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For Civic Media News, I'm Connie Feldman.
Vandalism or an act of nature.
Civic Media's Maddie Shaver has more on multiple fires destroying equipment for a controversial Northwoods pipeline.
An
Enbridge drill rig and support equipment were destroyed in a fire early Monday morning at a construction site along the company's Line 5 relocation project in northern Wisconsin.
According to the Ashland County Sheriff's Office, the fire was reported around 5.20 Monday morning near Wilson Road in the town of White River.
When deputies arrived, they found two boring machines that had been involved in the fire.
Enbridge says graffiti was also discovered at the site and has described the incident as vandalism.
involving Enbridge property in northern Wisconsin over the past month.
On September 14th, a fire broke out at an Enbridge office building in Superior.
Just three days later, another fire damaged drilling equipment at a Line 5 construction site in Ashland County.
Enbridge says it takes these incidents seriously and will cooperate with authorities as they investigate and seek to hold those responsible accountable.
No injuries were reported and the cause of the fire remains under investigation.
The Ashland County Sheriff's Office
Office is also asking anyone who noticed suspicious activity near the site to come forward, including anyone with photos or surveillance footage that could help investigators.
For Civic
Media News, I'm Maddie Schaefer.
The company also confirmed that Line 5 remains in operation.
One more county is showing probable cases of measles in Wisconsin.
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services says they're now investigating five
probable cases of measles in Rock County.
Health workers say these cases are linked to each other but are not connected to the ongoing outbreak in southwest Wisconsin.
This is the seventh county in the state to report measles cases since August.
There are currently 267 confirmed cases of measles.
More than 99% are in people who are not vaccinated against the highly contagious disease.
It was a day of power at our state capitol yesterday as opponents of two proposed high-voltage transmission lines running through Wisconsin gathered to have their voices heard.
The Group No.
765 line organized the event with 267 people registered and visits to 52 legislative offices.
Organizers say they secured commitments from 25 Wisconsin lawmakers during the day of meetings at the Capitol.
Residents raised concerns about property values, farmland and environmental impacts.
The Group wants changes to Wisconsin's transmission line approval laws, a review of regional grid expansion plan and a public hearing on a utility application.
The proposed Maribel and Becky projects would span roughly 330 miles, stretching from southeastern Minnesota across southern Wisconsin to the Illinois border.
Developers say the lines are needed to improve grid reliability and meet growing electricity demand.
Organizers say lawmakers agreed to at least one request, but that doesn't necessarily mean they oppose the projects.
Well, it was sure nice while it lasted, but our brief summer fling last weekend gives way to more fall-like temperatures this week.
Details coming up in your forecast.
And that's your state news update.
I'm Connie Feldman for Civic Media News.
It's the Brewers and the Dodgers.
Hi, I'm Mike Clemens with Sports Baseball.
Game three of the NLCS tonight, the Brewers and the Dodgers.
Milwaukee up two games to none and the best of seven, Robert Gasser on the mound for the crew.
As the series shifts to Dodgers Stadium in LA, the Brewers catcher, William Contreras.
Keep going.
The goal is not to think about where we're at.
Regardless of where we're going, who we're playing against, the goal is just to focus on doing our jobs and executing our jobs.
So that's the task at hand, and I'm just focusing on what's next.
In the American League, the Reys beat the Guardians 3-1 to tie that series at one game apiece.
NFL.
The Packers begin their week of practice getting ready for Sunday night football at Lambeau Field against the two and three Dallas Cowboys.
The Badgers are going to have their hands full Saturday night.
When they take on UCLA in Los Angeles, the Bruins now rank 12th in the nation after knocking off Oregon with sports on Mike Clemens.
Partly to mostly cloudy today with a high in the low to mid 60s this afternoon.
Tonight, mostly cloudy, we're going to drop into the upper 30s to low 40s.
Tomorrow, cloudy with scattered rain.
We could get a quarter inch or more in spots with a high in the mid to upper 50s.
I'm meteorologist Sean Cable.
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