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I'm Wayne Mauser for Civic Media News.
Democrat David Crowley sold to Victory Tuesday over Republican Tom Tiffany in the race for Wisconsin governor.
The Northern Wisconsin congressman conceded the race to the Milwaukee County executive by 9.30.
Crowley got over 1.4 million votes.
The Tiffany's 1.2 million.
In his victory speech, Crowley said, this is a very good day because of you, a boy who grew up facing eviction will now live in the governor's residence.
Crowley is now the first African-American to be elected governor in state history and will be the youngest governor in the country.
Meanwhile, the state attorney general's election was a rematch of the two candidates from the 2022 election.
As in that election incumbent Attorney General Josh Call, a Democrat defeated Republican challenger Eric Tony with Call receiving 1.43 million votes to the Fond du Lac County DA's 1.19 million votes.
With some races yet to be called, Democrats made decisive gains in the midterm elections on Tuesday.
They now control the U.S.
Senate House and have more governors in office in the area where Republican congressmen held on to their seats.
In the sixth congressional district incumbent Glenn Grossman got 53% of the vote.
He faced a challenge from Democrat Brad Smith to independence and a Green Party candidate.
Scott Fitzgerald in the fifth district and Tony Weed in the eighth congressional district also reached
their seats.
Republican State Senator John Jagler won reelection Tuesday for the 13th State Senate District.
He received 63% of the vote to fend off a challenge from Democrat Sasha Ripley.
Elsewhere Republican Amy Binsfield won the race in the 9th District, getting 56% of the vote to independent candidate Christian Ellis's 44% of the vote.
In the 19th District, incumbent Republican Rachel Ann Cabral-Guvera
retained her seat, and in the 29th, Republican Corey Tomsek will represent that district for another four years.
State Assemblyman Alex Doleman won reelection in the 39th State Assembly District.
The Republican from Marcus Anne received 66% of the vote, defeating Democratic challenger Michael Skivington, a local realtor and Green Lake County Supervisor in the 54th District.
Oshkosh Democrat Lori Paul-Mary won reelection over Tim Patterson with 61% of the vote.
In District 89 incumbent Democratic Representative Ryan Spaudy defeated Bobby Lindsay with 56%.
of the vote.
There were a handful of county sheriff's races in the area Tuesday in Wapaka County incumbent Sheriff Timothy Wills received nearly 59% of the vote to defeat challenger Justin Malug in Washera County Republican Zachary Gunderson got 69% of the vote winning that race over Democrat Nina Monticelli the Winnebago County Sheriff's race featured three candidates buying to succeed retiring Sheriff John Matz Democrat Jason Ripple won the election with nearly 51% of the vote
to defeat Republican Darren Rice and independent Danielle Fallsnick.
Voters in Rippon approved an operational referendum Tuesday for the Rippon Area School District.
Bob Nelson has more for Civic Media News.
The referendum asked to exceed revenue caps by half a million dollars the first year, then 1.35 million dollars annually for the next five years.
District Superintendent Ron Rivard says they trimmed nearly eight positions over the last two years.
Meanwhile, ACT test scores, reading and math test scores for third through
and graduation rates have all gone up.
He feels they are being fiscally responsible to taxpayers.
The key points for us are we're seeing great results for kids.
We're being fiscally responsible with the funds that we do have.
More than 70 school districts went to referendum in yesterday's election.
I'm Bob Nelson for Civic Media News.
Voters passed that operational referendum for the Refinery School District Tuesday by 135 votes.
There were 2,233 yes votes to 2,095 no votes.
Meanwhile, voters in the Marcus Hand School District rejected a request to exceed the revenue cap by $700,000 annually over four years.
The tally was 1,016 yes votes to 1,492 no votes.
The referendum was defeated by 476 votes.
Elsewhere, voters in the Princeton School District passed a two-question referendum for operations and facilities.
Operational referendums also passed in Mayville and Iola Scandinavia.
An operational referendum in Westfield failed, and voters in the Wyawiga Fremont School District rejected a borrowing referendum.
Another competency examination has been ordered for a 27-year-old Lincoln County man who allegedly made bomb threats for sites in Fond du Lac last November.
During a hearing in Fond du Lac County Court in September, it was revealed that competency evaluation for Nicholas Wolfe had found him competent.
The prosecution still had concerns about the Tomahawk man's competency, and Wolfe changed his pleas to not guilty and not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect.
During a status hearing on Monday, the court accepted a request
for another competency evaluation.
Last November 21st, Fond du Lac Police investigated three bomb threats in the city.
Threats were made simultaneously to the Fond du Lac County Health Care Center and the Fond du Lac High School.
Following a thorough evaluation, it was determined that the threats were not credible.
No explosive devices were located.
Another threat was received later in the day for a quick trip store.
No explosive devices were found at that location either.
Two more threats were made later that.
month.
Fox Valley Metro police said it investigated a child sexual abuse material case in the village of Little Shoot and forwarded charges to the out of Gamy County District Attorney's Office.
The department made the statement in response to comments and concerns in online forums.
The case involved a child predator investigation group that operates on various social media platforms.
The department said the organization is claiming the department failed to investigate a case brought to its attention which allowed a suspected child predator to
remain in the community.
The department said that claim is false.
The department said the case was investigated thoroughly and that charges have been forwarded to the Audigame County District Attorney's Office.
