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Bill Calls to End WI COVID-19 Emergency Measures

By Morgan McCarthy | January 23, 2021

A bill is in the works calling for an end of the COVID-19 emergency measures statewide.  Lawmakers plan to present the measure in Madison next week.  We will show you different sides, so you can decide. A statement from Governor Evers office yesterday said Wisconsin’s Republican lawmakers have never taken the pandemic seriously. Meanwhile, on the national level  the CDC is reporting the largest single-day increase of coronavirus vaccinations so far.  The agency says at least one-point-six million shots were

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Bond Terms Adjusted in Rittenhouse Case

By Morgan McCarthy | January 23, 2021

The Kenosha County District Attorney’s office makes adjustments to Kyle Rittenhouse’s bond terms.  The changes stipulate Rittenhouse cannot possess weapons, consume alcohol nor gather with those known to make threats against others on the basis of religion, race and other discriminatory areas.  The changes come after the 18-year old went to a bar with his mother after his arraignment earlier this month.  His jury trial in the deaths of two protestors in Kenosha after the Jacob Blake police shooting starts

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Gov. Evers Plans Pollution Punch

By Morgan McCarthy | January 23, 2021

Governor Tony Evers takes legal steps against those companies responsible for PFAS pollution.  The substances are used in the manufacture of several goods such as furniture, clothes, food packaging and firefighting foam.  Yesterday Governor Evers announced plans to go after the companies responsible for polluting land and water with the substances.

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Lawmakers Set to Vote on Vaccine Rollout

By Morgan McCarthy | January 23, 2021

State lawmakers are set to vote next week on having health officials create a plan for a broader COVID-19 vaccine rollout.  The measure seeks to have vaccination sites around the state to be authorized to begin vaccinating members of the general population.  State health officials say first they want to make sure time is spent vaccinating the most vulnerable before a larger campaign gets underway.  DHS Deputy Secretary Julie Willems Van Dyke said yesterday just in the 65-year old and

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So You’re Sayin’ There’s a Chance…

By Morgan McCarthy | January 22, 2021

While it doesn’t hurt to keep faith, the reality is your chances of winning tonight’s 970-million-dollar Mega Millions jackpot are very low. Tonight’s prize is a biggie.  But, your odds of matching all six numbers are more than 302-million to one.  That means there are over 302-million possible combinations of the six Mega Millions numbers that can be drawn, and buying extra tickets will make little if any difference. But hey, good luck…can’t hurt to try, right?

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WI Healthcare Workers Could be Bowl Bound

By Morgan McCarthy | January 22, 2021

Four local healthcare heroes will head to the Super Bowl if Green Bay wins the NFC Championship game.  The Packers host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the conference championship game on Sunday.  If the Packers beat Tom Brady and the Buccaneers, they will advance to play the AFC championship winner in the Super Bowl in Tampa.  The four Healthcare Heroes selected from Bellin Health to attend the Super Bowl are Doctor Michael Landrum, nurses Jesse Schaumburg and Jessica Landry and

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WI Total COVID-19 Case Count Tops 530K

By Morgan McCarthy | January 22, 2021

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases reported in Wisconsin now tops 530-thousand.  The Wisconsin Department of Health confirmed more than 21-hundred positive cases today and 36 new deaths.  That raises the death toll to five-thousand-643.  Meantime, there have been 500-thousand recoveries.  CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM WI DHS

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Weekend Fill Up Costs More

By Morgan McCarthy | January 22, 2021

The average cost of regular gas across Wisconsin is 2.24 today.  That’s just a penny higher than a week ago and is 15-cents below the national average of two-39 a gallon.  Triple-A says drivers are paying 2.17 a gallon in Appleton, 2.22 a gallon in Oshkosh and Madison, 2.25 in Wausau and 2.24 in Milwaukee and Kenosha County. 

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Friday Feel Good: A Recipe For Kindness

By Morgan McCarthy | January 22, 2021

Celebrity chef José Andrés is cooking up some connection. He has been feeding National Guard troops in D.C. as they guard the Capitol and prepare for tomorrow’s inauguration, proof that dishing up kindess to your fellow man has nothing to do with politics. The original story is here. CLICK BELOW TO HEAR MORE FROM Morgan McCarthy: YOU CAN HEAR THE FRIDAY FEEL GOOD EVERY FRIDAY AT 2:45pm ON GREATEST HITS 98.1

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Baseball Legend Heads Home

By Morgan McCarthy | January 22, 2021

 Baseball legend Hank Aaron died today at the age of 86. Henry “Hank” Aaron was born in Alabama in 1934. He made his Major League debut with the then-Milwaukee Braves.  He played primarily for the Atlanta Braves during his 23-year career.  “Hammerin’ Hank,” as he became to be known, broke Babe Ruth’s home run record of 714 home runs in 1974. He finished his career with 755 total home runs. Aaron was  elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame 1982. To this day,

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