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For WFHR and WIRI News, I'm Melissa K.
A person was hit by a vehicle and killed on State Highway 29 on Monday. Brittany Merlot has the details.
It happened right by 72nd Avenue in WASA at night just before 1130. WASA Police responded to reports of a man seen laying on the road in the Westbound lane.
When officers got there, the man claimed that he had a gun and ran. When he crossed into the Eastbound lane, he was hit.
The 30-year-old male was pronounced dead on the scene and Highway was closed for around five hours.
The two people that were driving the vehicle that struck him did have minor injuries but did not need medical transport.
The rush continues for a state budget. It's due Monday and there are fractures among Republicans on top of tension between them and Governor Tony Evers.
Savannah Tome Olsen has the story.
Last week, talks broke down between Republicans in the Senate and Republicans in the Assembly but the clock's ticking here.
And now the governor says he will not sign a budget unless it includes money for child care counts.
That was a pandemic era subsidy that went to child care providers. It expires in this budget.
Without it, up to a quarter of Wisconsin child care facilities could close that's according to research commissioned by the state.
Assembly speaker Robin Voss says Republicans plans do not include child care counts.
We're already doing things on child care so I feel like a lot of that isn't necessarily focusing the details. It's more on the broad picture.
But look, I know we're going to make investments in trying to help make sure that parents have access to child care.
But Voss says those investments would not include payments to child care providers.
Our caucus has been pretty steadfast and saying we are not just going to write checks out to providers.
Just like you don't write a check out to the person who owns a grocery store to lower the food costs.
Corinne Hendrickson, a family child care provider, was on Matt Nair on air responding to that grocery store analogy.
And I thought to myself, we're the farmers in this situation in this scenario.
We're not the grocery store owners. We don't sell the children. We are the farmers and we subsidize farmers and egg like crazy so that people can afford and access food.
So we are the exact same situation.
So far there are no meeting scheduled for the Joint Finance Committee this week.
The committee would have to pass a budget plan then that would go to the full legislature for a vote before it could head to the governor.
For civic media news, I'm Savannah Tome Olsen.
There are still a couple of days for people in Rome to comment on the act ground solar project.
The public comment period was extended until this Friday.
The plan to construct a solar electric generation facility with the potential of generating up to 200 megawatts of electricity will be located in the town of Rome in Adams County and the town of Saratoga in Wood County.
The comments received by the Public Service Commission will be part of the official record.
You can find the link to the PSC public comments page at roamedwi.gov.
It closes on Friday, June 27th.
The village of Port Edwards is holding a chicken discussion town hall meeting next week.
It's a short agenda with just one main item.
There'll be an opportunity for people to make comments on the idea of allowing chickens in the village.
Then the village board will discuss the potential of updating the village ordinance to include allowing chickens.
The meeting is on Monday, June 30th at the Marshall Bueller Center.
You can expect heavy rain tonight and into tomorrow.
We could have totals from two to four inches in some areas.
Listen in for updated forecasts throughout the day from Army Derologist Brittany Marlowe.
I'm Melissa K for WFHR and WIRI News.
The Brewers and the Pirates today.
Hi, I'm Mike Clemens with Sports.
The Brewers and the Pirates playing today to see who wins their series.
Milwaukee winning 9-3 last night thanks to shortstop Joey Ortiz.
With two home runs, four runs batted in.
Pat Murphy.
I'm really happy for Joey.
He also goes out and plays the heck out of defense.
One of the most important positions on the field.
He plays it really well.
Really pleased with how he's...
But I'd say confidence is number one.
Basketball.
Round one of the NBA draft is tonight.
The Bucks don't have a pick until tomorrow night in the second round.
NFL former Packers and Jets quarterback Aaron Rogers is now with the Steelers.
It was on the McAfee show asked, will this be his final year?
Yeah, I'm pretty sure this is it.
You know, that's why we just did a one-year deal.
Steelers didn't need to put any extra years on that or anything.
So, you know, this was really about finishing with a lot of love and fun
and peace for guys in the city that, you know, expects you to win.
That's Aaron Rogers with Sports on Mike Clemens.
On your entertainment beat, I'm Pete Schwabba.
The Bucks office saw a repeat champion from last week.
The new horror flick that came in right at expectations,
and one that absolutely flopped coming in way under expectations.
How to train your dragon broad in 37 million bucks this past weekend,
giving it a domestic total of 160 million.
With Danny Boyle back in the director's chair,
28 years later, brought in a very respectable 30 million at the gate,
and an additional 30 million overseas,
putting it on pace to be the highest-grossing film by far of the franchise.
There was not so great news, though, for Pixar's Eleo.
The film turned out to have the lowest opening ever for a Pixar film,
bringing in just 21 million at the box office.
Lilo and Stitch is holding fast and brought in about 10 million over the weekend,
which is nearing 1 billion worldwide.
More big releases right around the corner.
If you're looking for something to see in the theaters, here's one of Pete's picks.
28 years later is really good.
I'm not typically a zombie movie person,
but the third installment of this riveting,
and at times gruesome franchise, in my opinion, is the best one so far.
The film opens on a small island with people who have survived the rage virus,
and starts with a father and son going to the mainland.
They barely make it back, but the son decides to take his mother back to the mainland
after learning there is a doctor there who could possibly cure her unknown illness.
If you like zombies, or just great suspense, check it out.
Speaking of The Undead, Norman Reedus' The Walking Dead Spin-Off Darryl Dixon
has a third season headed our way.
The Walking Dead has birthed many undead spin-offs,
and Darryl Dixon might be its most critically-favored to date.
Season 3 drops September 7th on AMC.
The rich don't always get richer, just as Barbara Streisand,
who claims to have been grossly underpaid for her role as Rose Focker.
Greg Focker's mom in Meet the Fockers and Little Fockers.
The 83-year-old Oscar winner says she was really ticked off when she found out
that Dustin Hoffman, who plays her husband in the films,
made $7.5 million, and she was paid a poultry $7 million.
If you're scoring at home, Hoffman has two Oscars for acting.
Streisand has only one.
It's a bit unfair, but not late she'll have to supplement her income with a paper route.
Just saying.
Weekend 1 is in the books, but you still have two more weekends to check out
Summerfest in 2025.
Show's resume this Thursday, June 26, with acts like Willie Porter,
the psychedelic furs, local H, Billy Corrigan, and the Machines of God,
the Mavericks, and the Killers.
Summerfest takes place over three weekends, this being the second,
so you still have lots of time to see some great music.
For more showbiz fun, tune in to Nightlight with me, Peach Waba.
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