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Roe V. Wade Overturned: What Does It Mean For WI?

By Morgan McCarthy | June 25, 2022

It was the gavel drop heard around the world hit from the high court bench yesterday. Now, many people are wondering what the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe V. Wade means in the every day. We’ll take a closer look at reaction and next steps from here. “It’s very unclear right now, what the law in Wisconsin even is,” -A.G. KAUL Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul says he won’t be pursuing enforcement of any abortion bans.  Yesterday, Kaul said the Supreme Court’s

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Ron Kind Looks To Federal Investigation of Ron Johnson

By Morgan McCarthy | June 25, 2022

A La Crosse lawmaker wants the federal Department of Justice to investigate Senator Ron Johnson.  Ron Kind wants federal investigators to look into whether Johnson’s involvement with a list of alternate state electors to certify the 2020 election for then President Trump was a crime.  Kind says if Johnson’s actions were found to be seditious, he can’t run for office again.

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Body Recovered From Mississippi River

By Morgan McCarthy | June 25, 2022

A search for a missing man is over after his body was found in the Mississippi River.  The Grant County Sheriff’s office says 51-year old Alan Hartig’s pontoon boat floated away Thursday in Wisconsin waters of the river near Finley’s Landing on the Iowa side.  He swam out to get the boat back but he disappeared underwater in the process.  The Grant County Sheriff’s office says yesterday afternoon, Hartig’s body was recovered after a University of Dubuque helicopter pilot spotted Hartig’s body

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Local Communities Plan For 4th Of July

By Morgan McCarthy | June 24, 2022

If you are looking ahead to the “Ooooh’s” and “Ahhhh’s,” Altoona has you covered. Here is the latest information on the Cinder City Celebration.

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Rittenhouse Releases Video Game

By Morgan McCarthy | June 24, 2022

Kyle Rittenhouse will release a video game in an effort to fund defamation lawsuits against media outlets.  Rittenhouse was acquitted last year on charges connected to the fatal shootings of two men during a protest in Kenosha, Wisconsin in 2020.  The video game is called Kyle Rittenhouse Turkey Shoot.  It will let players shoot “fake news turkeys” as Rittenhouse.  Rittenhouse announced the game on Twitter where he said it’s available to preorder now for about 10 bucks.

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Local Communities Part of WI Field Days

By Morgan McCarthy | June 24, 2022

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP), in collaboration with the University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension and FairShare CSA Coalition, invites Wisconsin farmers to attend multiple field days in the 2022 growing season. These field days will provide information on a variety of production and management techniques, ranging from small-scale weed control practices to mushroom growing, rice cultivation techniques, and utilizing high tunnel production to grow crops that require unique soil or growing conditions. The field

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DATCAP Announces Grants for Export Expansion

By Morgan McCarthy | June 24, 2022

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) announced 13 projects have been selected to receive more than $564,000 in Export Expansion Grants. These grants aim to accelerate the growth of Wisconsin dairy, meat, and crop products and are funded through the Wisconsin Initiative for Agricultural Exports (WIAE). Local recipients include The University of Wisconsin-River Falls, River Falls | $49,997 to evaluate the economic impact of increasing export sales in dairy products by 25 percent in Wisconsinand address

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Friday Feel Good: Slam Dunk Move Off the Courts

By Morgan McCarthy | June 24, 2022

We might be used to hearing the crack of the bat this time of year, but for this week’s Friday Feel Good we head inside for the squeak of the sneakers.  There was a basketball game underway when a ref dropped to the floor in need of medical attention. That’s when a player on the team made an all-star play.  Now, that Ohio basketball player is being praised for stopping mid-game and performing lifesaving CPR while waiting for an ambulance. 

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Overturned

By Morgan McCarthy | June 24, 2022

The Supreme Court is overturning Roe v. Wade, the decades-old decision which legalized abortion nationwide.  It did so while considering a case out of Mississippi where the state attempted to ban abortion after 15 weeks.  Conservative Justice Samuel Alito delivered the majority opinion.  The actual opinion came weeks after Politico published a leaked draft opinion indicating justices were indeed ready to strike down Roe.NBC News reporter Pete Williams says this decision means one thing. Williams going on to say: Wisconsin’s

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WI Cities Name Most Stolen Cars

By Morgan McCarthy | June 24, 2022

There is a warning for anyone who owns a newer Kia or Hyundai in Madison. Police more than half of the cars stolen in Madison this year are either Kias or Hyundais. As of right now, that’s 24 stolen Kias or Hyundais. Police say the cars are easy to steal by breaking a window, then using something as simple as a usb cord to start them. This is not something that’s unique to Madison. Police in Milwaukee have been dealing

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