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From the Wisconsin Rapids local newsroom, I'm Melissa K.
The Marathon County Sheriff's Office is warning against yet another round of scam calls
targeting area residents. The caller claims to be a member of the Marathon County Sheriff's
Staff and say they're calling regarding legal matters from the Sheriff's Office. They
will use fear, intimidation, and create a sense of urgency. These methods are effective
ways to make people act before stopping to think. Scammers will demand payment over the
phone or request personal or financial information. The Marathon County Sheriff's Office does
not call citizens regarding legal matters in this way or demand payment over the phone.
If you receive a call with someone making these demands or you feel pressured in any way,
the Sheriff's Office recommends hanging up immediately. Do not provide personal information.
Do not trust caller ID alone as numbers can be spoofed. If you're unsure, hang up and
call the Marathon County Sheriff's Office directly using a verified phone number.
Gas prices rose 22.7 cents per gallon over the last week. The average on Monday landing
at 3.37 per gallon. This is 83 cents higher than a month ago and 51.6 cents per gallon
higher than this time last year. Officials at gas buddies say gasoline prices are pushing
to their highest levels in years as geopolitical tensions in the Middle East remain elevated.
Consumers are feeling the sting of rising oil, gasoline, and diesel costs, which could
soon approach the $5 per gallon mark nationally. Seasonal forces are beginning to intensify
as several regions complete the transition to summer gasoline. This combined with the
lack of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz could continue to drive pump prices higher
in the coming weeks.
I'm Melissa Kay for WFHR and WIRI News. Find news anytime at WFHR.com or WIRI.FM.
Pacific Media News, I'm Stase Keane. Wisconsin families who use food share will soon have
new rules on what they can buy. Governor Tony Evers has signed a bill that blocks the program
from covering candy and soda. That deal also adds $72 million in state money and more
staff at the Department of Health Services. Evers says the extra funding will help protect
families and taxpayers from bigger costs that are tied to recent federal changes.
One of the people charged in the death of three-year-old Elijah Vu and Marathon County
is asking a judge for changes before his trial. Jessie Vang filed three motions in court
yesterday asking to move the trial and to keep some of the evidence out. Elijah disappeared
from two rivers in early 2024 and was found dead months later. Vang and the child's
mother Katrina Bauer both face felony charges including child abuse and hiding of corpse.
Prosecutors have until April 20 to respond and a hearing is set for May.
As the weather starts to warm up, a Wisconsin medical facility is trying to track ticks
again. The Marshallfield Clinic Research Institute is kicking off its annual tick inventory
via Citizen Science Project. This is the third year of the project through which people
can send any ticks they come across to researchers. It's meant to help track the spread of the
insects and determine risk factors for tick-borne illnesses. Officials say nearly 6,000 ticks were
collected in each of the first two years of the project.
Burrurs fans headed to American Family Field for opening date and expect two things,
traffic and new food. The DOT is working with the team to alert drivers about road work
near the stadium. Once inside, fans will find new vendors offering items like BBQ nachos
on a stick, mac and cheese, waffles, deep fried cringles and cream puffs. The Burrurs say it's
all part of giving fans more reasons to come early and stay late. The season starts Thursday
against the White Sox. More news is available at civicmedia.us
The Burrurs beat the Reds. Hi, I'm Mike Clemens with sports. Baseball, the Burrurs were
the 9-1 win over the Reds last night in an exhibition game, home runs by Bryce Tarang
and William Contreras, manager Pat Murphy, on the value of these two warm-up games at
Ampham Field before opening day Thursday.
Anytime you get to go play baseball against an opponent, you get that opportunity to get
that rhythm going, you know, get your eyes set.
The Badgers women's hockey team, back in Madison, after winning the national championship
again, head coach Mark Johnson. It's been a challenging year for a lot of different reasons,
but they stuck together. I don't think a lot of us and a lot of youth thought Clair
Unwright was going to get our game winning goal, but that shows what type of team and how
well they connected. NBA, the Bucks got blown out again last night in LA, losing to the
Clippers, won 29 to 96. This team hasn't had a losing season in 10 years. You haven't
had one in almost 20. Is that right? And I didn't even know that.
Jeez. We're going to have one this year at the Bucks stock rivers with sports on Mike
Clemens, a mix of clouds and sunshine today with a high in the upper 40s to near 50 this
afternoon. Tonight, mostly cloudy will drop to 55 for an overnight low tomorrow, partly
to mostly cloudy and even warmer with a high right around 60. I mean, a neurologist
on cable.