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Why are we still paying high food prices?
WIZMnews.com We have always been told when gathering with family and close friends not to discuss politics or religion. But what about rising food prices? We have seen increases in the food we buy at the grocery store and the food we eat at restaurants and even at sporting events. If gas prices increase substantially…
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Snowy owl rescued from car grille by Minnesota woman, who saved another bird hours earlier
WIZMnews.com Annabell Whelan woke up Tuesday and frantically checked on her holiday overnight guest — Nowl the snowy owl, who she rescued from the grille of a car the day before. Whelan was out with her boyfriend’s family Monday in Duluth, Minnesota, when she saw the owl “just hanging out there, literally” after car and…
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A.I. is a game changer for students with disabilities. Schools are still learning to harness it
WIZMnews.com For Makenzie Gilkison, spelling is such a struggle that a word like rhinoceros might come out as “rineanswsaurs” or sarcastic as “srkastik.” The 14-year-old from suburban Indianapolis can sound out words, but her dyslexia makes the process so draining that she often struggles with comprehension. “I just assumed I was stupid,” she recalled of…
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41-year-old woman arrested at her home by Vernon County Sheriff’s deputy, after someone called saying they had not communicated with her lately
WIZMnews.com A welfare check around 11 a.m. Monday at the home of a 41-year-old woman led to her arrest by the Vernon County Sheriff’s Department. Stacie Lynn Welter was arrested Monday, after reportedly coming to the door with an aluminum baseball bat and later a metal rod, when sheriff’s deputies arrived to check on her…
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Why do some people get out on bond? La Crosse County’s district attorney hosting series on how cases are prosecuted
WIZMnews.com Several high-profile court cases have been shown live on TV in recent years, giving people a real-life look at how crimes are handled by the justice system. La Crosse County District Attorney Tim Gruenke is preparing to teach people about how cases are prosecuted in a three-part series next month called the Citizen Prosecution…
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Snowy owl rescued from car grille by Minnesota woman, who saved another bird hours earlier
WIZMnews.com Annabell Whelan woke up Tuesday and frantically checked on her holiday overnight guest — Nowl the snowy owl, who she rescued from the grille of a car the day before. Whelan was out with her boyfriend’s family Monday in Duluth, Minnesota, when she saw the owl “just hanging out there, literally” after car and…
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A.I. is a game changer for students with disabilities. Schools are still learning to harness it
WIZMnews.com For Makenzie Gilkison, spelling is such a struggle that a word like rhinoceros might come out as “rineanswsaurs” or sarcastic as “srkastik.” The 14-year-old from suburban Indianapolis can sound out words, but her dyslexia makes the process so draining that she often struggles with comprehension. “I just assumed I was stupid,” she recalled of…
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41-year-old woman arrested at her home by Vernon County Sheriff’s deputy, after someone called saying they had not communicated with her lately
WIZMnews.com A welfare check around 11 a.m. Monday at the home of a 41-year-old woman led to her arrest by the Vernon County Sheriff’s Department. Stacie Lynn Welter was arrested Monday, after reportedly coming to the door with an aluminum baseball bat and later a metal rod, when sheriff’s deputies arrived to check on her…
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Why do some people get out on bond? La Crosse County’s district attorney hosting series on how cases are prosecuted
WIZMnews.com Several high-profile court cases have been shown live on TV in recent years, giving people a real-life look at how crimes are handled by the justice system. La Crosse County District Attorney Tim Gruenke is preparing to teach people about how cases are prosecuted in a three-part series next month called the Citizen Prosecution…
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Judge rules Arkansas law allowing criminal charges against librarians is unconstitutional; similar laws found in Iowa, elsewhere
WIZMnews.com FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — A federal judge this week struck down key parts of an Arkansas law that would have allowed criminal charges against librarians and booksellers for providing “harmful” materials to minors. Laws restricting access to certain materials or making it easier to challenge them have been enacted in several other states, including…