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For Civic Media News, I'm Lisa Hale.
With concerns over ice arrests increasing in the Midwest, the head of an immigrant rights
group is trying to focus on good information. Christine Newman-Ortice of Vosis de la
Franca is pushing the Round the Clock hotline for confirmed ice sightings.
It is 1-800-427-0213 and in nearly all of the recent ice activity which has picked up
here in Wisconsin, this has been used as a way to centralize these reports. We have been
encouraging people to not post or repose sightings on social media until they're verified
in order to avoid unnecessary fear and misinformation.
Newman-Ortice says the hotline is staffed by volunteers 24-7. Homeland Security says
their agency is simply following current laws and wants to work with local departments
on transfers of inmates.
While the entire nation seemed to be thinking about football in the Super Bowl last week,
one city had basketball on its mind. The Oshkosh area school district held a special ceremony
to honor one of its own. Tyrese Halliburton, who is excelled on the basketball court. Halliburton
has become a household name in professional basketball, most recently as an Indiana
Pacer. And last week he was inducted into the Oshkosh North High School Hall of Fame.
Halliburton is a 2018 graduate of Oshkosh North. For Civic Media News, I'm Lisa Hale. For news
anytime, visit our website at civicmedia.us. For Civic Media News, I'm Lisa Hale.
Governor Tony Evers visited Warsaw last week to discuss affordability issues with local leaders.
Isabellanieto reports. They discuss their concerns about cuts to health care and local programs
stemming from federal uncertainty. And it has run affordability. And we talked about food. Food
sovereignty. We talked about child care. We talked about health care. And several other areas that
people are seeing needs. Evers said they're working on legislative steps to reduce costs for
Wisconsinites. We need the legislature to do some work before they go home to run for the
off to run for reelection. He said the state has funding available to make some of those steps
happen, including working towards preventing property tax increases. We have anywhere between
four and six billion dollars. Not all of it is available because we have to kind of be thoughtful
about that. But we do have some that is available. And hopefully some of these ideas we can
solve. Evers said despite his coming departure from the governorship, he's hoping there will be
something that can be done now. He said if the state government is in a position to help,
it should. Diane Mulemans is the new Wapaka County Circuit Court judge for branch three.
Governor Tony Evers announced her appointment last week to fill the vacancy created when judge
Raymond Hubert died. Mulemans will complete a term that ends July 31, 2027. Prior to her
appointment, she served as Corporation Counsel for Wapaka Marathon and Green Lake Counties.
The Wisconsin State Legislature's Joint Committee on Finance has unanimously passed
legislation for nearly two million dollars to support homeless veterans in the state.
The funding for the Veterans Housing and Recovery Program is meant to address the closure of
such programs in Green Bay and Chippewa Falls. The new grant program would award a $25 per
DM payment per veteran housed to nonprofits and other organizations that provide housing and
support services for veterans who are struggling with homelessness in our state.
In honor of Black History Month, one University of Wisconsin is opening an exhibit
featuring Dr. Martin Luther King. The showcase at UW Clare will be open all month and according
to UWEC officials, the exhibit in the Davies Center features three sections. One honoring prominent
Black figures who spoke for the forum series over the years, one that documents historical
university program supporting equality, and one that recognizes each winner of UWEC's
Martin Luther King Jr. Social Justice Award. Landlord Tenant Issues were the number one consumer
complaint with the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture Trade and Consumer Protection in 2025.
The agency released its list of the top 10 consumer complaints of 2025 last week.
Number two were complaints about telemarketing, which included fishing, spoofing,
imposter scams, robo calls, harassment, and violations of the do not call registry.
Rounding out the top five were complaints about home improvements, telecommunications,
and identity theft. For Civic Media News, I'm Lisa Hale. For news anytime, visit our website
at civicmedia.us.
Wingland head coach Mike Raeble on the loss. Just like every year,
somebody's gonna lose this game and we have to remember what it feels like and make sure that
it's not repeated. The Seahawks Kenneth Walker III told in high school he'd never play football
because of blood clots. Could he believe he was voted the game's MVP?
Um, nah, if I would tell myself as a kid right now, I would have, like, I wouldn't have guessed
that I would be the one winning MVP. So it's a surreal moment, you know, and it doesn't happen
without the guys in the locker room. At Seahawks running back Kenneth Walker from Super Bowl 60,
I'm Mike Cummins. Cloudy today with a slight chance of a rain snow mix here by later this afternoon
are high in the low 30s today. Tonight, mostly cloudy. Could catch a few flurries are low to 28
tomorrow. Partly cloudy, 34. I meet a u-round that you shot in cable.
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