Wisconsin job numbers continued to slide in February Ricardo Torres Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Apr 21, 2026 Apr 21, 2026 Updated 6 hrs ago Wisconsin's jobless rate was 3 percent in November. USA Today Network Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Ricardo Torres Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Wisconsin job numbers continued to slide in February as unemployment increased to 3.4%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. kAm%@E2= ?@?\72C> ;@3D H6C6 b[_`h[h__[ H9:49 :D 2 564C62D6 @7 `_[d__ ;@3D 7C@> y2?F2CJ 2?5 a_[a__ 7C@> u63CF2CJ a_ad] k^AmkAm|F49 @7 H92E E96 DE2E6 :D 6IA6C:6?4:?8 :D 92AA6?:?8 @? 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A Juneau County man sold his home Sunday. Then a tornado flattened it Owner Raymond Hohe, 67, said he had sold the home and its roughly 188 acres of land for about $1.7 million.
Woman dies when she falls into propeller in Lake Geneva boating accident Emergency responders were able to free the woman from the propeller, but she was pronounced dead at the scene.
Unconfirmed tornado in Marathon County damages 75 homes, no injuries reported About 75 homes were damaged or destroyed when an unconfirmed tornado hit the Marathon County town of Ringle about 5 p.m. on Friday.
Tornado slams Juneau County, large hail hammers southern Wisconsin in second round of storms Tuesday A confirmed tornado touched down west of Union Center around 6 p.m. Tuesday, damaging about 10 homes, but causing no injuries, Juneau County a…
Bobcat stalks and strikes Wisconsin turkey hunter Carson Bender has hunted white-tailed deer and wild turkey. But to his knowledge, this is the first time he became the prey.
