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Wisconsin is joining the effort to forgive student loan debt for permanently disabled veterans.  Attorney General Josh Kaul says it is the right thing to do.  He joins 51 other Attorneys General urging the U.S. Department of Education to automatically forgive loans of veterans who became totally and permanently disabled in connection with their military service.  

If you want to drink beer and watch Badger football this year, you’re going to have to do it outside of the stadium.  UW Chancellor Rebecca Blank says she doesn’t want to see beer inside Camp Randall stadium because she fears it will take away from the game.  Blank says there won’t be any beer sold for general admission fans this year.  About half the schools in the Big Ten sell beer at their football games. 

Packers fans will have a chance to say goodbye to Bart Starr.  Starr’s family yesterday said they’re planning a public memorial for the late quarterback, but said it may take some time to put everything together.  Starr died on Sunday at age 85.  His son says they will have a private funeral in Alabama sometime in the next week or so.  Then they will have a public memorial in Green Bay after that. 

Today and every day, we salute and thank you.

UPDATE : The juvenile has been located and is ok. The Dunn County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help from the public in locating a runaway juvenile. The juvenile is identified as Charli Carlin, 15 years of age from Southern Dunn County, left her home the night of Wednesday, May 22, 2019. The investigation showed that at this point Charli left on her own free will. It is not believed that Charli has access to a phone and it is

The man who pleaded guilty to kidnapping Jayme Closs and killing her parents in Wisconsin will spend the rest of his life in prison. The judge sentenced Jake Patterson to two sentences of life in prison without parole for the murders of James and Denise Closs. Patterson also received a 40-year-sentence for the kidnapping of Jayme.  During the sentencing hearing, Patterson told the judge he would do “absolutely anything to take back” what he did.  Patterson admitted to the kidnapping of 13-year-old

The trial will stay in Chippewa County as the man accused of the deadly crash that killed three Girl Scouts and a mother in Lake Hallie has entered a plea this afternoon in court. Colten Treu, pleaded not guilty to all counts in the same courtroom that the judge said is where the trial would be heard. Treu’s legal counsel argued he could not get a fair trial in Chippewa County, but the judge made the call today that it

Taylor County officials say a two-year-old girl has died in a farming accident.  Authorities say the girl’s 12-year-old brother was operating a skid loader when he accidentally ran over her.  The accident happened last night in the Town of Aurora.  Officials say the boy was working feeding hay when the girl darted in front of the equipment and her brother didn’t see her. 

Wisconsin is joining the effort to forgive student loan debt for permanently disabled veterans.  Attorney General Josh Kaul says today it is the right thing to do.  He joins 51 other Attorneys General urging the U.S. Department of Education to automatically forgive loans of veterans who became totally and permanently disabled in connection with their military service.  

The average price for a gallon of regular gas in Wisconsin is down a penny-a-gallon compared to a week ago.  Heading into the weekend, Triple-A says the average price statewide is two-dollars-and-83-cents, while the national average is two-84.  Drivers in Kenosha County are paying the highest price at the pump at three-dollars a gallon.  The lowest average price can be found in Appleton at two-70 for a gallon of regular gas.