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Republican Michael Alfonso has won the race for Wisconsin's seventh congressional district, defeating Democrat Fred Clark.
The Associated Press called the race for Alfonso shortly after 10 Tuesday night.
Unofficial results showed Alfonso with 56.1 percent of the vote, compared to Clark's 43.9 percent, with 79 percent of votes counted.
At 26 years old, Alfonso will become the youngest member of Congress.
He's the son-in-law of U.S.
Transportation Secretary
John Duffy, who previously while Alfonzo celebrated with supporters, clark at an election night watch brooing in Washburn.
S was called, Clark reflect well,
obviously we're dissap and a lot of our supporte we achieved in this ele move the needle in a big we still don't know
support coming from former Republicans and independent voters.
And of course, we knew we'd need that to win.
He also talked about the campaign events he held throughout the district and the conversations he had with voters.
We had town halls in every community that everyone was invited to.
They were publicly announced.
It was open to any debate.
It was open to any conversation about our government and what we need.
Hard questions, always welcome.
And I learned a lot from that and I think voters took inspiration from that.
When asked what advice he had for Alfonso as the district's next representative, Clark emphasized the importance of reaching voters across party lines.
My advice to any new representative would be to go to places that aren't familiar to you.
Go to places with people who didn't vote for you and have those conversations because your job as a representative is to represent everybody.
This week is Crash Responder Safety Week and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation is reminding drivers to slow down and move over when approaching emergency responders and roadside workers.
The annual campaign runs November 2nd through the 6th and focuses on keeping those working along Wisconsin's roadways safe.
According to the Department of Transportation, 72 emergency responders have been struck by passing vehicles in Wisconsin over the last five years while responding to roadside incidents.
That includes
law enforcement officers, firefighters, emergency medical personnel, tow truck operators, and highway maintenance crews.
Wisconsin's Move Over law requires drivers to move over a lane or slow down when approaching emergency or service vehicles with flashing lights.
Recent changes to the law also extend protections to stranded motorists with their hazard lights on or other warning devices displayed.
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is urging drivers to stay alert, reduce their speed, and give roadside workers enough room to
do their job safely.
Big Top Chautauqua in Bayfield could see changes to its 2027 season as the nonprofit organization that operates the venue works to address financial challenges.
According to a press release, Ashwa Bay Alliance, which oversees both Big Top and Mount Ashwa Bay, says rising programming costs and declining revenues have strained its finances.
Tax filings show the Alliance had a shortfall of about $486,000 in 2023, which grew to nearly $890,000 last year.
The Alliance says it's now making changes to its operations, including plans to sell its backstage venue in Bayfield, indending its contract with Stage North in Washburn.
As for Big Top Chautauqua, the organization says it's working on its 2027 budget, which includes a possible season next year.
However, the number of performances and what that season might look like have not been determined.
Meanwhile, no major changes are planned for winter recreation at Mount Ashwa Bay.
The Alliance says it will provide updates as budget and programming
decisions are made.
For Muskie 101 News, I'm Maddie Schaefer.
Now a look at Northwoods News, I'm Maddie Schaefer.
Republican Michael Alfonso has won the race for Wisconsin's 7th Congressional District, defeating Democrat Fred Clark.
The Associated Press called the race for Alfonso shortly after 10 Tuesday night.
Unofficial results showed Alfonso with 56.1% of the vote, compared to Clark's 43.9%, with 79% of votes counted.
At 26 years old, Alfonso will become the youngest member of Congress.
He's the son-in-law of U.S.
Transportation Secretary
John Duffy, who previously represented the district.
Alfonso will replace Republican Tom Tiffany, who gave up the seat to run for Wisconsin governor.
While Alfonso celebrated his victory with supporters, Clark gathered with his own supporters at an election night watch party at Lost Apostle Brewing in Washburn.
Speaking after the race was called, Clark reflected on the outcome.
Well, obviously we're disappointed and a lot of our supporters are, but the things we achieved in this election.
We moved the needle in a big way.
We still don't know the final numbers yet.
But we had a ton of support coming from former Republicans and independent voters.
And of course, we knew we'd need that to win.
He also talked about the campaign events he held throughout the district and the conversations he had with voters.
We had town halls in every community that everyone was invited to.
They were publicly announced.
It was open to any debate.
It was open to any conversation about it.
about our government and what we need.
Hard questions, always welcome.
And I learned a lot from that and I think voters took inspiration from
that.
When asked what advice he had for Alfonso as the district's next representative, Clark emphasized the importance of reaching voters across party lines.
My advice to any new representative would be to...
Go to places that aren't familiar to you.
Go to places with people who didn't vote for you and have those conversations because your job as a representative is to represent everybody.
For Northwood's News, I'm Maddie Schaefer.
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 WIS Politics.
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 on 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 a dreary rainy day today.
We may even hear a clap of thunder at some point this afternoon with a quarter inch or more of rain possible through the day.
Our high upper fifties to near 60 tonight.
More rain dropping into the upper thirties tomorrow.
Rain in the morning then cloudy with a high in the mid forties.
I'm meteorologist Sean Cable.
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