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WI Candidates Stay Quiet on Biden

By Morgan McCarthy | July 8, 2024

Wisconsin’s Democratic U.S. Senator is doing her best to speak as little as possible about President Biden and his mental faculties. Senator Tammy Baldwin told reporters yesterday that she is focused on her own race, and focused on the Democratic ticket in Wisconsin. She said she doesn’t know what the president’s future may hold. Baldwin skipped the president’s visit to Madison on Friday. On the other side of the ticket, Republicans in Wisconsin say Baldwin is afraid to appear on

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Reaction to Act 10 Ruling

By Morgan McCarthy | July 8, 2024

Wisconsin’s state superintendent is already reacting to the gavel drop. A Dane County judge on Wednesday struck down parts of Act 10, the decade-old law that changed how teachers and other public employees can negotiate their contracts. State Superintendent Jill Undelry said striking down those contract changes will have a ‘profound impact’ on Wisconsin’s schools and teachers. Act 10 supporters say the law has saved school districts and local taxpayers 14 billion-dollars over the past decade-plus. Underly said she hopes

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Residents Return to Manawa

By Morgan McCarthy | July 7, 2024

Residents of Manawa have been allowed to return to their homes after a levee was breached on Friday. Mayor Mike Frazier says the Manawa dam did not fail, but that a levee beside the dam was breached by floodwaters, sending the Little Wolf River rushing down the streets of Manawa. Police had evacuated residents living downstream after they noticed the erosion taking place. The National Weather Service in Green Bay says over five inches of rain fell in about four

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On This Day…

By Morgan McCarthy | July 6, 2024

Hello. We are glad you are here. Thanks for making us a small part of what is likely your busy day! Just like that we are on the other side of Independence Day, but perhaps you are carrying the celebrations into the weekend. Whether that’s the case or you are back to the “reality” of life we appreciate you spending some of your time with us! On Saturday mornings we like to intentionally slow things down a bit with a

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WI Town Evacuated After Rain, Levee Break

By Morgan McCarthy | July 6, 2024

A town in central Wisconsin is being evacuated after heavy rain caused floodwaters to burst through a levee.  Local officials say the Manawa Dam was breached Friday afternoon after the Little Wolf River began to overflow following hours of steady rain.  The National Weather Service in Green Bay says over five inches of rain fell in about four hours in the Manawa area.  Authorities started evacuating residents after emergency crews saw the ground was eroding around the dam.  At around

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WI High Court Rules on Land Conservation Decisions, Political Power

By Morgan McCarthy | July 6, 2024

The state Supreme Court says GOP lawmakers overstepped their authority when they blocked Governor Evers from making decisions about land conservation. The high court ruled 6-1 on Friday to prevent the Republican-controlled Joint Finance Committee from blocking projects proposed as part of the land stewardship program. Evers had filed a lawsuit arguing that committees like the Joint Finance Committee violated the separation of powers established in Wisconsin’s Constitution.

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Biden Says He’s Staying Put, Rallies Base in WI

By Morgan McCarthy | July 5, 2024

President Biden is vowing to stay in the presidential race following his poor debate performance against Donald Trump. During a campaign rally in Madison, Wisconsin today, Biden told his supporters he’s staying in the race and that he’ll beat Trump in November. The president laid out his record and brushed off concerns about his age. He called Trump the “biggest liar” and “biggest threat to Democracy.” Biden is trying to ease concerns among his allies and voters following his shaky

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Back to the Ballot Drop Boxes

By Morgan McCarthy | July 5, 2024

The Wisconsin Supreme Court is restoring the right to vote using ballot drop boxes statewide. The method was prohibited in a 2022 ruling by the then-conservative Supreme Court. The ruling doesn’t require election Clerk’s offices to provide the drop boxes, but allows them to at their discretion. Almost 530 drop boxes in 66 counties were used during the 2020 presidential election.

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Victim Identified in Polk Co. Crash

By Morgan McCarthy | July 5, 2024

One person who died in a head-on crash in Polk County has been identified. The county Sheriff’s Office says the crash happened on Monday just before noon on State Highway 63. An SUV crossed the center line and hit a passenger car, killing the driver. That deceased is identified as 72-year-old Bradley Niemann of Baldwin. The SUV driver also sustained critical injuries.

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Friday Feel Good: Delivering Happiness

By Morgan McCarthy | July 5, 2024

As we are on the other side of Independence Day our Friday Feel Good talks about starting off a new life with a bang!   An Uber Eats driver in Phoenix left a note on a woman’s Chipotle bag about how he was driving on the side to give his fiancée the “wedding she deserves.”  Now he can after a customer posted that note online and it went viral.  The couple has received enough donations for their dream wedding.  The woman who posted

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