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A lot of people wanted to vote early. Yesterday was the first day for in-person early voting in Wisconsin, and several communities saw long lines of voters. Milwaukee was one of them. Milwaukee Election Commission Executive Director Paulina Gutierrez said there were nearly 75 people waiting in line at 9 a.m. yesterday morning. Election managers in Mequon and New Berlin also reported long lines of early voters. Democrats in Wisconsin have enjoyed an early voting lead in the past. It

A pair of roommates in Chippewa Falls are both facing charges after police say they fought each other with gas and a machete. Robert Lybert is accused of pouring gasoline on Matthew Blake earlier this month at their home in Chippewa Falls. Police say Blake then hit Lybert with a 15-inch machete to stop him from lighting the house on fire. Police say Lybert is also accused of throwing a woman and a baby across the room. Lybert had to

Milwaukee County’s sheriff says a wrong-way, drunk driver almost crashed into Vice President Kamala Harris’s motorcade Monday night.  It happened on I-94 between the Marquette Interchange and 16th Street. Deputies say the drunk driver was headed west on the eastbound side of the interstate.  The driver pulled to the inside shoulder to avoid the motorcade.  The whole thing was captured on a traffic camera.  The sheriff’s office says a deputy pulled the driver over after the motorcade passed, and arrested

You may not be able to find quarter pounders at McDonalds in and around Milwaukee for a while. The company says Wisconsin is among the states included in an eColi warning. McDonald’s says 49 people in 10 states have gotten sick after eating quarter pounders. McDonalds has pulled both its quarter pound burger patties, and the sliced onions that go on top in response. Public health managers say one person has died because of the outbreak, and 10 others had

Eau Claire County is looking to mow its parks a lot less. Parks managers say they are considering a plan to turn more green spaces in the county park system into ‘pollination zones.’ Parks manager Steve Plaza says county crews spend a lot of time mowing parks, bike baths, and boulevards. He said the county can save both time and money by mowing less. Plaza said allowing more parks to grow wild will be a win-win. He said it will

Drug Take Back Day is this weekend in Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Department of Justice says more than 150 events are planned across the state this coming Saturday. People will be able to safely get rid of unwanted or unused medications. The DOJ says trace amounts of pharmaceutical drugs are showing up in waterways, most likely due to people flushing unwanted drugs, or pouring them down the drain. Wisconsin State Patrol and the Department of Health Services will assist during Drug

Early in-person voting is underway in Wisconsin. Former President Barack Obama and Democratic Vice Presidential nominee Tim Walz are in Madison this afternoon to encourage people to vote. The rally marks Walz’s seventh time visiting Wisconsin since he was chosen as Vice President Kamala Harris’s running mate. Walz will also be in Racine after the Madison visit.

Former Abercrombie and Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries and two associates are being charged with running a sex-trafficking ring in New York City. Federal prosecutors say Jeffries and his romantic partner, Matthew Smith, employed James Jacobson to recruit young aspiring male models and engage in sexual “tryouts” with them between 2008 and 2015. The selected victims were then allegedly flown to sex parties at Jeffries’ and Smith’s New York City and Hamptons homes and at hotels around the globe. An indictment

Prosecutors in Rusk County say an inmate wanted his cell mate to help him kill two people. The D.A.’s Office announced the charges against 65-year-old Malcolm Young yesterday. Investigators say he asked his cell mate to find three or four guns with guns and eliminate two people. No one is saying who Young wanted killed, or why.  Young is looking at conspiracy to commit murder, and conspiracy to commit robbery charges.  Investigators say he told them that it was just