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The former Army soldier from Racine who bolted into North Korea last year is no longer in the Army.  Travis King pleaded guilty to desertion and other charges in a military court on Friday. A judge then sentenced him to time served, and dishonorably discharged him from the service. King ran into North Korea last year to avoid being sent home for a fight he’d gotten into in South Korea. He spent a few months in North Korean custody before

Police in Rice Lake say last week’s backfiring car caused a ‘panic’ at the local middle school football game. Officers rushed all over town last Thursday because of reports of gunshots. One of those reports came from Rice Lake Middle School, where there was a football game at the time. Officers say coaches dove on players, while parents rushed other kids off the field. No one was hurt, and there never was a gun. Police eventually found two men who

Robert Kennedy Jr.’s ballot fate is now in the hands of Wisconsin’s liberal-majority Supreme Court. Justices on Friday agreed to decide Kennedy’s ballot access case. He is arguing that Wisconsin law creates two different timelines to get off the ballot, one for Republicans and Democrats, and another for independent candidates.  A Dane County judge has already ruled against him. The Supreme Court is not hearing arguments in the case, the justices will simply read arguments from the lawyers. A decision

Wisconsin is looking at another AI project. The state’s economic development arm, the WEDC, is putting together a concept paper for a new manufacturing AI effort. The National Institute of Standards and Technology is driving the project. WEDC boss Missy Hughes says if Wisconsin is chosen, it could mean tens of millions of dollars in investment into the state. UW-Milwaukee, Rockwell, Milwaukee Tool, and Husco International are all involved in the project as well. There’s no word as to just

Environmental groups in Wisconsin are worried about Microsoft’s new data center in southeast Wisconsin. The Sierra Club and about a dozen others wrote a letter to Microsoft last week saying the plan to use methane gas powered power plants to feed the data center’s energy needs is a step backwards. The letter says using gas to power the data center will push their goal of reducing the state’s carbon footprint out of reach. The environmental groups want Microsoft to instead

A pair of high schoolers from Eau Claire are headed to the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Memorial High School ‘s Micah Zwiefelhofer and North High School’s Max Westom made the cut to play with the Great American Band. The Great American Band is made up of single players from schools across the country. Micah and Max are the only two from Eau Claire who made it this year. The two said they’ve been playing for years, but the parade will

Malik Willis got the Packers another win. Willis threw for a touchdown and ran for another in yesterday’s 30-14 drubbing of the Tennessee Titans. Willis again subbed-in for the injured Jordan Love. Green Bay’s defense was dominant yesterday, grabbing eight sacks and smothering the Titans offense. The Packers are back home next week to take on the Vikings. CLICK HERE TO BE PART OF THE LOCAL POST-GAME DISCUSSION ON SPORTS TALK 105.1.

A University of Wisconsin Board of Regents committee is determining the fate of a tenured UW-La Crosse professor who admittedly produces and appears in porn videos with his wife. Doctor Joe Gow is on paid administrative leave since he was fired as the school’s chancellor in December. Gow, who says he has no plans to produce any more such video, claims the First Amendment gives him the right to produce pornographic material. The university claims it damages the school’s reputation.

Senator Tammy Baldwin is getting a boost from the “other” finalist in the race to be Kamala Harris’ running mate.  Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro joined Baldwin on Saturday at a “meet and greet” in Richland Center.  The town of 51-hundred is in Richland County, about 60 miles west of Madison.  Shapiro referred to Wisconsin and his home state as “so-called blue wall states” and said it was important to “show up everywhere.”  Richland County voted for Baldwin in 2018, but

The estranged husband of Crystal Rasch is under arrest in connection with her death.  The Dodge County Sheriff’s Office said Zachariah Rasch of Clyman is being charged with first-degree intentional homicide with a domestic abuse enhancer.  He is also charged with hiding a corpse.  Shortly after Crystal Rasch had been reported missing in late June, the Sheriff’s Office reclassified the case from missing persons to a death investigation.  Zachariah had been arrested in June after admitting he lied to police