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Civic Media News. I'm Terry Bell. Here's what Wisconsin needs to know. President Biden returns to Wisconsin today.
He's talking about his administration's progress and replacing lead pipes in Milwaukee and creating good paying jobs.
It's Biden's second visit to Wisconsin's dropping out of the presidential race. He was here in September to talk about new investments in rural electrification and other infrastructure.
Wisconsin School Superintendent has a challenger in the next election. Jeff Wright is the superintendent of the Sock Prairie School District.
Wright is the first person to step up to challenge Jill Underley. She's been in office since 2021. Wright is a Democrat who ran for state assembly in 2018, but lost by about 300 votes. The election is April 1st.
Battleground Wisconsin is seeing a lot of campaign stops this year, but the nation's agriculture secretary says winning rural Wisconsin will take more effort than that.
It isn't enough for you to stop by in those rural areas. You got to have an office. You got to have volunteers. You got to have people talking about the campaign on a constant basis.
Tom Vilsack joined Civic Media's Todd Abbaugh show this week. Wisconsin voters can expect to hear more about the future of the US Supreme Court as a presidential campaign issue.
Four of the nine justices will soon turn 70. We're trying to make it clear to voters that when you're voting this year, you're not just voting for a president.
You're not just voting for Congress. You're also voting for generations of decisions that will impact you, your family, your children, your grandchildren, children's fundamental rights.
Joe Heinz is with the progressive group stand up America. 2,000 people in Wisconsin have landed in the hospital after eating eggs that are now being recalled.
The eggs came from a farm in Bondwell. The eggs were sold under the bread names of Milo's poultry farms, M&E family farms and Tony's fresh market. Duck eggs from Happy Quackers Farm are also part of the recall.
Wisconsin is getting $115 million to hook up public libraries and community centers to the internet. 35 communities will benefit from the federal funding.
M&E has meant to serve disadvantaged populations impacted by the pandemic and who have little to know broad band access.
I'm Terry Bell, Civic Media News. Now here's what you need to know closer to home.
For WFHR and WIRI News, I'm Melissa K. The Grand Avenue Bridge in downtown Wisconsin Rapids will be closed beginning today at 7 a.m.
City crews will be installing the bridge lighting project. The bridge will be closed between 3rd Avenue and 3rd Street for approximately 2 weeks.
Through traffic will be detoured onto 3rd Avenue, then over the Jackson Street Bridge, then onto 3rd Street.
A new study finds Wisconsin's election system is more secure than other swing states.
The nonprofit political research group in forming democracy finds guidance from the Wisconsin Elections Commission leaves little room for local clerks to deviate from how they can do their work.
Tonight is Culver's night for the VFW. Veterans from our VFW post 2534 will be at Culver's on 8th Street South from 4 to 8 tonight.
A portion of proceeds will go to help the VFW and support their efforts in our community.
Early detection of diseases can be lifesaving, preventing serious illnesses before they develop.
Having an annual exam with your primary care provider can keep you up to date on important health screenings.
These screenings happen at certain ages, but some individuals are at an increased risk based on several factors.
Other things that can be important is their family history.
So if your parents, your brother, your sister, aunts, uncles, or grandparents have certain medical conditions, that can put you at increased risk of disease as well.
That's Christy Wagner, MD, and family medicine physician at Aspirus Health. She said they're having to screen for some diseases at younger ages.
Individuals have been getting colon cancer at younger and younger ages.
Dr. Wagner said understanding the risks and benefits of screenings can put patients at ease.
The investigation into Wassa Mayor Doug Denney's handling of the city's ballot drop box is now in the hands of the Wisconsin Department of Justice.
DOJ personnel conducted interviews at Wassa City Hall last Wednesday.
That's the same day Wisconsin Democracy Campaign Executive Director Nick Ramos accompanied several Wassa residents to the US Attorney's office in Madison.
They've asked for a review of Denney's actions and that he be held responsible if any laws were broken.
Denney maintains he did nothing wrong when he wheeled the unsecured drop box into his office over two weeks ago.
The drop box was installed for use last week Monday, but it remains unclear what if any penalties Denney may face.
The Wassa City Council will consider a resolution regarding the drop box at its regular meeting today.
Voting has begun in the state that deadline to apply for an absentee ballot is 5 p.m. on October 31st.
There's still collecting supply donations for Hurricane Helene relief in the parking lot by Pickensave in Wisconsin Rapids.
Global Empowerment Mission has a semi-trailer there collecting items to send to communities affected by the Hurricane in North Carolina.
Sparhawk Trucking donated the trailer that will be sent to a collection point in Asheville, North Carolina.
