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One Wisconsin Congressman wants to change how we teach kids in school. Republican Congressman Mike Gallagher yesterday released a report on schools called ‘Wisconsin 2030: The Education Path To Prosperity Within The Decade.’ Gallagher suggests eight changes, including school choice and a return to basic reading and writing, as a way to better prepare young people for the future. Gallagher says by fixing schools in Wisconsin, the state can fix all of its other problems in short order.

Wisconsin’s coronavirus count continues to tick-up. The state’s Department of Health Services reported 451 new cases yesterday. That’s the largest number of new cases in a week. But the 451 new cases is far from Wisconsin’s peak of nearly eight-thousand cases in one day back in November. Just over 51-percent of people in Wisconsin have gotten one dose of the coronavirus vaccine. CLICK HERE FOR MORE.

The Democratic field for the U.S. Senate seat held by Republican Ron Johnson keeps expanding.   Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes tweeted his intentions today to run in the Democratic primary.  He hopes to become the  nominee and ultimately the first black U.S. Senator from Wisconsin.  Senator Johnson has not said whether he will seek a third term.

The Dane County Sheriff’s Office says deputies have been looking in the Waste Management landfill near Johnson Creek in their search for a missing Dane County woman.  Krista Halderson went missing along with her husband earlier this month.  His remains were found in Cottage Grove on July 8th.  Their son Chandler Halderson has been arrested in connection with his father’s death.

A 14-year-old missing from Wisconsin is rescued in Alabama.  The Homewood, Alabama Police Department along with the FBI conducted a human trafficking bust at an America’s Best Motel in Homewood on Friday.  That led to the rescue of the missing Wisconsin teen who has not been identified.  A suspect identified as Jeremy Alexander of Birmingham is being held on more than one-point-six-million-dollars bond and is charged with human trafficking and kidnapping.

Milwaukee ranks in the top ten large cities for the most burglaries per capita in the country.  FBI statistics analyzed by the online marketplace Porch this week ranks Milwaukee at number ten with an average 828 burglaries each year per 100-thousand residents.  That is a total average of 34-hundred-and-45 burglaries each year.

Msgr. Jeffrey Burrill, a priest of the Diocese of La Crosse, announced his resignation as General Secretary of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. In 2016, he was appointed Associate General Secretary and in 2020 was named General Secretary for the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Burrill was ordained a priest for the Diocese of La Crosse in 1998. His most recent background check was completed in 2020.

At 9:30 AM on Tuesday July 20, 2021 a crash occurred on US 53 NB at approximately 1/10 of milenorth of North Boundary Road in DOUGLAS County near SOLON SPRINGS. The crash involved a fatality and an injury. WI State Patrol Troopers and Douglas County Deputies responded to a crash on Highway 53 northbound approximately 1/10 of a mile north of North Boundary Road. A Douglas County Highway Department worker, 22 year old Erika Olson, was performing mowing operations in

Jeff Bezos is back on Earth after a short flight to the edge of space. The Amazon founder lifted off with his crew from West Texas this morning.  He went up in a rocket designed by his own company, Blue Origin.  The crew capsule landed and it marked the second trip by a billionaire to space this month.  Richard Branson blasted off about a week ago.

County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 report of a two vehicle head-on crash at the intersection of State Highway 35 and State Highway 25 with people injured. Deputies were informed that a southbound 2008 Dodge Nitro driven by Hetrick struck a northbound 2015 Chevrolet Malibu driven by Kallstrom. Both drivers and a passenger of Hetrick’s vehicle were transported by EMS from the scene for non- life-threatening injuries. Portions of STH 35 and STH 25 were shut down for brief periods due