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Election Investigation Continues

By Morgan McCarthy | October 11, 2021

If not broken, then certainly stretched beyond their limits. Former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Mike Gableman said over the weekend there’s evidence that election managers didn’t follow the state’s election laws last fall. Gableman is continuing his investigation into what happened on Election Day last year. He said in a new video that there’s evidence that ‘ambiguities’ in the law were ‘expansively interpreted’ so much that voters have lost trust in the election process. Gableman is focusing on the Mark Zuckerberg-funded Center

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WI Coronavirus Hospitalizations Hold Steady

By Morgan McCarthy | October 11, 2021

Wisconsin is starting the week with about 11 hundred people in the hospital with the coronavirus. The state’s Hospital Association says the number of people in the hospital with the virus is holding steady. Of the just over 11 hundred people hospitalized with the virus, the Hospital Association says about 300 people are in the ICU. The Hospital Association isn’t saying how many of those people are hospitalized because of the virus.

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WI Political Map Drawing Opposition

By Morgan McCarthy | October 11, 2021

It’s the clearest sign yet that Wisconsin’s next political map is headed for court. Governor Tony Evers said on UPFRONT over the weekend that he will veto any map from Republicans lawmakers that is gerrymandered. The governor isn’t saying what his threshold for gerrymandering is, but is promising a veto nonetheless. The governor said he thinks Wisconsin can get fair maps if the court draws them. Republicans are preparing to draw the state’s new map that will set boundaries for Congress and statehouse

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Measles Cases Tick up At Fort McCoy

By Morgan McCarthy | October 11, 2021

More people are sick with the measles at Fort McCoy than first thought. Commanders at Fort McCoy now say there are 22 confirmed cases of the measles. Last week, the measles count was just nine. Wisconsin’s Department of Health Services says the risk of the measles spreading to nearby communities is low. Commanders say the measles cases have hit people from four-years-old to 26-years-old, nearly two-thirds of those who are sick were hospitalized. DHS says it provided nearly 11 thousand measles

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WI Gun Debate in Crosshairs

By Morgan McCarthy | October 11, 2021

It’s not the turkey hunting or dog training legislation that is going to doom Wisconsin’s new sporting freedom package, it’s the constitutional carry plan. Republican lawmakers last week introduced a series of proposals to make it easier for people to hunt in the state, and to protect hunters and their land going forward. Senator Howard Marklein says the idea is to make sure Wisconsin’s sporting heritage is made a priority. In addition to some simplification plans and regulatory clean-up language, Republicans are

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Three Suspects in Custody After Deadly Bar Shooting

By Morgan McCarthy | October 10, 2021

Police in St. Paul, Minnesota say three suspects are in custody after a bar shooting left one person dead and more than a dozen others wounded.  The mass shooting happened just after midnight at the Seventh Street Truck Park, a bar and eatery near the Xcel Energy Center where the Minnesota Wild play hockey.  The three men believed to be involved in the shooting are being treated at the hospital before being booked into jail.  Investigators have not yet released

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WI Sports: Brewers Fall, Bucky Rises

By Morgan McCarthy | October 10, 2021

Milwaukee falls to Atlanta 0-3 in postseason action.   Max Fried notched the win for Atlanta while Brandon Woodruff collected the loss for the Brewers.  Atlanta and Milwaukee are tied 1-1 in the National League Division Series.  Next The Brewers travel to Atlanta for Game Three on Monday Wisconsin grabs a road win with its 24-0 defeat of Illinois.  Chez Mellusi and Braelon Allen both had over a hundred rushing yards for the Badgers in yesterday’s win.  Wisconsin hosts Army next Saturday.

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Coastline Named Marine Sanctuary

By Morgan McCarthy | October 10, 2021

 A stretch of Wisconsin’s Lake Michigan coastline is now a Marine Sanctuary.  Yesterday, Governor Tony Evers said nearly a thousand square miles are now designated as the Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary.  The site will be co-managed by Wisconsin and the NOAA.  Within the boundary of the Sanctuary are 36 shipwrecks.

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State Investigating Officer Involved Death in Chippewa Co.

By Morgan McCarthy | October 10, 2021

The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) is investigating an officer involved death (OID) in Chippewa County, Wis. that occurred on the evening of Friday, October 8, 2021. On the evening of October 8, 2021, a Chippewa County Sheriff’s sergeant initiated a traffic stop with a subject on a moped in rural Chippewa County. A physical altercation between the subject and sergeant broke out during the traffic stop and the subject sprayed the sergeant with a

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On This Day…

By Morgan McCarthy | October 9, 2021

Hello. Welcome to your weekend. Each Saturday morning we like to take a lighter approach to the day and start with a simple “scroll down memory lane.” It’s a way to look back at events that have happened along the way before we head forward into our new day. So, grab your favorite morning sippin’ drink and lets scroll! Today is Saturday, October 9th, the 282nd day of the year.  There are 83 days until the end of the year.

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