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With Oktoberfest season underway, Opportunity Wisconsin is celebrating by kicking off their “Politics & Pints” Trivia September 27, 2022, at 7:00 PM CT at The Fire House in Eau Claire. Opportunity Wisconsin is touring the state, hosting a series of political and Wisconsin-related trivia nights, with giveaways, local celebrities, and the chance to win up to $200 in gift cards that support Wisconsin’s small business community. The first 50 people in the door will receive a free beverage token and

It was a deadlier weekend than first thought in Milwaukee.  Police in the city now say seven people were killed between Friday and Sunday night.  The homicide count was at six, but police added the accidental shooting death of a 12-year-old on Saturday to the list yesterday.  Police say seven people were killed and six others were wounded in 12 separate incidents over the weekend.  Milwaukee is on pace for another record year for homicides and non-fatal shootings this year.

A Hubertus man is looking at charges after animal rescuers say he was selling puppies out of the back of his pickup truck.  Prosecutors in Washington County last week filed charges against 34-year-old Colton Brooder.  He’s accused of animal mistreatment.  Police got a tip about Brooder after someone said he had 20 puppies in the bed of his truck, and another 20 in the cab.  In all, animal rescuers took 50 puppies from Brooder.  They’ve all been adopted to new

UW Health says it’s keeping its mask mandate despite the okay from the CDC to move-on. The CDC yesterday said hospitals and nursing homes that are not in an area of high coronavirus activity can drop their mask requirements. Dane County is currently listed as a medium activity county. UW Health managers say they are not making a change, at least not yet. The hospital says it will take another look at its mask policy in two weeks.

It costs more to fill-up in Wisconsin than many other states. Triple-A says Wisconsin drivers are paying more than the national average for a gallon of regular gas. The national average is three-dollars and 72-cents, while the Wisconsin average is three-dollars and 76-cents. Gas prices have been rising recently. Gas prices are more than five cents higher than last week, and may go higher still. Forecasters say Hurricane Ian could disrupt oil and gas production in the Gulf of Mexico this week.

A new judge will hear Lily Peters’ murder case. The defense last week used its exemption to get a new judge in the case. A 14-year-old, reported to be her cousin, is looking at homicide charges after police say he beat, strangled, then sexually assaulted her back in May. No one is saying exactly why the defense wanted a new judge. The defense is fighting to get the case moved to juvenile court. There’s a hearing on that scheduled for

Somebody in Sheboygan County is Wisconsin’s first person to get West Nile this year. The state’s Department of Health Services confirmed the case yesterday. There have been a handful of West Nile cases in animals across the state this year, but this is the first human case. This is the time of year when West Nile typically peaks in people, as more people are out at dusk and dawn.

There’s now a lawsuit over Governor Evers’ Parole Commission and who it has released from prison. The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty yesterday filed an open records suit against the Parole Commission for not providing records on cases, decisions, and parolees. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of the conservative website Wisconsin Right Now which has published a series of stories about the Parole Commission and the violent criminals who have been released under Governor Evers’ time in office. The Parole Commission is

Wisconsin’s election managers are sharing Elections 101 lessons with local high schools that include a lesson on lowering the voting age. The state’s Elections Commission unveiled four new videos, and four lesson plans for high school teachers yesterday. Three of the videos and lessons are basic, covering voter ID, working at the polls, and who gets to vote in Wisconsin. The fourth talks about lowering the voting age. The Commission’s lesson plan says teachers should build a ‘Socratic Seminar’ on the

The DNR says there’s no reason to fear reports of a wolf in Eau Claire County. The state says it got a ‘credible report’ of a large wolf last week. The DNR’s Randy Johnson said it’s not surprising because this is the time of year when wolf sightings peak. He says younger wolves are heading out on their own. He says you’ll want to be a bit more careful with your pets, but he said there’s nothing to fear. Wisconsin is home