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WI SENATOR CHIMES IN ON TRANSGENDER BAN

By Morgan McCarthy | April 12, 2019

Senator Tammy Baldwin says President Trump’s ban on transgender service members is wrong.  Baldwin remarked that the ban eliminates patriotic, qualified Americans who want to serve the country and fight to protect democracy and freedom.  The Wisconsin Democrat is urging people to voice their opposition and fight the ban.  The Trump administration’s policy against transgender people serving in the military went into effect today. 

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FOXCONN PLANTS ROOTS IN MADISON

By Morgan McCarthy | April 12, 2019

Capital Square will soon be the address for Foxconn.  The company has wanted a branch location in Madison and says it will be moving into the building currently occupied by BMO Harris Bank on West Main Street.  Officials say Foxconn plans to build a science and technology research center and work with University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers to explore natural and applied science. 

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FORMER PACKER PASSES AWAY

By Morgan McCarthy | April 12, 2019

Green Bay Packers coach Matt Lafleur is extending his sympathy to the family of Forrest Gregg.  The Packers legendary tackle and coach was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2011 and passed away today at the age of 85.  Coaching great Vince Lombardi described Gregg as the best player he ever coached.  Gregg was a nine-time Pro Bowl selection and was enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1977.

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GAS CREEPS UP AT FILL UP

By Morgan McCarthy | April 12, 2019

The average price for a gallon of regular gas in Wisconsin is up a nickel-a-gallon from a week ago.  Triple-A says the average price statewide is two-dollars-and-79-cents today, while the national average is two-81.  The lowest prices are posted in Sheboygan at two-67-a-gallon.

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TREU DUE IN COURT TODAY

By Morgan McCarthy | April 12, 2019

The young man who police say ran down three western Wisconsin Girl Scouts and one of their mothers is due in court in a few hours.  Colten Treu is due in court in Chippewa Falls at 1:30 this afternoon for his preliminary hearing.  Police say Treu was high on air duster when he drove off the road in November, and killed the scouts from Chippewa Falls.  Treu is facing ten felony charges.

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FAMILY GETS IN A “WAL-TON” OF TROUBLE

By Morgan McCarthy | April 12, 2019

Eau Claire police promise this really happened.  Officers got a shoplifting call from the city’s Walmart Wednesday night.  When they arrived, they found a mom doing karate in the front of the store, her adult son naked in the back of the store, and the family dog running all over the store.  Officers arrested 46-year-old Lisa Smith and her 25-year-old son Benny Vann on a number of charges.  Eau Claire police say they took the family dog Bo to a

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EVERS HAS FOOT ON THE GAS TAX PEDAL

By Morgan McCarthy | April 12, 2019

Governor Tony Evers says it doesn’t matter if most people in the state don’t want to see Wisconsin’s gas tax go up.  He’s pushing ahead anyway.  The governor told reporters yesterday that he understands that people don’t want to pay an extra eight-cents-a-gallon for gas.  But, Evers says Wisconsin can’t build new roads unless they do.  The latest Marquette University Law School poll shows 57-percent of people in the state oppose a higher gas tax.

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IT’S ALWAYS PACKERS SEASON IN WI

By Morgan McCarthy | April 12, 2019

Football is a year round season when you back the Pack. The Packers Tailgate Tour stopped in New Richmond yesterday to give fans a chance to meet current and former players, and get a few autographs.  This is the 14th year for the Tailgate Tour.  The show will stop in Chippewa Falls today.

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WI NATIONAL GUARD INVESTIGATING SEXUAL ASSAULT CASES

By Morgan McCarthy | April 12, 2019

The Wisconsin National Guard is looking into 52 cases of sexual assault over a four year span, and the Air Force is looking for more that date back almost 20 years.  Guard commanders told reporters yesterday that the 53 cases were all reported from a Madison unit between 2013 and 2017.  A sergeant in the Guard blew the whistle earlier this year after he said that commanders didn’t do enough to investigate the cases.  The Air Force is looking into cases as

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PLANTS, NOT TAX

By Morgan McCarthy | April 11, 2019

The latest poll by the Marquette University Law School shows most Wisconsin voters approve the legalization of marijuana and want to keep gas taxes at their current level.  Fifty-seven-percent of respondents surveyed last week didn’t want to see a change in the gas tax to fund road improvements.  Fifty-nine-percent believe recreational marijuana use should be legalized, while 83-percent say medical marijuana should be legal.

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