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MILWAUKEE BREWING UP SUPPORT FOR 2020 DEMOCRAT CONVENTION

By Morgan McCarthy | February 25, 2019

Milwaukee is in the hunt for the 2020 Democratic National Convention.  Just like Miami and Houston.  Democratic National Committee chairman Tom Perez told Fox News Sunday that all three cities have a chance to host the convention.  Milwaukee has been rumored to be the favorite, partially because of the weather and partially because Wisconsin is considered a key state to winning the White House in 2020.  Perez says he hopes to pick a winning city in the next few weeks.

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EVERS CALLS FOR UW TUITION FREEZE

By Morgan McCarthy | February 25, 2019

Governor Tony Evers is expected to ask to keep tuition at the University of Wisconsin system where it is.  Fox 6 last night had the story that the governor plans to ask lawmakers to continue the state’s tuition freeze in his new budget.  The station also reported that Evers wants to allow people who are not in the country legally to pay in-state tuition.  The governor will deliver his budget later this week. 

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SNOW WAY?! …MORE?!

By Morgan McCarthy | February 25, 2019

Eau Claire and Trempealeau Counties are under a snow emergency.  Both counties called the state of emergency late yesterday afternoon after certain cities got over a foot of snow over the weekend.  More snow will hold off today but temperatures aren’t expected to get out of the single digits and wind chills could reach as low as negative 30.  There’s at least one more chance for accumulating snow in west central Wisconsin this week.  According to the National Weather Service

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BUS AND SNOW PLOW CRASH INJURES 6

By Morgan McCarthy | February 25, 2019

Six people on a bus were injured when the bus was involved in a crash with a snowplow in Eau Claire County on Sunday.  The crash on Interstate 94 west between Foster and Osseo at around 2 p.m. caused the bus driver to suffer life-threatening injuries, according to the Wisconsin State Patrol.  Authorities say the county plow was clearing snow when it was rear-ended by the motor coach, and the bus then struck a tractor-trailer.  The highway was closed for almost 90

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STAND OFF SHUTS DOWN INTERSTATE

By Morgan McCarthy | February 25, 2019

One person is in custody after a standoff with authorities on Interstate 90.  The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department was alerted to a stolen vehicle from Marquette County possibly being in the area on Saturday morning.  Reports indicate the vehicle was found on I-90 near Sparta, and that the driver fired a single gunshot from the vehicle upon deputies arriving, leading to a 45-minute event which culminated in the suspect’s arrest.  No injuries were reported.  The interstate was shut down for

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AREA BUILDINGS FEELING WEIGHT OF WINTER

By Morgan McCarthy | February 25, 2019

No one was hurt when a church roof partially collapsed in Osseo on Sunday.  The Osseo Rural Fire Department says it happened yesterday morning at Osseo Lutheran Church, in the area of the building where Sunday school is held.  Fire crews and others worked to clear snow off the roof. 

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WEATHER PULLS THE POLAR PLUG

By Morgan McCarthy | February 24, 2019

People are jumping in freezing water to raise money for Wisconsin’s Special Olympics-BUT locally, we won’t be making the splash this year. On Saturday, teams of people gathered in Wausau for the annual Polar Plunge at Sunnyvale Park.  Over 100 people jumped into the ice cold water-but in Eau Claire the event was cancelled due to weather.

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OLD MAN WINTER IS… GETTING OLD?

By Morgan McCarthy | February 24, 2019

Wisconsin is dealing with a massive winter storm that is also beating down on much of the country this weekend.  Freezing rain, sleet and snow has inundated south-central Wisconsin.  Forecasters say the northern part of the state will see blizzard-like conditions.  The National Weather Service says early yesterday morning, about a tenth to two-tenths of an inch of ice began settling in the Madison-area.  The Southern part of the state is set to get mostly rain, with a chance of

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SNOW EVENT MEANS PARKING RULES IN EFFECT

By Morgan McCarthy | February 23, 2019

A Snow Event has been declared and will go into effect at 12-midnight Sunday, 2/24/19 and will end at 5 p.m. on 2/26/19. Please note this is a NEW Snow Event. Alternate Side Parking rules will be enforced between 12-midnight and 5 p.m. each day of the Snow Event. ·       On odd-numbered dates vehicles should be parked on the side of the street having odd-numbered addresses. ·       On even-numbered dates vehicles should be parked on the side of the street having even-numbered addresses.

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EVERS DRUG STATEMENT GOES UP IN SMOKE

By Morgan McCarthy | February 23, 2019

Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers is accepting responsibility for a false statement he made earlier in the week.  Yesterday, Evers’ staff admitted that the Governor made a mistake in his remarks when promoting his broad marijuana plan.  In a statement and a tweet, Evers incorrectly said “drug related crimes account for as many as 75-85 percent of all inmates of our prisons.”  Evers’ spokeswoman Melissa Baldauff said that stat is wrong and it was pulled from a 2013 WUWM radio article

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