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WI JOINS STATES SUING OVER BORDER WALL

By Morgan McCarthy | March 5, 2020

Add Wisconsin to the list of states suing the Trump Administration over the border wall with Mexico. Governor Tony Evers yesterday authorized the state to join a lawsuit that seeks to block the president from shifting money from the Pentagon to his border wall. The governor says that will deny Wisconsin and other states money that was supposed to go toward National Guard units and military construction projects. In Wisconsin, the governor says the transfer could mean the loss of nearly 100 million-dollars.

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GREEN FOR THE ORANGE

By Morgan McCarthy | March 4, 2020

Governor Tony Evers says 75-million-dollars in transportation grants will fund several major projects statewide.  Marathon County will receive one-million-dollars to upgrade County Road WW and Portage County also nabbed one-million-dollars for work on County Highway R.  Wood County will receive over 600-thousand-dollars to go to local projects.  Sixty-seven of Wisconsin’s 72 counties will have at least one project funded by the grants awarded today.

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WE WILL,WE WILL SOCK YOU

By Morgan McCarthy | March 4, 2020

If you are a Queen fan from your crown to your toes, this is for you. As you may have heard on Greatest Hits 98.1, Queen is coming out with their own socks.  The legendary band has teamed up with the Swedish brand Happy Socks for a limited-edition collection of colorful socks.  The socks have vibrant patterns based on Queen songs, including Bohemian Rhapsody, We Will Rock You, Radio GaGa and Another One Bites the Dust.  A collector’s edition of

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DUNN CO. TO TEST PHONE NUMBERS

By Morgan McCarthy | March 4, 2020

The Dunn County Emergency Notification System, CodeRED, will be tested on March 10, 2020 at approximately 5:30 p.m. to validate telephone numbers in the Dunn County Emergency Management’s database. Here’s what you need to know:  • There is no need to take action if you receive the call. Emergency personnel are merely testing the system to ensure it is operational as needed, and to encourage additional residents to enroll to receive future notifications.  • This process is used to help

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WI SEX OFFENDER NUMBERS RANK HIGH

By Morgan McCarthy | March 4, 2020

Wisconsin is in the top half of the country for the number of sex offenders.  According to a study by Safe-Home that uses U.S. Census Bureau and FBI data, Wisconsin has the tenth-most sex offenders overall and the sixth-most sex offenders per 100-thousand people.  Safe-Home says these numbers likely mean more sex crimes are being reported in Wisconsin.

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CHIPPEWA CO. LOOKS TO ADD NEW POSITION

By Morgan McCarthy | March 4, 2020

Chippewa County is considering adding a new position to help people with dementia.  The executive committee voted Tuesday to add a dementia care specialist position that would partner with Dunn County.  That person would provide resources to families that have members with dementia.  The position will now be considered by the county board.

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MORE TRIAL DATES SET FOR TREU

By Morgan McCarthy | March 4, 2020

The man who is looking at a life sentence for killing three Lake Hallie Girl Scouts will go on trial for drugs later this spring. A judge in Rusk County set a trial date for Colten Treu on a series of drug charges for the end of May. True is looking at almost 170 years in prison for running down three Girl Scouts and one of their moms back in 2018. He will be sentenced in that case next week.

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JURY AGAIN CONVICTS FATHER OF KILLING SON

By Morgan McCarthy | March 4, 2020

A western Wisconsin man is once again looking at prison time after being convicted of killing his son. A jury yesterday convicted Kayle Fleischauer of killing his 18-year-old son. Police say Fleischauer was drunk back in April of 2018 when he shot his son in the head. A jury convicted Fleischauer of the same crime last June, but a judge ordered a new trial because of juror misconduct.

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LITTLE DAMAGE AFTER DORM FIRE

By Morgan McCarthy | March 4, 2020

Firefighters in Eau Claire are not saying what caught fire at a UW Eau Claire dorm yesterday. The fire department rolled out to the Karlgaard Towers Hall yesterday morning. Crews say folks in the dorm were able to put out the flames before they arrived. Students were forced out of their dorm rooms for about an hour and a half. UW Eau Claire says the fire did little to no damage to the dorm.

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DETAILS EMERGE FROM MILWAUKEE

By Morgan McCarthy | March 4, 2020

There may be something to the claims that the accused shooter at Molson Coors’ brewery was racially harassed. A company spokesman yesterday said they found a noose in Anthony Ferrill’s locker back in 2015. The spokesman said the company never found the person who put it there, but said that kind of behavior is unacceptable. There are questions as to whether racial harassment drove Ferrill to shoot and kill five co-workers last week. Molson Coors says police have asked them

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