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DNR issues new fishing regulations for 2024-25 season

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2 years ago

March 13, 2024

DNR issues new fishing regulations for 2024-25 season

MADISON, Wis. (WSAW) – The Wisconsin DNR today announced that the 2024 – 2025 Guide To Wisconsin’s Fishing Regulations is now available online.

These regulations, which include changes to walleye/sauger bag limits on inland waters and new registration rules for small tournaments, will go into effect on April 1.

With a few weeks still to go before these regulations kick in and over a month until the general inland opener, the DNR says now is the perfect time for anglers to review the season dates, any special regulations, and the daily bag and size limits for their favorite fishing spots around the state. All license requirements apply.

Anyone over 16 years old must have a 2024 – 2025 general fishing license to fish in Wisconsin. Annual resident licenses cost $20 each, or purchase a spousal license for $31 so you and your spouse can fish together. All fishing licenses and stamps can be purchased online via Go Wild, at a registered sales location, or at DNR Service Centers.

You can find these general fishing regulations and the trout fishing regulations online and at locations where licenses are sold.

What’s new for 2024 – 25?

Several new regulations and changes to bag limits have been implemented this year. These changes include:

A new small tournament registration requirement.
Statewide daily bag limit of three walleye/sauger per day on all inland waters.
Walleye bag limits for the Great Lakes (including Green Bay) and Wisconsin-Iowa, Wisconsin-Minnesota, and Wisconsin-Michigan boundary waters will remain unchanged, as will limits on any water with a bag limit currently lower than three.
A daily bag limit of 10 panfish in Lake Mendota in Dane County.
Changing the musky minimum length limit to 50 inches on the Wisconsin River from the Lake DuBay Dam upstream to the first dam in Merrill.
Creating an urban fishing pond in the Village of Suamico in Brown County.

New bag and length limits have also been enacted for specific waterbodies in Brown, Chippewa, Dane, Dunn, Eau Claire, Iowa, Iron, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marquette, Oconto, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Price, Rusk, Sauk, Sawyer, St. Croix, Taylor, Vilas, Walworth, Waukesha, and Waushara counties.

Anglers can find a full list of the 2024 – 2025 fishing regulation changes on the DNR’s fishing regulations webpage.

Helpful reminders:

As you hit the water this spring, you are reminded to disinfect your gear and follow these guidelines to help prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species:

Inspect your boat, trailer, and equipment.
Remove any attached aquatic plants or animals (before launching, after loading, and before transporting on a public highway).
Drain all water from boats, motors, and all equipment.
Never move live fish away from a waterbody.
Dispose of unwanted bait in the trash.
Purchase any minnows from a Wisconsin bait dealer. Anglers may take leftover minnows away from any state water and use them again on that same body of water.
Leftover minnows may be used on other waters only if no lake or river water or other fish were added to their container.

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Wisconsin Lottery Mega Millions, Pick 3 results for May 22, 2026

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9 hours ago

May 23, 2026

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Wisconsin Lottery Mega Millions, Pick 3 results for May 22, 2026

The Wisconsin Lottery offers multiple draw games for those aiming to win big.

Here’s a look at May 22, 2026, results for each game:

Winning Mega Millions numbers from May 22 drawing

03-22-34-54-61, Mega Ball: 08

Check Mega Millions payouts and previous drawings here.

Winning Pick 3 numbers from May 22 drawing

Midday: 4-4-7

Evening: 3-1-0

Check Pick 3 payouts and previous drawings here.

Winning Pick 4 numbers from May 22 drawing

Midday: 3-9-1-9

Evening: 1-7-4-5

Check Pick 4 payouts and previous drawings here.

Winning All or Nothing numbers from May 22 drawing

Midday: 02-05-07-08-09-12-16-17-18-19-22

Evening: 01-02-04-06-07-08-13-16-18-20-22

Check All or Nothing payouts and previous drawings here.

Winning Badger 5 numbers from May 22 drawing

09-16-23-27-30

Check Badger 5 payouts and previous drawings here.

Winning SuperCash numbers from May 22 drawing

03-10-15-16-28-36, Doubler: N

Check SuperCash payouts and previous drawings here.

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Are you a winner? Here’s how to claim your lottery prize

Prizes up to $599: Can be claimed at any Wisconsin Lottery retailer.
Prizes from $600 to $199,999: Can be claimed in person at a Lottery Office. By mail, send the signed ticket and a completed claim form available on the Wisconsin Lottery claim page to: Prizes, PO Box 777 Madison, WI 53774.
Prizes of $200,000 or more: Must be claimed in person at the Madison Lottery office. Call the Lottery office prior to your visit: 608-261-4916.

Can Wisconsin lottery winners remain anonymous?

No, according to the Wisconsin Lottery. Due to the state’s open records laws, the lottery must, upon request, release the name and city of the winner. Other information about the winner is released only with the winner’s consent.

When are the Wisconsin Lottery drawings held?

