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Nearly half of the almost 13-thousand Afghans living at Fort McCoy are children, and hundreds of mothers are pregnant. Commanders at the base offered a tour yesterday. Reporters got their first look at the Afghan ‘neighborhoods’ on the base. There are eight neighborhoods for the refugees, each with a mosque, barracks, a dining hall and schools. The refugees say they’re doing well, even if they are a bit bored. Fort McCoy’s General Christopher Norrie said crime on the base is

One Wisconsin lawmaker says the planned upgrades at the state’s unemployment office are more than a year late. State Rep. Ron Tusler yesterday said the plan from the Department of Workforce Development to begin the process of updating its computers should have started months ago. Thousands of people in Wisconsin waited months for DWD to process their claims and get their unemployment check in the spring and summer of 2020. Tusler says the new 16-and-a-half-million-dollar deal is Governor Evers’ attempt to ‘buy and excuse.’

Foxconn is going to build electric cars, but not in Wisconsin. The company yesterday said it is moving ahead with its partnership with the car maker Fiskers. As part of that partnership, Foxconn said it bought a former GM plant in Lordstown, Ohio for 230-million-dollars. The hope is to make an electric truck at the plant. Foxconn said it hopes to be able to start production by 2023. There is no word on what the decision to make cars in Ohio

A Wisconsin Republican wants a new law that requires police departments and sheriffs across the state to work to deport people who commit crimes while they are in this country illegally. Senator Julian Bradley said he’s surprised that Wisconsin doesn’t already have a law on the books for this. Bradley’s plan would require police departments or county jails to hold suspects for ICE or other federal agencies. It would also require the state’s Department of Justice to report on just how many criminal illegal

Culver’s is making an April Fool’s Day joke real. The company this week said it really will make the ‘CurderBurger.’ It’s a typical butter burger but with a massive fried cheese curd on top. Culver’s teased the burger last April Fool’s Day, but the response was so overwhelming that the company decided to do it for real. You will be able to buy the ‘CurderBurger’ for one day only, on National Cheese Curd Day, October 15th.

The Eau Claire County Parks & Forest Department announces that Altoona Schools is hosting a middle school and high school cross country course setup and race at Tower Ridge on October 1 and 2, 2021. The race’s course will be set up during the day on Friday, October 1. The race will be held from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, October 2. Therefore, Tower Ridge will be closed to the general public during those times. Vehicle entrance fees

Officials in Calumet County say human remains found at High Cliff State Park are those of a male.  Sheriff’s officials say today the person was post-adolescent and it appears the remains had been in the park for an extended period of time.  Sheriff deputies say two hikers found the remains Tuesday night.  The investigation is ongoing.

It’s been a deadly day on the roads in Wisconsin.  Two people were killed around 7:30 this morning when a minivan hit a tractor-trailer in Sheboygan Falls.  An Appleton man was killed in Green Lake County when a woman in a jeep crossed into oncoming traffic on State Highway 23 and hit the victim’s SUV.  And a crash overnight in Waushara County claimed the life of one person when a minivan hit a potato truck.

It’s a happy reunion for a puppy and his family.  The puppy named Doyle was stolen earlier this week during a home burglary on Basil Drive in Madison.  Police found the four-month-old chocolate lab late last night in a vehicle that had crashed on U.S. 51 in the Town of Burke.  Deputies took him to a vet clinic where a microchip scan confirmed his identity.  The 15-year-old driver said he bought the dog at a yard sale.

A man in Spain is now the oldest living male in the world.  Guinness World Records named Saturnino de la Fuente Garcia the record holder at 112 years and 211 days old earlier this month. He was born on February 11th, 1909, in Leon, Spain.  On Thursday, Guinness World Records took to TikTok to introduce Garcia to their followers.  Guinness says Garcia’s secret to a longevity is having a quiet life and trying not to hurt anyone else.