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Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers say he doesn’t want folks in western Wisconsin to live under a constant threat of flooding.  The governor toured parts of waterlogged Trempealeau County yesterday.  He met with folks in Dodge and Arcadia.  Evers said the goal is to figure out a way to keep flood waters from rolling through town every year or so.

Lawmakers in Madison are waiting for two judges to rule on two questions about the December reforms that were placed on hold last week.  One judge, in Madison, says he’ll rule today on a question about the separation of powers.  The other judge, in an appeal court, could also rule today on whether the entire package of laws are constitutional.  Republican lawmakers yesterday said almost no one wants to do much of anything until the cases are decided.

Packer fans are not going to want to miss the start of the NFL season.  The league yesterday announced that the Packers and Bears will play the first game of the 100th NFL season this September.  Green Bay and Chicago have met 200 times in those 100 seasons, and the Packers lead the series 97-95-6. 

Senator Ron Johnson hopes Attorney General William Barr will finish his final report so Congress can turn its full attention to other challenging issues besides the Mueller [[ MULL – er ]] Report.  On the other side of the aisle, Democrat Tammy Baldwin says special counsel Robert Mueller’s independent investigation did not exonerate President Trump and he wasn’t cleared of wrongdoing.  Baldwin says Barr needs to release the report and the underlying documentation so that Americans can assess the report

Wisconsin is joining the multi-state investigation of opioid distributors.  In 2017, the Attorneys General of several states created a bipartisan coalition to investigate opioid manufacturers and distributors to see whether their practices contributed to the opioid epidemic.  Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul said today the opioid epidemic is the most significant public safety challenge faced by the state. 

The remains of a World War Two Marine Corps captain have been identified.  The agency responsible for accounting for POWs and those Missing in Action says today Captain Lester Schade of Abbotsford was accounted for officially in July of last year.  Schade was captured by enemy forces and held prisoner in the Philippines for more than two years.  During a transfer to Japan, the ship he was on was attacked and he was listed as missing and presumed dead in

The $625 million Powerball jackpot rolled again Saturday, but the drawing produced Wisconsin’s largest game win of 2019. A ticket purchased in Racine was one of the nation’s two $2 million prize winners in the March 23 draw. The winning ticket was sold at Speedway (2110 S. Green Bay Rd.) in Racine.

A Wisconsin man accused of abducting a two-year-old girl and killing her mother is due in court for a preliminary hearing in Milwaukee today.  Dariaz Higgins is charged with first-degree intentional homicide in the shooting of Sierra Robinson and multiple charges in connection to the disappearance of Noelani Robinson.  Higgins was arrested on March 13th and another person is also in custody on charges of aiding a fugitive.

The search is continuing for missing veteran James Liedtka.  Reports say volunteers spent the weekend searching for Liedtka and handing out flyers with his picture and information on them.  Liedtka was last seen with friends in the early morning hours on November 4th on Water Street in Eau Claire.  Search crews scoured that area on Saturday but found no signs of him.

A group of students at New Auburn Middle school are competing in a state-wide wind turbine building contest this weekend.  If you were showing off your kid or relative on the pages of The Leader-Telegram, then you likely saw that Aliya North and Evelyn Cody are putting the finishing touches on a homemade turbine to enter into the Wisconsin Kid Wind Challenge in Madison on Saturday.  The two groups with the best turbines will move on to compete in the