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A three-week-old baby is found unhurt after a car it was riding in was stolen in West Milwaukee. Police say the car was stolen late last night at the Speedway gas station at Miller Park Way and Burnham. The baby was found in a nearby alley shortly after the car was stolen. The car still hasn’t been found.

Appleton is joining the list of cities putting an advisory referendum on marijuana on the November ballot.  Voters will have the opportunity to voice their opinion on legalizing and regulating marijuana  Specifically, voters will be asked “Should marijuana be legalized for use by those 21 and over, taxed and regulated like alcohol in the state of Wisconsin?” The vote will serve as a measure of public opinion and will not directly change any laws.

Monkeypox is officially declared a public health emergency in the U.S. Here in our state, a report from the Wisconsin Department of Health says as of Wednesday, there are 23 confirmed cases. The first case was reported on June 30th. Monkeypox spreads through close contact with skin. Most people recover within two to four weeks without needing treatment.

Republican candidate for governor, Rebecca Kleefisch, is continuing campaign efforts in Western Wisconsin.  She met with voters at Altoona Family Restaurant yesterday, and shared her thoughts on issues surrounding schooling, violent crime, and the state’s cost of living.  Former Governor, Scott Walker, joined Kleefisch as she reiterated her perspective as a “middle-class mom”.  She is set to face Tim Michels, Timothy Ramthun, and Adam Fischer in next week’s Republican Primary.

Ron on a pod…A veteran Republican senator wants to remove the “mandatory spending” label from Social Security and Medicare and he is using podcasts to spread that message.   Wisconsin’s Ron Johnson said the popular federal entitlement programs should be evaluated by Congress every year as “discretionary spending.”  He argued that too much of the annual federal budget involves mandatory spending. He made the remarks on a podcast. 

The big yellow looks to green. School districts in the area are getting familiar with the next generation of buses.  Eau Claire’s Student Transit hosted a seminar this week allowing officials to take a ride in an all-electric model manufactured by Thomas-Built Buses.  General Manager Marty Klukas says the lack of infrastructure for the new technology is slowing any potential move to all-electric at the moment, however federal grants may make them a viable option in the future.  Student Transit

Prevail Bank is helping students start their next school year prepared.  The company is donating two-hundred-50 dollars to the We Care Eau Claire program.  The funding will be used to purchase backpacks filled with school supplies for grades K through 12.  The backpacks will be distributed to ECASD families on August 22nd at Phoenix Park.

L.E. Phillips Career Development Center is hosting their annual golf outing today.  The charity event is planned at Hickory Hills Golf Course.  Food, drinks, prizes, and raffles are all a part of the fundraiser.  Proceeds from the outing go toward facilities and equipment upgrades in the organization’s effort to provide vocational services and employment opportunities to those with disadvantages and disabilities.

The CrossFit Games are taking place in Madison this weekend.  The competition kicked off Wednesday and will continue through Sunday afternoon.  Athletes from across the world will compete in various physical tests including runs and weight lifting with the winner being declared the fittest on earth.  On Friday there will be several road closures between Alliant Energy Center and the State Capitol for a three-and-a-half mile run.

Wednesday, August 3, 2022, at 8:31 a.m., the Barron County Sheriff’s Department was dispatched  to a residence north of New Auburn for a subject with a knife causing a disturbance and destroying a  trailer home on the property.   Deputies arrived and made contact with the subject, Justin Curtis, 41 of Chetek. Justin was in  possession of the knife and refused to drop the knife while speaking with the deputies. Justin was  advised to drop the knife and that he was