Updated Dec. 9, 2025, 9:15 a.m. CT More than 20 Wisconsin counties are under a winter storm warning Tuesday, Dec. 9 with as much as eight inches of snow expected in some areas. As of 8 a.m. Tuesday, the National Weather Service offices in Duluth, Minnesota and Green Bay have issued winter storm warnings across most…
Talking on a cell phone is allowed only if it is done in a hands-free manner. A first-time texting and driving offense is a non-moving violation with a base fine of $30. The National Safety Council reported in 2024 that approximately 1.6 million crashes are caused annually by drivers using cell phones and texting. Most Floridians know…
Wisconsinites can expect more price increases for U.S. Postal Service shipping in 2026. As part of its ten-year plan to mitigate financial struggles, the USPS will increase prices for several shipping services starting Jan. 18, 2026. The agency filed a notice with the Postal Regulatory Commission regarding the price changes on Nov. 18. The announcement came…
A cause of death has been released for Diane Ladd, the Oscar-nominated actress and mother of fellow actress Laura Dern. Ladd, who was 89 at the time of her Nov. 3 death, died of “acute on chronic hypoxic respiratory failure,” according to a death certificate obtained by People magazine. According to the Cleveland Clinic, respiratory…
Melissa Gilbert is looking back on “Little House on the Prairie” with a new lens after 50 years. The 61-year-old actress, who played Laura Ingalls Wilder on all nine seasons of the NBC show from 1974 to 1983, took to Instagram on Nov. 15 to reflect on how the eight-year age difference between herself and…
Three Chinese astronauts returned to Earth after being stranded for nine days on the Tiangong space station. Their original return vehicle, the Shenzhou-20 spacecraft, was damaged by space debris, rendering it unsafe. The crew used the Shenzhou-21 spacecraft, which had brought their replacements, to land safely in northern China. Three Chinese astronauts have returned to…
The Mega Millions jackpot rose to $900 million for the lottery drawing on Tuesday, Nov. 11 after no one matched all the winning numbers on Friday, Nov. 7. If someone matches all six numbers, they can choose a one-time cash payment of $415.3 million. This year, there have been four Mega Millions winners. The most…
More than 20 people, including teenagers, returning from a church camp were injured when a bus overturned in the Southern California mountains, authorities said Nov. 10. The bus had been traveling downhill when it rolled over at a curve on State Route 330 near Running Springs, a community about 80 miles east of Los Angeles,…
Even Prince William doesn’t have all the answers when it comes to parenting. The 43-year-old father of three, who is first in line to the throne in Britain, opened up about the candid conversations he and wife Princess Kate have with their kids George, 12, Charlotte, 10, and Louis, 7, about everything from social media…
President Donald Trump sparked new stimulus check conversations on Sunday, Nov. 9, when he posted on social media that a $2,000 dividend from tariffs would be sent to some Americans. “We are taking in trillions of dollars and will soon begin paying down our enormous debt,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “A dividend of at…