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Democrats at the Capitol in Madison are ready to try again to add more people to the state’s healthcare system.  State Senator Joe Erpenbach and state Rep. Daniel Riemer yesterday introduced a stand-alone package to expand Medicaid in the state.  The two want to offer essentially free healthcare to people who make 133 percent of the federal poverty level, or about 27 thousand-dollars for a family of four.  The Republicans who control the legislature say the state cannot afford the

Western Wisconsin is not done with thunderstorms.  Forecasters say there is another chance for strong and maybe even severe storms tomorrow.  A line of thunderstorms yesterday brought heavy rain, hail, high winds, and reports of a few funnel clouds to the western part of the state.  There are no reports of any storm related injuries. 

Senator Tammy Baldwin says it’s time for Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to bring gun safety reform to the Senate floor.  The Wisconsin Democrat says today the House passed bipartisan legislation to expand federal background checks for all gun sales, which the American people overwhelmingly support.   She says failure of Washington to act is a moral failure when a majority of Americans are demanding action.  Baldwin says a vote is needed in order to start saving lives.  In other political news: Sen. Johnson

There is a warning about an Appleton hoverboard company.  The Better Business Bureau of Wisconsin says Hoverboards-dot-com has over a dozen complaints against it so far this year and nearly 30 in the last 18 months.  Complaints have come from about 20 different states regarding products not working and the company not being responsive to the customer.  The Better Business Bureau hasn’t had any better luck contacting the company, but they still recommend you lodge a complaint with the BBB.  

A Knapp man is dead in a crash in Saint Croix County.  The county sheriff’s office says Daniel Gibson crashed into a closed construction zone on 50th Avenue near Interstate-94 early Saturday morning, killing him.  Reports say this is the ninth deadly crash in Saint Croix County this year. 

A man is in custody after driving his car into Chapman Lake in Stanley.  Police say Eric Najbrt  went into the lake near West Fourth Avenue and County Highway O early Sunday morning but was able to escape without getting hurt.  It’s believed Najbrt fell asleep while driving.  He was arrested after reportedly failing a field sobriety test. 

A motorcyclist is hurt after a two-car crash in Monroe County.  Reports say Tracey McPhee was hit by a car driven by Dennis Muller when Muller was trying to turn into a driveway near State Highway 33 and Nevada Road Saturday morning.  McPhee was taken to a La Crosse hospital with non-life threatening injuries. 

No injuries are being reported in a house fire in La Crosse.  The La Crosse Fire Department says a porch caught on fire at a home on 7th Street South early yesterday morning.  It was put out but not before causing a small fire at a nearby house and in an alley.  It’s unclear how the fire started. 

There are some more graphic details about last month’s killing spree in Chippewa County.  GERMAN, JR. Chippewa County Coroner Ron Patten says Ritchie German Jr. shot his mother in the head five times.  German also shot his brother and nephew twice.  The coroner says German shot Lalie Vang once in the head, then turned the gun on himself.  Investigators are not guessing why German shot his mother so many times. 

Wisconsin’s attorney general says the state needs a red flag law to keep guns out of the hands of people who are dangerous.  Attorney General Josh Kaul was on Up Front yesterday, he said Wisconsin needs a way for police, judges, or family members to take guns away from someone who may be a threat.  Gun rights’ groups in Madison fear Kaul is just trying to grab their guns.  More than a dozen other states, including Illinois, have red flag gun laws