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Folks in Lake Hallie are making sure that three fallen Girl Scouts will never be forgotten.  Dozens of people were on hand yesterday to dedicate a new pavilion at the Lake Hallie ball fields.  The pavilion is dedicated to nine-year-old Jayna Kelley and ten-year-old Autumn Helgeson.  They are two of the three scouts killed last year while their troop was picking-up trash along the highway.  Ten-year-old Halee Hickle and her mother Sara Jo Schneider also died in that wreck.  

Republicans in Madison are asking a judge to end the challenge to the state’s political map.  Democrats in 2015 sued over the map they said is too politically favorable for Republicans.  But the United States Supreme Court last week said federal courts should not be the ones who decide how political the maps can be.  Lawyers for legislative Republicans filed a motion to dismiss the map challenge on Friday. 

The top Republican in the state Assembly says it’s time to start talking about medical marijuana in Wisconsin.  Assembly Speaker Robin Vos on Friday said he’d like to see lawmakers get serious about medical marijuana in the fall.  Vos and other Republicans brushed-off Governor Tony Evers’ suggestion for a medical marijuana program because they said it was just a step toward legalization.  The top Republican in the state Senate, Scott Fitzgerald, has opposed loosening the state’s marijuana laws for years. 

Governor Tony Evers has six days to decide on the state budget.  The budget was sent to Evers on Friday by the top Assembly Republican, starting a six-day countdown until he either signs it, vetoes portions of it, or vetoes the whole thing.  However, the countdown excludes the day the bill was sent and Sundays.  The bill will become law if Evers takes no action by next Friday.  The Republican budget excludes several key priorities to Evers like Medicaid expansion

The nation’s largest coal producers want to merge two mines which supply a majority of Wisconsin’s coal.  Peabody Coal owns the North Antelope Rochelle mine and Arch Coal owns the Black Thunder mine.  Both of the mines are located in Wyoming and supplied more than half the amount of coal burned last year in Wisconsin.  The coal companies say the merger will allow them to cut costs in order to compete with renewable energy sources.  It’s unclear what affect the merger would

A Webster woman is facing charges for her seventh OWI offense.   Wisconsin State Police say 39-year-old Shana Corbine was driving south on State Highway 93 at Golf Road in Eau Claire without her headlights on around 3:30 yesterday morning.  Officers tried to conduct a traffic stop, but Corbine kept driving and turned the wrong way onto Interstate 94 before finally stopping. 

Wisconsin school districts are focusing more on mental health.  Staff are reportedly being trained to recognize signs of trauma.  Districts are also connecting families with mental health professionals and are allowing those mental health professionals to meet with kids on school grounds.  Another main effort that’s widespread is breaking down financial barriers for families who worry how they will pay for mental health services. 

Mayo Clinic Health System has cancelled the Half Moon Dragon Boat Festival, scheduled for August 3, 2019 at Half Moon Beach in Eau Claire. Due to the declining number of participants, it was determined this event would not have achieved the intended impact this year. Mayo Clinic Health System will be contacting all Dragon Boat team captains, sponsors, vendors and special guests with more details related to the 2019 Half Moon Dragon Boat Festival. 

The accused killer of a Racine police officer is identified as Dalquavis Ward. The Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office says today Ward was taken into custody yesterday for the shooting death of Officer John Hetland in Racine earlier this month.  Hetland was killed trying to stop a robbery at Tweezers Bar and Grill while off-duty ten days ago.  Authorities say information developed by the crime lab led them to the suspect. PHOTO CREDIT: WEAU 13 NEWS

The average price for a gallon of regular gas in Wisconsin is up four-cents-a-gallon from a week ago.  Triple-A says the average price statewide is two-dollars-and-69-cents today, a penny below the national average.  Drivers in Kenosha County are paying the highest price at the pump at two-82-a-gallon.  The lowest average price is posted in Green Bay at two-59 for regular gas.