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A man accused of stealing multiple cars in Barron County is in custody.  Sheriff’s deputies say Andrew Miller was arrested yesterday in Rice Lake and taken to Barron County Jail.  Miller is charged with two counts of operating a vehicle without owner’s consent, misdemeanor theft, damage to property, and bail jumping.  He’s accused of stealing a car from Barron, burning it, then stealing another car from the Cornstock area in western Barron County.

A roundabout will not be built at an intersection where many crashes have happened just outside of Bloomer.  The Bloomer city council recently requested the roundabout be put in at the intersection of Highways 64, 40, and F but the Chippewa County Traffic Safety Commission rejected the plans.  The Department of Transportation also said a roundabout isn’t warranted at that intersection.  However, the DOT plans to continue to monitor it.

The University of Wisconsin-Stout is approving a plan to start an all new e-sports team.  Reports say the university plans to join the National Association of Collegiate E-sports by the fall of 2020.  A student on the e-sports committee says the school plans to update a computer lab with new equipment so that it can also be used for e-sports and academics.  UW-Stout will be the second university in Wisconsin to start an e-sports program. 

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is kicking off his weekend of campaigning in Madison.  Yesterday, the Vermont Independent addressed a crowd at James Madison Park.  He called President Trump a “pathological liar” and said the next election is about “whether we strengthen democracy or we move toward oligarchy.”  Sanders touted his signature measure of Medicare for All and also touched on other positions like, a federal job guarantee, 15-dollar-an-hour minimum wage and a stronger fight against climate change. 

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. 

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. 

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.

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.

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.

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