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Flags are flying at half-staff across the state as a somber reminder of the Molson Coors shooting.  Governor Tony Evers ordered flags lowered today and they will also be lowered on the dates of the victim’s funerals.  The gunman identified as Anthony Ferrill of Milwaukee worked at Molson Coors.  He killed five people who were all employees before taking his own life yesterday. Molson Coors will remain closed for the rest of the week.  Officials say workers need time to

The latest Marquette University Law School poll shows Bernie Sanders with nearly 30-percent support among likely Wisconsin Democratic Primary voters.  This is the first Marquette poll in which Sanders has held the top spot for the Democrats.  In January, Sanders only registered 19-percent support in Wisconsin, which favored Joe Biden at that time with 23-percent.  Today’s poll has Mike Bloomberg behind Sanders with 17-percent support followed by Joe Biden with 15-percent. 

Another Woodstock artifact is headed to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.  Dean Miuccio has more. CLICK TO HEAR THE PERFORMANCE

Eau Claire police are warning people to watch out for fake money.  Police say they recently found fake 20 dollar bills with replica written in the bottom right and upper left corners.  Police say they have a suspect in the case but it’s unclear if they’ve been arrested.

Participation in Wisconsin’s Women, Infants, and Children supplemental food program is down.  According to the U.S. Food and Nutrition Service, the number of people participating in the WIC  program went down by 17 percent from 2015 to 2019.  Health officials in Chippewa County say one reason for the decline is Wisconsin’s falling birth rate.

A Chippewa County woman who police say stole a dog as part of a drug feud is looking at charges. Prosecutors in Chippewa Falls yesterday charged 28-year-old Ally Hembd with theft and dognapping. The D.A. says she stole a Teddy Bear dog, worth about 700 dollars, back in December because she thought the dog’s owner’s brother ripped her off in a drug deal. Police were able to recover the dog unharmed.

There are a lot of unanswered questions about the racial incident at Galesville Ettrick-Trempealeau schools. District Supervisor Aaron Engel yesterday said the school district is working on a comprehensive plan to deal with hate, bias, and racism. But no one is saying just what happened at the district to push leaders to find a new plan. The G-E-T school board on Tuesday said the incident last week was racially charged and involved death threats.

The fight over Wisconsin’s surplus isn’t ending. Governor Tony Evers yesterday vetoed the Republican-backed plan to spend about 250-million-dollars of the surplus on a tax cut. The governor wants to spend the money on public schools. Evers says he’s willing to compromise, but said he will not accept anything from Republicans that doesn’t spend more money on special education and mental health education across the state.

There is once again someone in charge at the host committee for the Democratic National Convention. DNC organizers yesterday named former BMO Harris Bank executive Raquel Filmanowicz as the new Host Committee president. The move comes after the DNC fired two former top Host Committee managers for creating a toxic work environment. The Democratic National Convention is coming to Milwaukee in July.