The conservative uproar in the wake of the Charlie Kirk murder crossed a line at some point for many Americans who sensed a willingness to infringe their freedom of expression. Some of them spoke out at last night’s Eau Claire City Council meeting to defend the rights of two council members whose reactions to the Kirk killing made them targets for right-wing scorn. We’ll talk to congressional candidate Laura Benjamin, a former city council member about what she’s seeing in her community. We’ll also learn about fall’s many corn mazes and pumpkin patches with Sheila Everhart of the Wisconsin Agricultural Tourism Association and dairy farmer Hans Breitenmoser.

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