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A Rastafarian Church leader facing drug charges is out on bond.  Jesse Schworck had his bond hearing yesterday where the day took several strange turns.  Reports say Schworck continued to ask for a translator, saying he only understands the Rastafarian language and doesn’t understand “legalese.”  White refused to acknowledge he understood the charges brought against him and wouldn’t enter a plea.  The circuit court commissioner said Schwork was wasting everyone’s time and entered a not guilty plea for him. 

A car chase suspect is in custody thanks to good ole mother nature.  The Rusk County sheriff says Justin Neiderman ran from law enforcement in Ingram Wednesday night after they tried to stop him for a traffic violation.  The sheriff says Neiderman ran from deputies for over 25 miles through Northeast Rusk County.  He was finally stopped and arrested after his car got stuck in a swamp on a logging road. 

Two people are in custody after a gun was shown during an argument at a Walmart parking lot in Janesville.  Police say officers were called to the scene around six o’clock last night when someone reported a man yelling at a woman in the parking lot.  Anthony Keyer was arrested after a revolver was found at the scene that belonged to one of his family members.  Eleany Castro was also arrested for obstructing an officer. 

Wisconsin Republicans don’t want to raise the state’s gas tax, but they have no problem raising fees on cars in the state.  The legislature’s budget writing panel, the Joint Finance Committee, last night approved a nearly 440-million-dollar proposal to build and repair roads across the state.  Their plan will raise title fees to 95 dollars, raise the state’s license plate fee to 85 dollars (which could vary from county to county depending on additional local fees), and imposes a new hybrid

The man who police say sold a western Wisconsin teen for sex isn’t going to jail on drug charges.  A judge yesterday sentenced Khvyen Vhasenglu to five years probation on a meth charge.  Vhasenglu is still facing charges in Winnebago County that he offered a 17-year-old boy to an older man for sex.  He’s due in court for that case next week. 

A Vernon County man is facing charges after police say he took a farm tractor from western Wisconsin and sold it in eastern Kentucky.  Prosecutors say 55-year-old Daniel Sandvick took the John Deere 4020 tractor and loader and hauled it to Kentucky.  Police found it in a small town near the West Virginia border.  John Deere 4020 tractors sell for between 20-thousand and 30-thousand-dollars online.  Vernon County investigators say they’re also looking for some other missing farm equipment. 

Bart Starr will be remembered at a public service in his home state of Alabama this weekend.  The Alabama Sports Hall of Fame says fans will have a chance to say goodbye to the Packer legend Sunday at Samford University near Birmingham.  There will also be a private funeral this weekend as well.   Starr’s family has said they would like to have a public memorial in Green Bay as well. 

One of the members of West Allis Central High School’s Class of 2019 is old enough to be his classmates’ great-grandfather.  Ron Ziolecki picked up his diploma this week, at age 89.  He dropped out of high school to fight in the Korean War and never had a chance to go back.  Ziolecki told his new high school buddies that it’s never too late, and that education is the most important thing in the world. 

Today is National Donut Day.  It’s celebrated each year on the first Friday of June.  The Salvation Army in Chicago created the day back in 1938 to honor the women who gave soldiers in France donuts during World War I.  Several locations around the country are giving away free donuts today, including Krispy Kreme, Walmart and Hardee’s.  Other locations are offering a discount or a free donut with a purchase, like Dunkin’ Donuts, Voodoo Donuts and Cumberland Farms.  

An early morning fire destroyed a bar in Gilmanton. It was just before 6:30 Thursday morning when a call came in from LEEBO’s Bar and grill on Highway 88 in downtown Gilmanton with reports of smoke coming from the building. There were several apartments in the building as well and all people were able to get out before the Mondovi fire department arrived on scene. Crews were on scene until about mid day and it is being considered a total