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Wisconsin’s financial woes look to be much worse next year.  A new report from the state’s Legislative Fiscal Bureau says lawmakers will be facing a nearly one-and-a-half billion-dollar structure deficit for the 2021 through 2023 budget.  The deficit in the current budget is about 860 million.  LFB says the numbers are calculated before any attempts by lawmakers to tax more or spend more. 

Mt. Dew is learning the hard way the Yoopers are proud of where they come from.  The soda maker is out with its DEWnited map, which shows the country.  But the map has the U.P. as part of Wisconsin.  Twitter erupted this month, to tell Mt. Dew that the U.P. is part of Michigan.  The company admitted to its mistake, and is offering to allow Yoopers to design their own map that makes sure to put them back in the state

Wisconsin is among the top states in the country for business.  CNBC recently released its annual report of America’s Top States For Business in 2018 with Wisconsin earning a number-15 ranking overall.  The Badger State earned an A grade in education, ranking fifth in the nation, and posted B marks for the economy and the cost of doing business.  However the state earned C grades for business friendliness and quality of life, as well as cost of living. 

Eau Claire Parks & Recreation announces that the Fairfax Swimming Pool will be closed Monday July 15 for maintenance. However, you still have options to take a cool dip. Fairfax Pool has partnered with Chippewa Falls and Menomonie Pools to offer special fees for Fairfax patrons. Fairfax patrons who chose to visit the Chippewa Falls Bernard F. Willi Outdoor Pool will be able to enter the facility for the discounted group rate of $2.50. For those who choose to swim

A Thorp man faces over 40 years in prison after police say he was found with nearly 100 grams of meth.  Reports say Keith Strong was arrested in Wheaton in June after police were called about a suspicious vehicle in a storage unit parking lot.  Police reportedly found 98 grams of meth and other drugs inside Strong’s storage unit.  He’s charged with possession with intent to distribute meth and is being held on ten-thousand-dollars bond. 

Three kids are being blamed for vandalizing a church and school in Dunn County.  The sheriff’s office says someone broke the handles on the door of Springbrook Church and school and drove through the lawn and softball field last week.  Anonymous information led authorities to a suspect SUV and the arrest of three kids. 

Wisconsin Republicans are proposing an amendment that would limit the governor’s veto power.  Republicans created the proposal in response to Tony Evers vetoing a school funding plan and adding about 84-million-dollars to it.  Republicans say the governor’s veto powers need to be limited to restore the Legislature’s constitutional authority.  The amendment would need to pass through both houses in consecutive sessions and be passed by voters before it would take effect. 

It’s time for concerts, corn dogs, and riding sheep in Chippewa Falls.  The Northern Wisconsin State Fair opened yesterday, it’ll run through Sunday.  In addition to the food, fun, rides, and concerts, the fair will close with the annual Mutton Bustin Rodeo on Sunday.  That’s when kids get their chance to ride a sheep and try and hang-on for six seconds.  CLICK HERE FOR A FULL LISTING OF WHAT IS HAPPENING EVERY DAY ON THE GROUNDS!

A western Wisconsin man is looking at life in prison for the beating death of his girlfriend’s three-year-old son.  Monroe County prosecutors filed charges against 34-year-old Marcus Anderson on Tuesday.  Investigators say he beat the little boy to death back in May.  The D.A.’s office isn’t saying why.  Anderson could spend the rest of his life in prison if convicted. 

A man who thought he was setting-up a date with a 15-year-old boy is agreeing to a plea in Barron County that could send him to prison for up to 40 years.  Prosecutors yesterday said 39-year-old Joseph Matz pleaded guilty to attempted second degree sexual assault of a child.  Police say Matz thought he was texting a 15-year-old, but he was really texting an undercover officer.  Matz will be sentenced in October.