WJFW News
Brewers Radio Man Joins Broadcasers Hall of Fame
Submitted: 04/17/2012
MILWAUKEE - Longtime Milwaukee Brewers broadcaster Bob Uecker will be inducted into the National Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame Tuesday.
Uecker is in his 42nd year doing play-by-play on the Brewers Radio Network.
Other NAB Hall of Famers with baseball ties include Vin Scully, Jack Buck, Harry Caray and Mel Allen.
During his days as a player, Uecker was a member of the 1964 St. Louis Cardinals World Series Championship team.
The Brewers are honoring ``Mr. Baseball'' with a statue outside Miller Park near Home Plate Plaza.
It will be dedicated Aug. 31.
(Copyright 2012 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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Gogebic Taconite submits sampling plans
Submitted: 06/19/2013
MADISON - Gogebic Taconite wants to move quickly to dig an iron mine in Ashland and Iron Counties. This week, they submitted plans for the next step in the state's process. The company is asking the DNR for permission to sample hundreds of thousands of tons of earth, part of a bulk sampling plan. Gogebic Taconite also officially told the DNR it will seek a mining permit. The DNR will tell Gogebic within two weeks whether it can go forward with the sampling.
Medford man searches for photo of every Vietnam death from Wisconsin
Submitted: 06/19/2013
MEDFORD - “Our goal is to find them all," says Bryce Kelley. Kelley, a Medford resident, wants to find a picture of every Wisconsin soldier killed in Vietnam. “I know that I will continue to work, and I have enlisted the help of many others that will continue to work until we find them all," he says. Nearly 1,200 Wisconsinites’ names are etched on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington.
Budget likely just days away from passge
Submitted: 06/19/2013
MADISON - Wisconsin Republicans want to expand private school vouchers, put forth a huge income tax cut, and reject a federal Medicaid expansion. Those ideas could be just days away from becoming law in Wisconsin. The state Assembly passed the biennial state budget on a 55-42 vote Wednesday. Those proposals are just some of hundreds in the $70 billion budget. Democrats decided not to offer any of the 211 amendments they had ready.
Woman with Alzheimer's found safe
Submitted: 06/19/2013
WOOD COUNTY - A barking dog led searchers to a Wood County woman with Alzheimer's disease. Just before five last night, a call came in saying the woman was missing from the 46-hundred block of Lynn Hill Road in Port Edwards township. The woman was enrolled in the "Project Lifesaver" program, and was wearing a transmitter. However, the battery had apparently gone dead, so searchers could not find her that way.
Plans for next wolf hunt move forward
Submitted: 06/19/2013
MADISON - Wisconsin wildlife officials want hunters and trappers kill more wolves this year. Yesterday the DNR finalized proposed kill quotas for the state's second wolf season. The quota was set at 275 wolves. The state's Chippewa tribes are entitled to part of that quota.
Man dies when a train hits his van
Submitted: 06/19/2013
TOWN OF UNITY, WI - An elderly man from central Wisconsin killed in a terrifying crash when a train crashes into his van. Charles Podbelsek, 81, was driving on a Clark County Road Tuesday morning. When he approached the railroad crossing he did not stop at the stop sign and hit a Canadian National train. His Caravan was thrown from the crossing, landed on its roof, and Podbelsek was thrown from the van.
Merrill City Council plans to at Tomahawk to Municipal Court cases
Submitted: 06/19/2013
MERRILL - We want our city officials to save money and resources where they can. In Merrill, the city council is trying to do that with their municipal court. The new plan means if you get a speeding ticket or citation for disorderly conduct in tomahawk, you'd have to go to court in Merrill. The timetable is quicker for getting in and out of the municipal court than getting through Lincoln County Circuit Court. The discussion came up when Merrill's city staff members decided they need to make a decision whether to continue funding the court.