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A federal judge dismissed a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit seeking access to Wisconsin’s full voter registration list. The ruling blocks the release of unredacted voter information, including Social Security and driver’s license numbers. Supporters say the decision protects voter privacy, while Republicans say the review was needed to help verify voter rolls. The DOJ has 60 days to appeal.

Governor Tony Evers has now issued more than two-thousand pardons since taking office. Evers announced 220 new pardons on Thursday, bringing his total to 2,027. His office says many of the pardons have gone to people convicted of nonviolent drug offenses who have since rebuilt their lives.

The Wisconsin State Fair is adding a new attraction to mark its 175th year. The America 250 Wheel will debut in the Midwest during this summer’s fair in West Allis. The 230-foot portable observation wheel will give riders a view from above while featuring a theme tied to U.S. history and national parks.

Travelers flying out of La Crosse have a new option for getting to Florida.  Allegiant Air launched nonstop service yesterday between La Crosse Regional Airport and Orlando.  Flight to Orlando Sanford International Airport will happen twice weekly.

Home prices in Wisconsin are continuing to rise. A report from the Wisconsin Realtors Association shows the median price of homes increased six-point-three percent year over year in April, with a typical home costing 340-thousand dollars. Home sales were still up seven-point-four percent during the same time period due to a slightly lower mortgage rate. Experts say available housing needs to increase 62-percent to reach a balanced market.

A Trempealeau County day care owner has been convicted on charges of physical abuse of a child.  Ashley Hove was performing daycare work at a home in the Village of Eleva when a child was injured in April of last year.  A doctor’s report said that the child’s injuries were caused by some kind of physical violence. Hove has pleaded no contest to the abuse charges this week and will be sentenced at a later date.

A bus carrying students of the Eau Claire School District was involved in an accident Wednesday afternoon.  Students were on their way home when the bus was rear-ended on McKinley Road.  No one was hurt.

The search for a 36-year-old Ladysmith resident missing since last summer has come to an end.  Officials confirm that human remains found in a wounded area of Rusk County on May 8th are those of Seth Miller.  Foul play is not suspected in Miller’s death.

Grand jurors are indicting a 64-year-old Wood County man on child pornography charges.  Prosecutors say that Dennis McCullough’s cell phone was found last year to contain child sex abuse images.  If convicted, McCullough could be sentenced to up to 20 years in prison.

Wisconsin high school students are waiting for corrected ACT scores after the testing company found a scoring error. ACT says the issue affects students who took the online test at school this spring, and scores will either stay the same or go up. State Superintendent Jill Underly says Wisconsin plans to seek contract penalties over the problem. Revised scores are expected by Friday.