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Wisconsin’s governor says the weekend shooting at a Kenosha County bar is another ‘tragic incident of gun violence.’ Governor Tony Evers yesterday took to Twitter to offer his thoughts and prayers for the three people killed and three others wounded in the shooting early yesterday morning at the Somers House Tavern in Somers. The governor said the shooting is a ‘senseless tragedy.’ He also thanked the police officers and first responders who rushed to the shooting scene. A suspect is

Wisconsin is crossing another coronavirus vaccine threshold. The state’s Department of Health Services yesterday reported that 40-percent of people in the state, or about two-point-three-million people, have gotten one dose of the vaccine. Another 27-percent, or one-point-six-million people, have been fully vaccinated. Wisconsin administered 318-thousand vaccine doses last week, which is down from the previous two weeks. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM WI DHS. CLICK HERE FOR MORE LOCAL VACCINATION INFO.

Some folks who drive through Lake Hallie are going to need to find a new route. Crews are starting work on Route 124 and 40th Avenue. WIS-DOT says Route 124 will be down a lane during the work. Crews say be patient or find another way through town. The work is expected to take until the end of the month.

There is no word what caused a fire at an Onalaska apartment building over the weekend. Firefighters say they had to rescue several people out of the building Saturday. One person was taken to the hospital. Fire crews say the apartment building suffered smoke and water damage, so it is not clear when everyone will be able to go home.

Wisconsin’s Assembly Speaker says Republicans are pushing their stimulus spending plan because it’s the only plan out there. Speaker Robin Vos on Friday said Governor Evers has a press release explaining how he’d like to spend Wisconsin’s three-point-two-billion-dollars in stimulus money. Vos said Republicans have an actual plan. Their plan is doomed as Governor Evers has promised to veto their ideas. The governor alone will get to spend the state’s stimulus over the next couple of years.

The top Republican in the Wisconsin Assembly expects lawmakers to vote on a plan to declare women’s sports in Wisconsin are for women only. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said on UPFRONT on Milwaukee TV yesterday there’s a lot of support for the plan to stop transgender athletes from competing against biological girls or women. He expects the Assembly to vote on the plan this spring. If it passes, the plan faces a certain veto from Governor Evers who said over the weekend that trans

It continues to be a dry and dangerous spring for much of Wisconsin. The state’s Department of Natural Resources over the weekend said the fire danger for all of Wisconsin remains high. DNR says 161 fires this year have burned over one-thousand acres across the state so far this spring. Forecasters say dry brush and grass, paired with strong winds, make for perfect fire conditions in many counties across Wisconsin.

An Eau Claire man picks up a 5th OWI over the weekend. .It was on Sunday, April 18th at approximately 12:53 am, when a WI State Patrol Trooper stopped 36 year old Michael Skroch for traveling 80 mph in a 70 mph zone on I90 westbound at mile marker 71 in Eau Claire County. Upon approach, the Trooper observed open intoxicants within plain view inside of the vehicle. Signs of impairment were observed and Skroch was placed under arrest for

Three people are dead and two more are hurt after a shooting at a tavern in southeastern Wisconsin.  Here’s more with Lisa Taylor: The Kenosha County Sheriff’s office says early this morning shots were fired inside the Somers House Tavern.  So far, no suspects have been located.  Investigators believe the shooting was isolated and targeted.