Powerball: 9:59 p.m. CT on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
Mega Millions: 10:00 p.m. CT on Tuesday and Friday.
Super Cash: 9:00 p.m. CT daily.
Pick 3 (Day): 1:30 p.m. CT daily.
Pick 3 (Evening): 9:00 p.m. CT daily.
Pick 4 (Day): 1:30 p.m. CT daily.
Pick 4 (Evening): 9:00 p.m. CT daily.
All or Nothing (Day): 1:30 p.m. CT daily.
All or Nothing (Evening): 9 p.m. CT daily.
Megabucks: 9:00 p.m. CT on Wednesday and Saturday.
Badger 5: 9:00 p.m. CT daily.

That lucky feeling: Peek at the past week’s winning numbers.

Feeling lucky? WI man wins $768 million Powerball jackpot **

WI Lottery history: Top 10 Powerball and Mega Million jackpots

This results page was generated automatically using information from TinBu and a template written and reviewed by a Wisconsin editor. You can send feedback using this form.

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Sugar River EMS receives grant from Only in Wisconsin Giving

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21 hours ago

May 22, 2026

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Sugar River EMS receives grant from Only in Wisconsin Giving

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) – Sugar River Emergency Medical Services (EMS) received a $20,000 grant from Only in Wisconsin Giving on Thursday.

“This is an exciting time both for our region and state, and a real ability to show what happens when communities work together,” Sugar River EMS Chief Chris Backes said. “We think what we’ve built in partnership here is a model for what’s possible to improve rural emergency medical care.”

Only in Wisconsin Giving is the philanthropic area of the New Glarus Brewing Company.

The grant will help the department purchase a new cardiac monitor defibrillator for a brand-new ambulance that will be in use this summer.

“Only in Wisconsin Giving has taken great pride in providing grants to all the first responders in our area for many, many years,” President of Only in Wisconsin Giving Scott May said. “From police and EMS, to the volunteer firefighters in our area, ensuring folks in rural areas are covered is something that is very important to us.”

Sugar River EMS is a collaboration between seven municipalities serving over 10,000 people in northern Green and Dane Counties.

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WI Rapids’ Safe Haven Baby Box has been purchased. What happens next?

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May 22, 2026

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WI Rapids’ Safe Haven Baby Box has been purchased. What happens next?

A Safe Haven Baby Box has been purchased for Wisconsin Rapids. The next step is choosing the best alarm system for the project before it can be installed.

WISCONSIN RAPIDS − The city is close to having a Safe Haven Baby Box installed to help protect babies who are unwanted or unable to be cared for by their parents.

Volunteers have raised $35,000 for the Safe Haven Baby Box project and spent about $17,000 to pay for the box. The remainder will help to cover the cost of an alarm system and installation of the box in Wisconsin Rapids’ Fire Station 2, 1641 W. Grand Ave.

Safe Haven Baby Boxes are secure, temperature-controlled, ventilated boxes that provide a place to anonymously put a newborn baby the mother can not or does not want to keep.

The project currently is waiting on the selection of an alarm system, said Linda Casper, who has led the efforts to get a Baby Box. Wisconsin Rapids Fire Chief Benjamin Goodreau is researching what system would be the best and most cost effective, Casper said. The alarm will alert the Wood County Communications Center when the box is opened. A delayed alarm then sounds after the baby is placed in the box and it is closed. The second alarm is delayed to allow the person dropping off the baby time to leave the area, Casper said.

Casper said she learned about the Baby Box when she was reading a newsletter from a state organization she and her husband belong to and found an article about the Safe Haven Baby Box. Casper thought it was a good idea for Wisconsin Rapids and contacted Wisconsin Rapids City Council member Jeff Penzkover about it. After discussions about a location that would work for the Baby Box, it was decided to place it at Wisconsin Rapids Fire Station 2.

Once the alarm system is chosen, Altmann Construction will begin the process of installing the box, Casper said. The installation will require removing bricks from the outside wall of the fire station. Before the box can be put into service, the firefighters and some members of the Wood County Sheriff’s Office will have to be trained on the correct protocols for handling a baby being left in the box, Casper said. Fire Department administration also will have to adjust the protocols to fit the department, she said.

Since the efforts to get a Baby Box in Wisconsin Rapids have become known, Casper has been getting phone calls from people in other communities, including Marshfield and Wausau, who want to know how she got the project going.

How you can help

Although the initial cost of the Baby Box is covered, Casper and the other people who have worked to bring the lifesaving device to Wisconsin Rapids still are working on raising more money. The box will need to be inspected each year by Safe Haven and the alarm system will have a monthly fee, Casper said. She hopes to raise enough to cover the costs for years to come.

People interested in helping can send donations to: Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, 1150 Second St. N., Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54494. Please put “SHBB,” for Safe Haven Baby Box, on the memo line so church staff know where the money should go.

Contact Karen Madden at kmadden@gannett.com. Follow her on Twitter @KMadden715, Instagram @kmadden715 or Facebook at www.facebook.com/karen.madden.33.

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