Proposed Regulations Would Make it Illegal to Operate ATV/UTV with Open Alcohol Container
(Danielle Kaeding, Wisconsin Public Radio) A proposed addition to state regulations would make it illegal, for the first time, to operate all-terrain and utility-terrain vehicles with an open container of alcohol. According to Danielle Kaeding with Wisconsin Public Radio, in June, updated regulations went into effect for ATVs and UTVs...
Wisconsin Hwy 85 Crash: Vehicle Flies 135 Feet, Bursts Into Flames Nov 1
DUNN COUNTY, WI – A 42-year-old Eau Claire woman escaped a fiery rollover crash Sunday evening after her vehicle reportedly went airborne for approximately 135 feet along State Highway 85 in southern Dunn County, with a passing motorist helping her reach safety.
The Letterman Announces the Passing of a Founding Member
A founding member of The Letterman has passed away. The group announced that Tony Butala has died, but did not give a cause of death.+. Butala, who had been living in Manitowoc in recent years, began singing professionally at age seven in Sharon, Pennsylvania. In the late 1950s, he was...
Former FBI Chicago head sues DOJ, FBI over alleged forced resignation
Doug DePodesta, former head of the FBI Chicago field office, is suing the U.S. Attorney General, U.S. Attorney for Northern Illinois and FBI director, saying he was forced to resign and scapegoated for failed immigration prosecutions.
North Central College cheerleader killed in mass shooting near Illinois Wesleyan, officials say
A North Central College student was killed while visiting a friend over the Halloween weekend near Illinois Wesleyan University, officials said.
Carl Sandburg student named top Illinois community college scholar
Kaden Pickard once doubted college was the right path after earning a grade point average below 2.0, but the Carl Sandburg College student is now being recognized as the top community college student in Illinois. Pickard, 23, of Galesburg has been named the Illinois community college Student Laureate by lincolnacademyillinois.org , according to a community announcement. The distinction recognizes one graduating student to represent Illinois' entire community college system in addition to student
Normal, IL Police Arrest Man After Report of Gun Pointed at Students
NORMAL, IL – A report of a man on a bicycle allegedly pointing what appeared to be a weapon toward students prompted a police response Sunday night near Illinois State University, ending with an arrest and confirmation that the object was actually a toy bubble blaster.
18 Incarcerated Women Earn Degrees at Northwestern, Celebrate ‘Historic First’ by Graduating from a...
The graduates received their degrees at an Illinois prison facility about 130 miles from the college’s Evanston campus
Applications open for all seeking heating assistance from Illinois
Over the weekend, the State of Illinois expanded the number of applications it is accepting for the Low-Income Energy Assistance Program.
Another Bakers Square appears to close, leaving just 1 in Minnesota
One of the last two remaining Bakers Square locations in Minnesota appears to have closed.The Mankato Bakers Square, located at 1861 Madison Avenue, is no longer in operation as of Monday, Nov. 2. Online ordering for the restaurant, which is typically open 7 a.m.-8 p.m., is listed as “unavailable at this time.” Calls to the restaurant on Monday morning went unanswered.Employees have been sharing comments on a Facebook post by Mankato Man, which was the first to report the abrupt closure.Sign up

















