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A Galesville man is in custody and charged with his seventh OWI offense.  The Wisconsin State Patrol says 65-year-old Curtis Harnish was pulled over on Highway 35 in Trempealeau County yesterday afternoon for not wearing his seatbelt.  Garnish reportedly couldn’t pass a field sobriety test, was arrested, and charged with operating while intoxicated for the seventh time.

Two new members and a new president are officially sworn in to the Eau Claire city council.  Terry Weld took over for Kerry Kincaid yesterday and will serve out the final year of Kincaid’s term.  Incumbents Kate Beaton and Catherine Emmanuel were also sworn in along with returning councilmember David Klinkhammer.  New members John Lor and Laura Benjamin were sworn in as well.  Emmanuel was also elected as the new vice president.

Spring turkey season is underway in Wisconsin today.  The season runs from today through May 28th and turkey registration is mandatory.  Turkeys must be registered by 5:00 p.m. the day after it’s recovered.  More regulations are posted on the Department of Natural Resources website and you can CLICK HERE to see more.

Governor Tony Evers says he has to get more money for roads, more money for schools, and more money for healthcare in the new state budget.  The governor stopped in Eau Claire for a budget listening session yesterday.  He heard pleas from local teachers and addiction specialists who asked for more money.  The governor told the State Journal later in the day that he’ll veto any state budget that doesn’t give him what he wants.

A man from La Crosse is the other big winner after the Masters.  James Adducci stepped forward yesterday as the winner of that 85-thousand-dollar bet on Tiger Woods to win last weekend’s Masters.  Adducci won just under one-point-two million-dollars when Woods won the tournament.  Adducci says he plans to pay off some bills and buy new garage doors with his winnings.

The man in charge of the outdoors in Wisconsin is focusing on deer and the health of the state’s water.  Department of Natural Resources Secretary Preston Cole yesterday told reporters that his two top priorities are clean water and chronic wasting disease.  Cole also said he’s looking to change how DNR defines and works with climate change. 

Hospitals and doctors would do most of the work under a new proposal from Wisconsin’s attorney general to set standards for DNA rape kits.  A-G Josh Kaul yesterday introduced a plan that he says will create one standard for the entire state.  Kaul’s plan would have doctors or hospitals collect a DNA kit. They would then either send the sample to police, or to the state’s crime lab if the victim doesn’t want to file a complaint.  Kaul is trying

We’ll never know what JJ Watt was going to tell graduates at the University of Wisconsin this summer.  Watt told reporters yesterday that he was planning to ‘wing’ his commencement speech.  Watt says he didn’t realize he needed to actually write an address till the university called him and asked for a copy.  Watt will deliver his speech to UW grads next month.

Christian Yelich may want to play the St. Louis Cardinals everyday.  The reigning NL MVP hit another home run last night to help the Brewers beat the Cardinals 8-4.  It’s Yelich’s fourth home run in two games against St. Louis.  Yelich will try and make it five in three games when the two teams play again later this afternoon.  

President Trump is coming to Wisconsin for a rally.  The campaign today says the president will be at the Resch Center in Ashwaubenon on Saturday, April 27th.  That’s the same night as the White House Correspondents Association dinner in Washington.  For the third year in a row the president is choosing not to attend the black tie affair, calling it boring.  It’s a fundraiser for college scholarships which generally attracts celebrities, journalists and politicians.