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In the halls of school, there is a different message as police officers may soon be no longer welcome in Madison schools. Madison’s teachers’ union yesterday issued a statement that said school resource officers should be removed because of the “racialized trauma” they cause. The union had said in the past it wanted officers in schools as a way to protect kids and teachers. Now, the union says the negatives of having officers in schools outweigh the positives. Madison’s school

More than a dozen state lawmakers want Governor Tony Evers to do more to protect the State Capitol from damage. Fifteen Republicans signed a letter to the governor on Friday asking that he do more to protect the statehouse, the grounds, and the statues and memorials from protesters. The lawmakers say vandals have spray painted and defaced many of the Capitol’s most well known memorials. The Republicans say they support the protesters who are in the streets peacefully, but they

The attendees at the upcoming Democrat Party National Convention may be tested for COVID-19.  Party leadership says a decision will probably be made on the matter a few days before the start of the convention on August 17.  Milwaukee Health Commissioner Jeanette Kowalik says there’s a good chance every person who enters the Fiserv Forum will undergo rapid COVID-19 testing.

Welcome to your weekend. What a world we live in. When it comes to all that we are living through, sometimes you just need to step back from it all, take a break, and remember that someone, somewhere is trying to stuff a record number of blueberries in their mouth. But that’s not all that World Record breaker David is attempting…he is also the world’s fastest juggler and he can down a liter of lime juice in 17-seconds.  To start

 It can be confusing to know that the latest suggestions are when it comes to being out in public. Now, the World Health Organizations now says everyone should wear a mask in public.  Brian Shook reports.-CLICK BELOW TO “UNMASK” THE STORY.

Locally, it was a night to honor the life of George Floyd and March for Peace in Phoenix Park as Eau Claire joined cities around the world in the cry for change. In other parts of our state the cause continues. Protesters in Madison are celebrating the life of Breonna Taylor, a black emergency room technician killed by police in Louisville, Kentucky back in March.  People of all ages gathered in James Madison Park on what would have been Taylor’s

A Manitowoc father is in custody facing charges of killing his two children.  Matthew Beyer was booked into the Outagamie County Jail this morning with police recommending two counts of first-degree intentional homicide.  Beyer is accused killing his five-year-old son William and his three-year-old daughter Danielle in February.  Their bodies were found inside a duplex on Crooks Avenue but their manner of death has not been released.

The coronavirus is forcing more cancellations of popular events in the Badger State.  The Wisconsin Valley Fair in Wausau was rescheduled for August of 2021 today.   Country Fest in Chippewa County is postponed until next year.  And officials in Greene County say that the County Fair is also canceled because of COVID-19 concerns.

The cost of regular gas in Wisconsin is up two-cents-a-gallon compared to a week ago.  Triple-A says the average price statewide is a-dollar-91, while the national average is two-dollars.  Drivers in Eau Claire are paying one-94 for regular while in Fond du Lac and Janesville the price at the pump is a-dollar-79.  Nine cities have gas prices above a-dollar-90 including Madison, Milwaukee, La Crosse, Racine and Wausau.

On March 3, 2020, Kayle A. Fleischauer was found guilty by a jury of second-degree reckless homicide while armed for the killing of his adult son, Chase A. Fleischauer in the second trial of the matter. After the first conviction in 2019, the court found juror misconduct had occurred during the deliberations, declared a mistrial and the matter had to be retried. The trials were presided over by St. Croix County Judge Scott Needham. Today, Kayle was sentenced to 37 years imprisonment.