COUNTRY MUSIC NEWS
Alison Krauss & Union Station Cancel Remaining 2026 Tour Dates
Alison Krauss & Union Station have canceled the remaining dates on their 2026 Arcadia Tour after Krauss was advised to take time away from singing...
19h ago
Taylor Swift Celebrates 2026 CMA Awards Nomination
Taylor Swift is celebrating a new country music milestone after earning a nomination at the 2026 CMA Awards. In a social media post reacting to the an...
19h ago
Beyond Football: Which Music Acts Pull in the Most Cash at NFL Stadiums?
NFL stadiums are built for football, but some of their biggest money-making nights come from music. A newly published analysis of concert grosses acro...
Sep 11, 2026
Dolly Parton Joins Bluegrass Tribute With Bound to Ride
Dolly Parton is featured on a new recording of Bound to Ride, a song closely associated with bluegrass legends the Stanley Brothers. The release annou...
Sep 11, 2026
Crossover Success: Ella Langley Marks Monumental Chart Milestone With 'Choosin' Texas'
Ella Langley is celebrating another major milestone as "Choosin' Texas" continues its remarkable run at the top of the charts. Billboard confirmed tha...
Sep 10, 2026
Lainey Wilson and John Ondrasik Join 9/11 Tribute Special
Lainey Wilson and Five For Fighting singer John Ondrasik will take part in a televised 9/11 tribute marking the 25th anniversary of the September 11 a...
Sep 10, 2026
Stella Lefty Faces New Plagiarism Claims Over Misery
Stella Lefty is facing another wave of plagiarism allegations after listeners began comparing her song Misery with A Million Dreams from The Greatest ...
Sep 09, 2026
Rosanne Cash Postpones Three Tour Dates Following Medical Emergency
Rosanne Cash has postponed three scheduled performances after experiencing an unexpected medical emergency. Her management announced Monday that the 7...
Sep 09, 2026
WFRV LOCAL 5 NEWS
'Shocking but not unique': Wisconsin police share dashcam footage of vehicle failing to stop for school crossing guard
JANESVILLE, Wis. (WFRV) - Police in Wisconsin are calling on drivers to slow down and stay focused after they released dashcam footage showing a driver failing to stop for a school crossing guard that was holding up a stop sign. In a social media post ...
UW-Milwaukee Police discontinue use of Flock cameras
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WFRV) - Less than two weeks after Milwaukee Police announced that they would be using Flock technology only for serious crimes, another department in the city announced that they too would be discontinuing usage. According to a social ...
Madison ranks 11th-best place to retire in US: Report
(WFRV) - Traditionally, after you put in decades of work, you expect to have financial security as you grow older. But recently, that doesn't appear to be the case, and not all Americans can look forward to a relaxing retirement. According to a 2026 st...
Wisconsin ranked seventh-most vaccinated state: Report
(WFRV) - Vaccinations have contributed to several critical moments of modern medicine. They've reduced the prevalence of certain diseases and prevented millions of deaths every year. And they're most effective when large portions of populations get the...
Majors-best Brewers roll to playoff-clinching blowout and close in on NL Central title
MILWAUKEE (AP) - The Milwaukee Brewers are heading to the playoffs, and baseball's best team left no doubt. Garrett Mitchell hit the Brewers' first grand slam of the season, one of four homers for Milwaukee in a 20-0 rout of the Cincinnati Reds on Frid...
New virus detected in a tick invasive to the US. Should we be concerned?
Since first being discovered in the U.S. in 2017, the tick has spread to more than two dozen states.
Packers tight end Tucker Kraft agrees to four-year, $75 million contract extension, GM announces
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) - An agreement has been reached between the Green Bay Packers and Tucker Kraft today, signing the team's star tight end to a deal that makes him the highest paid player in the position. According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, Kraft an...
Dolly Parton's 1st posthumous song released
The song comes just two weeks after Parton passed away following a brief battle with cancer on August 25.
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