Category Archives: News Talk 1340 AM

Weather Kid Wednesday | September 17, 2025
Evelyn Theuerkauf, a 10-year-old and fifth grader at John Paul II Catholic Academy in Menominee, came in dancing for this week's Weather Kid Wednesday. If that's not enough of a description of this gi...
Stephanie Edge Sep 17, 2025

MAYOR HOFFMAN'S MARIJUANA PLAN SPARKS DIVISION ON THE MENOMINEE COUNCIL
Menominee Mayor Casey Hoffman is pushing for changes to the city's marijuana ordinances. He says the amendments are designed to avoid lawsuits from cannabis companies that have already invested in Men...
Melissa Ebsch Sep 17, 2025

HEROIN - USING DRIVER SENTENCED IN CRASH THAT KILLED LAKE TOMAHAWK WOMAN
A Lake Tomahawk family was heading home from a wedding when tragedy struck. An impaired driver slammed into their SUV head-on, killing 51-year-old Lisa Neitzel. Her daughter, 15-year-old Kaley, was dr...
Melissa Ebsch Sep 17, 2025

BALDWIN WINS BIPARTISAN BACKING TO PROTECT WISCONSIN LAKES
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin says Wisconsin's lakes and the communities that rely on them are getting stronger protections. The Senate has unanimously passed the bipartisan Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypox...
Melissa Ebsch Sep 17, 2025

Judge Hands Down 18 Years in Deadly Drugged Driving Case
An Oconto County man has been sentenced to prison for causing a deadly crash while high on heroin. 31-year-old Zackery Wimber was given 18 years in prison and 11 years of extended supervision after pl...
Melissa Ebsch Sep 16, 2025

DNR Warns: Well Grant Funds Gone, Only Waitlist Remains
The Wisconsin DNR says funding for its ARPA Well Compensation and Well Abandonment grants has run out. The $5 million program has been taking applications since February 2025. The DNR will keep accept...
Melissa Ebsch Sep 16, 2025

Illegal Bear Baiting Gets Oconto Guide a $3,000 Fine and Yearlong Ban
An Oconto County bear hunting guide has been banned from hunting for a year and ordered to pay three-thousand dollars after being convicted of illegal bear baiting. According to the U.S. Department of...
Melissa Ebsch Sep 16, 2025

THE 12TH ANNUAL GIANT PUMPKIN FESTIVAL IS THIS SATURDAY!
This Saturday, Menominee is all things pumpkin! The twelfth annual Giant Pumpkin Festival will take place in downtown Menominee on September 20th, from 10 to 3. This is a free, fun-filled day of activ...
Melissa Ebsch Sep 16, 2025

THE WISCONSIN DOJ HAVE RELEASED THE NAMES OF THE VICTIM & OFFICERS INVOLVED IN AN INCIDENT IN THE TOWN OF PESHTIGO LAST MONTH
On the morning of Friday, Aug. 29, the Marinette police located a vehicle related to a suspicious death investigation in Dane County. A subsequent high-speed chase resulted in the vehicle crashing nea...
Melissa Ebsch Sep 15, 2025

ROAD PROJECT MOVES FORWAD: LIGHTS, SIGNALS, AND SIDEWALKS AHEAD...
Crews have completed installation of the new water main and storm sewer between Pierce Avenue, Wisconsin Street, and Hall Avenue. Looking ahead to next week, contractors will be connecting water servi...
Melissa Ebsch Sep 15, 2025








