Thursday is “not a good night for the SNP”, Nicola Sturgeon has said as the exit poll in the UK General Election suggests the party could drop to as few as 10 seats. The BBC/ITV/Sky survey was published as polls closed at 10pm, predicting a 170 seat majority for Labour across the UK. Sir Keir […]
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Manitowoc woman killed, two Sturgeon Bay people critically injured in a Door County crash
STURGEON BAY – One person is dead and two others were initially listed in critical condition as the result of a one-vehicle crash that closed a lane of State 42/57 for more than five hours Sunday afternoon in Sturgeon Bay. The Sturgeon Bay Police Department said in a news release that it was called at […]
‘Everyone’s excited’ for new child care center in Sturgeon Bay as fundraising continues
STURGEON BAY – So far, so good for Door County’s newest child care center, which opened Monday while continuing to raise funds. Children First Development Center opened in the Door County YMCA’s former Barker Child Development Center building on Egg Harbor Road in Sturgeon Bay, and administrator Kayla Lehman said after the first four days, […]
Sturgeon travels record-setting distance down Mississippi, officials say. ‘What a trek!’
Wildlife officials announced the discovery of a sturgeon that traveled a record 651 miles down the Mississippi River system. A lake sturgeon with a Wisconsin tag was recently spotted at the Lock 26 Dam on the Mississippi River near Alton, Illinois, according to an April 22 Facebook post from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. […]
Sturgeon says it is ‘incredibly difficult’ after husband charged by police
Former Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon described matters as “incredibly difficult” after her husband was charged by police as part of a probe into SNP finances. Ms Sturgeon appealed for privacy as she spoke briefly to journalists outside the home in Glasgow that she shares with Peter Murrell. The 59-year-old former chief executive of the […]
UK ministers were afraid of Nicola Sturgeon during pandemic, inquiry told
UK government ministers were “afraid of Nicola Sturgeon” during the pandemic, the First Minister of Wales has said. Addressing the UK Covid-19 Inquiry, Mark Drakeford said: “I have the highest regard for the first minister of Scotland and first minister and deputy first minister in Northern Ireland, they were never anything but collegiate people, they […]
For as long as I live I will carry regrets over pandemic, Sturgeon tells UK Covid inquiry
Scotland’s former first minister has said she will carry regrets over decisions taken during the Covid-19 pandemic “for as long as I live” in emotional inquiry testimony. Nicola Sturgeon appeared before the UK Covid-19 Inquiry for hours on Wednesday, facing questions about the pandemic response, including the approach to care homes and accusations of politicisation […]
Tearful Sturgeon says part of her wishes she was not pandemic first minister
A tearful Nicola Sturgeon has told the UK Covid-19 Inquiry there was a “large part” of her that wishes she had not been Scotland’s first minister during the pandemic. Ms Sturgeon became emotional as she spoke of being “overwhelmed” at times in the early days of the crisis. She choked back tears as she said: […]
Sturgeon to give day of evidence at UK Covid Inquiry
Nicola Sturgeon is to begin giving evidence at the UK Covid-19 Inquiry amid ongoing scrutiny around the deletion of WhatsApp messages. The former Scottish first minister will give evidence for a full day as the inquiry, before Baroness Heather Hallett, holds hearings in Edinburgh. Several figures in Ms Sturgeon’s government have already faced questions at […]
Congressman Mike Gallagher sends letter to Postmaster General amid mail issues in Sturgeon Bay
STURGEON BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – Residents in Sturgeon Bay have not been receiving their mail since November, and on Friday, officials in Wisconsin took action. State Representative Joel Kitchens and Congressman Mike Gallagher held a press conference to announce they’ve sent a letter to the Postmaster General after being met with silence from the United […]
Sturgeon described Johnson as a ‘f****** clown’, Covid inquiry told
Nicola Sturgeon called Boris Johnson “a f****** clown” in pandemic WhatsApp messages, an inquiry has heard. The UK Covid-19 Inquiry was shown messages between the former Scottish first minister and her chief adviser Liz Lloyd, in which she strongly criticised the then UK prime minister when he was announcing another national lockdown on October 31st, […]