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Foxconn is set to become Racine County’s largest taxpayer, by far. The county is set to value Foxconn’s being-built plant in Mount Pleasant at 522-million-dollars. Once that happens, town leaders say Foxconn will be worth more than all of the county’s other manufacturers combined. Mount Pleasant Village President Dave DeGroot yesterday said no one in Racine County has ever seen anything like Foxconn before. DeGroot also says the work going on now is just the first of many phases to

Governor Tony Evers is creating a commission to draw up new legislative maps.  Evers wants the Legislature to consider the new maps following the 2020 Census.  Evers supports redistricting reform and wants to take the responsibility away from the Legislature and put it in the hands of a nonpartisan commission.  Evers created the commission today with the signing of an executive order.

A brigadier general from New Hampshire will oversee a corrective action plan for the Wisconsin National Guard.  Governor Tony Evers says Brigadier General Laurie Farris was appointed to the position today.  Evers issued an executive order last month calling for changes in the state’s National Guard after a federal review found failures in the guards response to allegations of sexual harassment and assault and the retaliation that allegedly followed.

It’s the law to move over when first responders are assisting on the side of the road and sheriff’s deputies in Waukesha County aren’t making any exceptions.  The sheriff’s department posted a picture today of the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile which was stopped for failing to move over.  Police say the driver was given a verbal warning for not following the law.  When emergency vehicles have either red, blue or amber lights flashing, drivers in Wisconsin are required to slow down and move

The lyrics “don’t worry, be happy” are catchy, but not necessarily doctors orders….or are they? A number of recent studies show that happiness is good for your health.  CLICK HERE FOR MORE ON THAT with Phil Hulett

A Stanley man will go to prison for three years after being convicted of luring a teenager to have sex.  David Frye was convicted last week of one count of possession of child porn and he had four other counts thrown out.  Reports say Frye tried to meet a 14-year-old girl for sex in 2018 but the person he was talking to was actually a police officer.  Frye will spend ten years on supervised release after his prison term.

Eau Claire police are warning residents about a phone scam where someone claims to be an officer or detective.  Police say the scammer spoofs the communications center number and tells people they’re the victim of a crime or threatens to arrest them.  Police warn never to provide personal details to someone over the phone.

No one is hurt from a house fire in the Town of Leon, east of La Crosse.  The Sparta Area Fire District says the fire broke out on Kate Avenue just before one o’clock Sunday afternoon and crews found the back of the house on fire.  Two people and a pet cat got out of the house safely.  Reports say it took about three hours to douse the flames.

Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers wants to redraw political boundaries and make them non-partisan.  You may have read in the Chippewa Herald about Evers plans to create a new commission to redraw the maps and show them to the Legislature this week.  Some Republicans have suggested the commission could be unconstitutional, but Wisconsin Attorney General Joshua Kaul says it would be legal.

Wisconsin’s sports stars are like most of the rest of the country, mourning the loss of Kobe Bryant. Players, coaches, and even broadcasters took to social media yesterday to express their sadness after word of Bryant’s death broke. J.J. Watt said it was truly horrific news, Brett Favre offered-up thoughts and prayers, and Christian Yellich said Bryant’s death is a loss for the world. Bryant died when the helicopter he was riding in crashed into a mountain in California yesterday