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Republican lawmakers in Madison can go ahead and vote on plans to defund Planned Parenthood, stop abortions based on gender or birth defects, and write new rules for babies who survive abortions because Governor Tony Evers says he’ll veto them all.  Evers tweeted yesterday that he won’t sign any of the handful of abortion proposals making the rounds at the WisconsinCapitol into law.  The governor says lawmakers shouldn’t force their healthcare decisions on the women of Wisconsin.  In related news, dozens of

A Wheeler couple was arrested for multiple counts of Child Pornography.  Earlier this month, The Dunn County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant at S Hillside Dr in the Village of Wheeler. The sheriff’s office says it found child porn and child underwear while searching Wayne Englin’s house in Wheeler earlier this month.  Englin was arrested after he allegedly admitted to looking at child porn.  He was also charged with repeated sexual assault of a child and other crimes.  His

Lawyers for the young man accused of running down three Girl Scouts in Lake Hallie says there’s no way he can get a fair trial in Chippewa County.  Colten Treu’s lawyers this week asked the judge to move his trial to a different county.  Chippewa County District Attorney Wade Newell said if they can’t pick an impartial jury in Chippewa Falls, he’d be open to bringing in a jury from somewhere else.  But said he wants to keep the trial

You might want to make some swaps on your Memorial Day menu and scrap the Kwik Trip veggie tray. Kwik Trip is recalling Del Monte veggie trays out of fears over salmonella.  The recalled trays all had broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, and dill dip.  The recall covers Kwik Trip stores in Wisconsin and Minnesota.  Three people in Wisconsin got sick after eating the tainted vegetables. 

If you hop in the water in LaCrosse this summer, watch your backstroke as the lifeguards may not have your back. Swimmers at La Crosse’s public beaches will be on their own this summer.  The city’s park board this week decided not to hire lifeguards for Pettibone Beach and Black River Beach.  The city says both beaches will be ‘swim at your own risk,’ though there are plans to offer a swimmer safety course for families who go to the

The people who work for the state of Wisconsin are in-line for a pay raise.  Lawmakers on the state’s budget writing panel yesterday agreed to a four-percent bump for all state employees, and a 14-percent spike for prison guards in the state.  Republicans and Democrats on the panel both agreed to the raises, though they are less than what Governor Tony Evers had originally asked for.  

Milwaukee police commanders say they will never forget Matthew Rittner.  The officer who died back in February was part of the focus of yesterday’s police awards ceremony.  Milwaukee’s police chief presented Rittner’s widow, Caroline, with her late husband’s medal of honor and medal for valor.  Rittner was the third Milwaukee police officer to die in less than a year. 

Abortion rights protesters demonstrate across Wisconsin.   The “Stop the Bans” movement organized protests across the country today against attempts to overturn Roe v. Wade.  Demonstrators rallied in Madison, Sheboygan, Green Bay, Oshkosh and Appleton.  There were also protests in Eau Claire, Stevens Point, Minocqua and Polk County. 

Scammers are exploiting a firefighter’s death in Appleton.  The Outagamie County Sheriff’s Office says it has received reports of a caller claiming to be raising money for the family of murdered firefighter Mitchell Lundgaard.  Lundgaard was shot and killed in the line of duty while answering a medical call last week.  Authorities say only the Lundgaard family’s official GoFundMe site is authorized to raise money in his name. 

State officials remind boaters that safety on the waterways is their number one concern.  Patrols will be looking out for boat operators under-the-influence this Memorial Day weekend and every vessel must have a Coast Guard approved flotation device for each person.  The Wisconsin DNR has all the information about boat registration and safety regulations posted online.