This is your WCFW Daily News Roundup for 105-7 CFW in Chippewa Falls and 93-5 The Tap in Eau Claire.
For 105-7 CFW News, I'm James Kelly.
Republican Congressman Derek Van Orden and his Democratic opponent Rebecca Cook participated in a candidate forum on Tuesday with just two weeks to go until the midterm election.
The forum, moderated by WEAU, took place at Chippewa Valley Technical College and covered issues like tariffs, the war in Iran, and the health care crisis the Chippewa Valley has struggled with since the HSHS closures.
Speaking on the health care crisis, Congressman Van Orden highlighted his efforts to secure funding for BadgerCare through the Working Families Tax Cut and Jobs Act.
As far as Syrian parole was concerned,
In the morning family stacks at Jobstack, I was able to secure an additional $1 billion for manager care at the state of Wisconsin.
A billion dollars a year for manager care at the state of Wisconsin.
We also got a $50 billion rural health care infrastructure revitalization fund.
That's the largest investment in rural health care in the history of our country.
That's $203 million a year for five years going to the state of Wisconsin for rural health care.
In response, Cook noted that $203 million through the Rural Health Transformation Fund is a drop in the bucket compared to what rural health care facilities in Wisconsin need to stay open and shared her vision for how to begin addressing that health care
crisis.
In commerce, I want to expand Medicare to cover vision, dental and hearing, the things that deteriorate as well as age.
I'd like to see a public option get passed.
People who keep their private insurance if they'd like it.
But getting a public option passed, I think the first thing that I'd like to do if Democrats win back the House, HR1, is expanding that ACA task fed opinion for three more years.
The forum represented the first time the two candidates have shared a stage after failing to agree to a similar forum before the 2024 election.
For 1057 CFW News, I'm James Kelly.
For Civic Media News, I'm Connie Feldman.
Wisconsin's measles outbreak has now spread beyond the four-county cluster in the southwestern part of our state that had previously contained the outbreak.
That's according to the latest report from the Department of Health Services.
Health workers confirm that Richland County has a new case of the infectious disease that's linked to the ongoing Southwest outbreak.
Richland County Boarders Grant, Iowa, and Lafayette counties, which have measles cases numbering in the 70s to more than 100.
Wisconsin's total number of measles cases now stands at 289, all but two cases are in those unvaccinated for the disease.
A Wisconsin school district was recently scammed out of nearly $100,000 in what authorities are calling cyber theft.
School leaders say the crime happened last August after the business manager processed what's described as an unusual payment request from a third party.
Officials say the district put the business manager on leave after finding they lost $92,000 to a cyber crime.
They say the step is not a determination of wrongdoing.
The district is now working with police, attorneys, and insurance trying to recover the lost taxpayer funds.
The UW-Madison Board of Regents is moving forward with plans to build new
residence halls to help house its growing student body.
The university is currently operating dorms at 115% capacity, forcing many students into crowded triples or converted lounge spaces.
To address the shortage, the school plans to form a public-private partnership for all electric energy-efficient housing expected to open by fall of 2029.
Campus leaders say the new facilities will ease housing pressure and restore dedicated student study areas, pending final state legislative approval.
A Wisconsin man was buried alive yesterday when a six-foot-deep trench collapsed in on him in the town of Cicero.
The 44-year-old was laying piped to a barn on his property when the walls of the trench gave way.
Rescue workers from Nichols Rural Fire and Black Creek Rescue, along with several additional departments, worked for close to an hour getting the man out.
They say he was conscious in breathing when they rescued him and took him to a Green Bay hospital by ambulance.
Wisconsin's two U.S.
senators are confirming their Milwaukee offices received suspicious mail containing unknown substances yesterday.
Republican Ron Johnson and Democrat Tammy Baldwin both released statements confirming their staff encountered letters matching a nationwide pattern targeting political and election offices.
The FBI and U.S.
Postal Inspection Service are leading a joint investigation into the origin of the mailings.
Wisconsin candidates for Governor David Crowley and Tom Tiffany are finalizing their preparations ahead of tonight's debate in Milwaukee.
The broadcast marks the only televised debate of the governor's race and will air statewide on ABC affiliates.
Both candidates are aiming to highlight key contrasts on economic issues and campaign priorities before a broad audience.
Station officials report the debate is produced by WISN TV in partnership with WIS Politics.
Governor Tony Evers is formalizing a new international partnership to boost economic and educational ties between Wisconsin and France.
Evers signed a sister-state agreement this week with officials from France's Brejean-Franç-Comté region during a ceremony at the state capitol.
The deal marks Wisconsin's seventh sister-state connection and the first new agreement of its kind in 36 years.
State leaders say the partnership will focus on expanding joint ventures in agriculture, dairy,
clean energy and advanced manufacturing.
And that's your state news update.
I'm Connie Feldman for Civic Media News.
It's the return of Josh Jacobs high on Mike Clemens with sports NFL the Packers play the Lions in Detroit on Sunday at 325 Packers running back Josh Jacobs returning to practice after being reactivated by the league office Offensive coordinator Adam Stenovich and how Jacobs look to the coaches.
Oh, he looks great I mean, he's obviously comes to meetings and stuff and he's in there with us So then he goes goes and does his workouts, but he's been working really hard and I'm really excited to get him back
college football the Wisconsin Badgers at home Saturday
Friday night at Camp Randall, they'll host number 16th rank USC at 630 NBA.
The Bucks begin their first season tonight under new head coach Taylor Jenkins in Washington DC against the Wizards.
Friday is their home opener at 3pm.
And after that, Jenkins says the Bucks will head over to see the Brewers game Friday night.
Yes, after our great home opener, we'll be there celebrate a historic moment, you know, for our city for, you know, the Brewers and the franchise.
We're going to show out and represent for the Brew crew.
That's the Bucks.
Taylor Jenkins with Sports on Mike Clemens.
I'm
meteorologist Brandon Bormans.
This incredible stretch of fall weather continues this week.
Sunny skies expected for today with highs right around 70 degrees.
Partly cloudy skies tonight with lows in the mid 40s.
We do it all over again on Thursday.
Sunny skies with a high near 71.
Right now it's 42.
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