federal health officials, it pays to shop around before having common medical procedures.
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May 8, 2013 in RiverTowns.net
Rebecca Blank, incoming chancellor of the UW-Madison, will be stepping into a host of controversies, drawing flak from all directions. As one UW-Madison student quipped, “Blank is not starting off with a blank slate.” Continue Reading
May 8, 2013 in RiverTowns.net
Wisconsin News
The state Assembly has voted to make Wisconsin the first state to force food stamp recipients to spend most of their benefits on healthy food. Marathon County sheriff’s official Gary Schneck said heroin use in the Wausau area has jumped rapidly in the last three years, and it started when drug-makers added time-release coatings to painkillers like OxyContin to cut down on their abuse.
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May 7, 2013 in RiverTowns.net
After Wisconsin’s inaugural season of wolf hunting and trapping last fall, the state’s wolf population has declined only slightly.
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May 6, 2013 in RiverTowns.net
Wisconsin News
Officials in Stillwater, Minn., hope to avoid traffic congestion in their downtown by putting new limits on the times a lift bridge to Wisconsin can go up and down to accommodate boats. A missing dog has been found safe after riding with its owner who died in the crash of two semi-trucks during last week’s snowstorm in western Wisconsin. More state news.
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May 3, 2013 in RiverTowns.net
As of mid-afternoon Friday, about 950 homes served by Pierce Pepin Cooperative Services remained without electricity. About 2,400 of the co-op’s customers lost power following the spring snowstorm that hit late Wednesday night, May 2, toppling trees, power lines and poles.
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May 3, 2013 in RiverTowns.net
Many homes and farms in several townships in Pierce County are still without electricity 30 hours after an unprecedented wet, heavy snowfall broke off trees and power lines.
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May 2, 2013 in RiverTowns.net
In a press release issued late Thursday morning, state disaster officials outlined the conditions in nine NW Wisconsin counties and update the scope of power outtages throughout the area. Continue Reading
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