Four takeaways from Walker's showing in the first presidential debate
In terms of audience, the first presidential debate, featuring Gov. Scott Walker and nine other Republican candidates, was an epic event.
In terms of audience, the first presidential debate, featuring Gov. Scott Walker and nine other Republican candidates, was an epic event.
Sixteen contestants will take part in this year’s Miss Onalaska and Miss Onalaska’s Outstanding Teen pageants, with eight young women going for each title.
COMFREY, Minn. (AP) — Jeffers Petroglyphs — where 3,000 stone carvings recently came to light, where archaeologists uncovered tools that suggest Native Americans did more there than simply pas…
WEST SALEM — Think back to fourth grade. Your teacher might have taught you about Wisconsin history, about glaciers and moraines, about erratics and eskers. She might even have taught you abou…
WEST SALEM — Harry Griswold is circulating a petition in the hope that it will convince the West Salem School Board to consider a referendum asking voters to approve $4.5 million in borrowing …
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Farmers anxious to grow hemp as part of a newly authorized Minnesota pilot project are expressing frustration after being told by state regulators that chance won’t come soon.
Administered by La Crosse County, the For Goodness’ Sake program provides donated household goods to the needy.
CROOKSTON, Minn. — A drone about 3 feet wide with eight whirling propellers launches skyward over a University of Minnesota crop test plot outside Crookston. It carries a camera on a pre-progr…
ARCADIA — People tapped their toes, clapped their hands and hollered for Mudcat and the Bottomfeeders — an Americana/rock band from Winona that fed off the crowd’s energy in the pavilion at As…
She's just being Miley. In a new interview with Marie Claire, Miley Cyrus called out fellow musician Taylor Swift for her "Bad Blood" video and the public's adoration for and perception of the popular songstress. "I don't get the violence revenge thing," she told the magazine. "That's supposed to be a good example? And I'm a bad role model because I'm running around with my titties out? I'm not sure how titties are worse than guns." The video in question shows Swift plotting her revenge against a former friend, who is played by Selena Gomez.
Frank Gifford, former New York Giants football star and popular Monday Night Football sportscaster, died Sunday at his home in Connecticut of natural causes, his family confirmed. He was 84. "It is with the deepest sadness that we announce the sudden passing of our beloved husband, father and friend, Frank Gifford," the family said in a statement. "We rejoice in the extraordinary life he was privileged to live, and we feel grateful and blessed to have been loved by such an amazing human being," the statement continued. Читать дальше...
The Fantastic Four were no match for Mission Impossible - Rogue Nation. The superhero film starring Miles Teller and Michael B. Jordan brought in only $26.2 million in its opening debut, allowing Tom Cruise and his motorcycle to hold on to the No. 1 spot with $29.4 million, according to Box Office Mojo. Jason Bateman's new thriller The Gift, meanwhile, did better than expected in its opening weekend, coming in at No. 3 with $12 million, while Vacation and Ant-Man both fell two spots to Nos. 4 and 5 with $9.1 million and $7.8 million... Читать дальше...
We used the magic word and this time it worked! Bill Murray will come, see, and hopefully still kick ass in Paul Feig's new Ghostbusters film, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The actor, who portrayed Dr. Peter Venkman in the 1984 film Ghostbusters and its 1989 sequel, Ghostbusters II, will reprise his role in the new installment, alongside stars Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, and Leslie Jones. See the new Ghostbusters cast all suited up! I like to imagine that after agreeing to appear, Murray said, "I love this plan! Читать дальше...
In the Empire finale, fans saw a darker side of Jamal (Jussie Smollett) when he dangled Beretti off a balcony. But that was only the beginning. This season, Empire will explore more of Jamal's dark side and "see what that means and how he grapples with it," according to showrunner Ilene Chaiken. "It changes everything," she tells TVGuide.com. "It changes his relationships with his friends and family and it will be reflected in his music. He'll make some big choices." Check out all this week's Mega Buzz! Читать дальше...
The Mindy Project has been through a lot of changes over the past four seasons, but Mindy Lahiri's charming mix of confidence, self-deprecation and superficiality isn't going anywhere. "We always say the character can only change 5 percent at a time," creator and star Mindy Kaling told reporters at the Television Critics Association fall previews on Sunday. "And things like motherhood will bring out aspects of her personality ... which we've not seen before, obviously. "But maybe this is a little cynical... Читать дальше...
Now that its second season is complete, I think it's safe to say this: We get the True Detective we deserve. I will readily admit to getting swept up into the zeitgeist-bursting first season, though I wasn't one of those tinfoil hat-wearing viewers who spent the week between episodes reading Robert F. Chambers and trying to connect the dots between Carcosa and Marty Hart's daughter's Barbie-gang-rape tableau. I enjoyed watching two great actors deliver dialogue I wasn't hearing on other TV shows and went along for the ride. Читать дальше...
If Nebraska’s top elected officials want to challenge federal Clean Power Plan regulations in court, filing a lawsuit is within their lawful authority, although it might be a waste of money.
Sanders talks at University of Washington rally after activists disrupt earlier speech at park
BEIJING - A typhoon that lashed Taiwan dumped heavy rain and winds on the Chinese mainland on Sunday, leaving 20 people dead or missing, collapsing homes and trees and cutting power to more than a million homes.
BEIJING (AP) — A typhoon that lashed Taiwan dumped heavy rain and winds on the Chinese mainland on Sunday, leaving 20 people dead or missing, collapsing homes and trees and cutting power to mo…
BEIJING (AP) — A typhoon that lashed Taiwan dumped heavy rain and winds on the Chinese mainland on Sunday, leaving 20 people dead or missing, collapsing homes and trees and cutting power to more than a million homes. Typhoon Soudelor made landfall in China's Fujian province late Saturday night and was downgraded into a tropical storm as it moved across the region. Rains from the typhoon triggered mudslides in mountainous Pingyang county in Zhejiang province, north of Fujian, killing eight people and leaving two others missing. Читать дальше...
I believe a few comments are in order regarding the July 12 Local View column "Thoughts about the death penalty: Correcting the record," by Bob Evnen, a co-founder of Nebraskans for the Death …
I believe our legal system is based on the premise that all men are created equal. Recently, there were two deaths caused by drunken drivers. Both drivers, by all reports, were decent people w…
The circus of the Republican presidential candidates just sends chills up and down my spine. These candidates show little or no respect for regular citizens' concerns.