Category Archives: Learfield Staff Writer
Caufield Sees First NHL Action In Montreal's 2-1 Win Over Calgary
Stevens Point native Cole Caufield skated in his first National Hockey League contest Monday night as the Montreal Canadians edged the Calgary Flames 2-1. The 20-year-old Caufield won the Hobey Baker ...
Apr 27, 2021 Ryan Dickey / CC
Eggers Division LLC expands operations in Two Rivers and Neenah
Expansions at two locations for a door and countertop manufacturing company will mean 111 new jobs over the next three years in Two Rivers and Neenah. Eggers Division L-L-C announced the $16-million p...
Apr 27, 2021
La Crosse Priest Tells Parishioners Vaccines Are Useless, Ignoring COVID-19 Restrictions
The Catholic Diocese of La Crosse says it is working privately on issues with one of its priests. The Reverend James Altman has apparently been telling his parishioners the COVID-19 vaccines are usele...
Apr 27, 2021 Tobias Akerboom / CC
Packers GM: Aaron Rodgers Will Be The Team's QB For The "Foreseeable Future"
The experts may be over-thinking this situation. Green Bay Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst and the team's front office have been consistent in saying Aaron Rodgers will be the starting quarter...
Apr 27, 2021 Kate / CC
10-Year-Old Boy Who Died In Milwaukee House Fire Was Trying To Save Family Dog
Loved ones say 10-year-old Justin Williams was trying to save a family pet when he died in a Milwaukee house fire last Friday. The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office reports a burning candle s...
Apr 27, 2021 Tony Webster / CC
Sentencing For Brown County Man Convicted Of Killing His Wife Delayed
The Friday sentencing scheduled for a Brown County man convicted of killing his wife has been delayed. A deputy district attorney had a scheduling conflict with another case that is underway in Brown ...
Apr 27, 2021
Marlins Knock Burnes Out, Take Brewers 8-0
Brewers starter Corbin Burnes took his first loss of the season Monday in an 8-0 loss to Miami. The Marlins knocked Burnes out of the game with a four-run sixth inning. Milwaukee's right-hander has be...
Apr 27, 2021 CC / depositphotos
Four Cited, No Injuries After Madison's Mifflin Block Party
Several thousand people reportedly attended this year's Mifflin Block Party in Madison, but authorities say the numbers were still low compared to the parties before the coronavirus pandemic. Four peo...
Apr 26, 2021 Row of police cars, with blue and red flashing sirens, Ukraine. selective focus
Second UW Transfer Heads For Valparaiso
The Valparaiso Crusaders will have a real "Badger look" next season as a second Wisconsin basketball player is transferring to the Missouri Valley Conference school. Seven-foot sophomore center Joe He...
Apr 26, 2021 CC Ben Hershey
Everest Metro Police Wound Man, Find Woman's Body
Everest Metro Police were called to an apartment building Friday morning (April 23rd) at about 3:30 a-m by a woman requesting assistance. When officers went inside the building they heard a woman scre...
Apr 26, 2021 Daniel / CC