They're accepting donations of water, baby formula, chainsaws, generators, and more.
If you're interested in volunteering to help at the drop off site, contact Andy Elmhurst at 715-459-4153.
You may see or hear F-35 jets flying overhead in the afternoons and evenings this week.
The 115th Fighter Wing out of Madison will conduct evening training flights through Thursday.
The pilots will follow flight pass designed it minimize noise to area residents, but you may still hear them.
And that's what you need to know. I'm Alyssa K, WFHR and WIRI News.
The Badgers Get Ready For Rutgers Hi. I'm Mike Clemens with Sports.
College footballer Wisconsin Badgers traveled to New Jersey this weekend to take on the 4-1 Rutgers Scarlet Knights.
Badgers head coach Luke Fickle says quarterback Braden Locke did a good job of bouncing back in their win over Purdue after throwing two interceptions early in the game.
Sometimes you take it for a while, he's a slinger and he doesn't care. No, it's just he processes things.
He's able to come back, he's able to have confidence in what he's doing.
NFL Packers Head Coach Matt Loflur says he expects Romeo dobs to be back at work tomorrow.
Dobs is spend it over the weekend after not reporting to practice last week.
The one thing I'll say about it is, I mean it's a pretty isolated incident.
Like this has not happened with him before and I don't expect it to happen moving forward.
NBA The Box hosts the Lakers Thursday night in a preseason game.
Damien Lillard says he's in great shape thanks to his personal trainers.
Nutritionists and chef and speed and agility, strength and condition in my basketball trainer, my PT, all of that stuff.
We just got connected and then we put a plan together all the way through the offseason and we executed it.
That's the box Damien Lillard with Sports. I'm Mike Clemens.
On your entertainment beat, I'm Pete Schwabba, attention bear fans.
No, not those kind. The bear will be back for a season four and actress Sarah Paulson,
who plays cousin Michelle on the show, indicated she will be back as well.
The actress indicated as much while discussing her new horror film, Hold Your Breath with the New York Post.
Hold Your Breath Drop last Thursday on Hulu to pretty mediocre reviews.
The film also stars fellow the bear cast member and two-time Emmy winner, Iban Moss-Backrack.
Season four of the bear could return as early as 2025.
In how clueless can you possibly be news, a man approached Sean Combs' ex, Young Miami, and asked her to sign a bottle of baby oil.
The rapper was sitting in an SUV when the fan approached and asked her through an open window to sign his toiletry.
The FBI uncovered thousands of bottles of baby oil from Combs' homes in Miami and Los Angeles earlier this year.
The only thing that could make this story even weirder is if it was totally random and the guy had no knowledge of Sean Combs' scandal.
Beyoncé's album Cowboy Carter was snubbed when he came to the country music awards, even though it hit the top of the charts.
Country singer Luke Bryan addressed the controversy on the Andy Cohen live podcast, saying he understood why her fans were upset but also gave Beyoncé some advice, saying
if you're going to make country albums, come into our world and be country with us.
Just a word to the wise for Beyoncé, renting a U-Haul might be sort of tough if you're moving to Nashville.
People that have near-death experiences often say they see a light.
During COVID, Al Pacino says he was close to death and even had no pulse at one point and paramedics had to bring him back to life.
Pacino also offered that when he was supposedly no longer alive and transitioning that there was nothing and he did not see a light.
Or maybe God saw righteous kill.
The Joker, too, Foley O'Doo took number one at the box office this past weekend.
The film brought in 40 million to lead the way but given that both audiences and critics showed approval ratings in the low 30s,
according to Rotten Tomatoes, it would be a surprise if the Joker sequel starring Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga showed any type of legs at the box office.
Coming in second place was last week's champ The Wild Robot, which added a few screens and took in almost 19 million domestically.
The Wild Robot, in contrast to The Joker, is rocking a 98% score on Rotten Tomatoes with both critics and audiences.
My guess is the 2% in each case are moviegoers who enjoyed The Joker.
Coming in third place was Beetlejuice Beetlejuice with just over 10 million at the box office in its fifth week of release.
The Beetlejuice sequel has taken in $265 million domestically.
Rounding out this week's top five are Transformers 1 and Speak No Evil.
For more showbiz fond tuning to Nightlight with me, Pechwaba, weeknights from 6-8pm on the Civic Media Radio Network.
Mostly sunny today with a high in the mid 60s this afternoon, the wind will be out of the northwest at around 5-10.
Tonight clear with a low in the mid 30s tomorrow, mostly sunny with a high in the mid to upper 60s.
I'm meteorologist Sean Cable, current tip now 37.
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