The father of a 14-year-old girl found suffering from severe malnutrition and weighing just 35 pounds.
Was convicted on Tuesday.
Walter Goodman III pleaded no contest to three of the charges he faced.
Chronic neglect of a child causing great bodily harm.
Chronic neglect of a child causing emotional damage and false imprisonment.
Paramedics removed the girl from her town of O'Nita home in August of 2025 after Goodman called 911.
Investigators say she was nearly comatose.
Doctors reportedly suffered multi-organ failure and was very close to dying.
Goodman will be sentenced on February 2nd.
I'm Wayne Mauser for Civic Media News.
For Civic Media News, I'm Connie Feldman.
Wisconsin voters made history yesterday by electing our state's first black governor.
Democrat David Crowley defeated Republican Tom Tiffany in Wisconsin's gubernatorial race.
Crowley's victory also marks the first time in our state's 178-year history that Democrats will hold the governor's office for more than eight consecutive years.
Tiffany conceded the race by 9.30 last night.
He congratulated Crowley on his victory, saying,
While we have our differences, we both love this great state, and I wish him and his family the very best as he prepares to serve as Wisconsin's next governor.
Shortly afterward, David Crowley thanked Wisconsin voters on social media, saying in part, thank you for believing in me, serving as your governor will be the honor of a lifetime.
Wisconsin voters also secured the trifecta Democrats were hoping for, gaining the majority in both chambers of the state legislature.
Analysts say Wisconsin's results are part of a blue wave that swept the nation in the midterm elections, a sign that voters are tired of a broken political system, rising costs, and healthcare that's becoming out of reach.
In other news, the former city manager of two rivers has now been arrested for a third time in three days.
Police arrested Kyle Cordell on Sunday for domestic abuse charges.
He was arrested again the following day for violating the domestic abuse 72-hour no-contact rule and arrested again yesterday after violating the same rule for a second time since it was issued.
Cordell faces two additional counts of bail jumping and was taken to the Manitowoc County Jail.
A driver is dead after crashing their car into a house in Oshkosh early this week.
The car left the road and went into a home around 2 a.m.
Firefighters attempted life-saving efforts, but the person died due to their injuries.
No one in the house was injured, and the driver was alone in their vehicle.
After a roller coaster of a campaign that included dropping out of the race for Wisconsin governor, then getting back in again, Democrat David Crowley defeated Republican Tom Tiffany to become Wisconsin's next governor.
It was a history-making victory with Crowley becoming Wisconsin's first black governor in what became the most expensive governor's race in state history, according to analysis from Wispolitics.
At age 40, Crowley will also be the youngest governor of our state in nearly a century.
Democrats swept every statewide race on the ballot, flipped two congressional seats, and took control of both sides of the state legislature for the first time in 16 years.
Governor Tony Evers called Crowley a comeback kid,
applauding the candidates rise from the poorest zip code in Wisconsin to be elected to the state's top leader.
Congressman Tom Tiffany congratulated Crowley in his concession speech less than two hours after the polls closed.
Tiffany said, quote, while we have our differences, we both love this great state.
And I wish him and his family the very best as he prepares to serve as Wisconsin's next governor.
Analysts tied Tiffany's defeat as well as other Republican losses to the record low approval rating of President Donald Trump who endorsed Tiffany.
Wisconsin voters followed a similar wave seen across the country as Democrats unseated long-term Republican candidates.
For the first time in 16 years, Democrats will have the majority in both chambers of the state legislature, winning the trifecta Democrats were after.
In other closely watched races around the state, Rebecca Cook defeated Derek Van Orden in a rematch for the District 3 seat.
Democrat Mitchell Berman claimed victory over Republican U.S.
Representative Ryan Stile for Wisconsin's first congressional district.
race, but incumbent Tony Weed defeated his Democratic challenger, Rick Crossen, in Wisconsin's 8th congressional district.
And that's your state news update.
I'm Connie Feldman for Civic Media News.
The Bucks in Beantown.
Hi, I'm Mike Clemens with SportsNBA.
The Bucks battle the Celtics tonight in Boston.
Braden Burris expected to start again at Point Guard and in the days ahead, head coach Taylor Jenkins.
You know, aside for the opportunities that he's going to have ahead, just to understand the matchups he's going to have, the disciplines going to take, and how it can be an engine for us in offense, ability to get downhill, and when the ball's moving, he's going to get those open shots and just keep letting
them fly.
Now, the Bucks leading scorer, Wisconsin native, Tyler Hero, says he wants to stay in Milwaukee and not be traded.
Women's College
a win opening night for the Badgers at the Cole Center in Madison 71 to 65 over Bradley University last night.
We got a lot to work on which is pretty normal this part of November and I know this is a group of young ladies that really wants it they want to they want to win at a high level and you know they're just kind of learning what that needs to look like in the consistency of it so I'm sure we're all excited to get back to it tomorrow and learn and grow and get better from it.
That's the Badgers head coach Robin Pinston with Sports on Mike Clemens.
It is going to be cloudy with scattered rain today.
We'll get into the low to mid 60s for a high this afternoon.
The rain will sort of taper later this afternoon.
Tonight cloudy scattered showers will drop into the mid to upper 40s.
Tomorrow cloudy with more rain, especially in the morning with highs in the low 50s.
I'm meteorologist Sean Cable.
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