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Civic Media News, I'm Terry Bell, here's what Wisconsin needs to know.
A new study finds 830 people in Wisconsin were killed by guns in 2022.
That includes homicides and suicides.
That's more people than died in car crashes.
The numbers come from the Wisconsin anti-violence effort education fund.
More than three-fourths of people shot to death in Wisconsin were black.
Kamala Harris is making her pitch to Wisconsin Conservatives and Independence
with the help of Republican former Congresswoman Liz Cheney.
For us to get back to a time where we are actually having policy debates and discussions and disagreements,
we have to protect what undergirds all of this and what undergirds all of it is the Constitution.
Cheney joined the Democratic Vice President today campaign event last night in Brookfield.
The notion that the measure of the strength of a leader is based on who you be down.
It's just wrong headed.
Both of them say Donald Trump's promise to terminate the Constitution makes him unfit to be president.
Democratic candidate for Vice President Tim Walls campaigns in Wisconsin today with the help of former president Barack Obama.
The two campaign in Madison this afternoon before Walls heads to receive tonight.
Most polls show Kamala Harris and Donald Trump neck and neck in key states with two weeks to go until election day.
In Wisconsin Harris leads Trump by two points.
In person early voting starts today in Wisconsin, two million people are expected to vote in the battleground state.
Not only is there the race for president, but control of the US House and Senate are on the line and new maps could change the dynamic of the Wisconsin legislature.
New research is debunking old notions about bullying.
Child psychologist Shelley Hymo has looked closely into bullying. She says it does not make kids more resilient.
Kids who are victimized, you know, just sit there all day wondering what's going to happen to the next.
I've had notes from kids saying how that's their life.
British researchers found people who were bullied as kids face a higher risk of unstable employment as adults and of premature death.
October is bullying prevention month.
The Wisconsin Army National Guard met its annual recruiting target this year. That's the first time in seven years.
Terry Bell, civic media news. Here's what you need to know closer to home.
For WGBW news, I'm Lisa Hale early in person voting kicks off in Wisconsin today.
Local clerks are saying they're prepared for a high turnout. The Wisconsin Elections Commission is projecting over two million voters doing it early to see your ballot and options for early in person voting.
Check out my vote dot W I dot gov.
Construction on I 41 between Winnebago and fondle act counties began this week.
The resurfacing culvert improvement and bridge work project will take place from highway 26 in Oshkosh down to county highway D in fondle act.
Mark Cantola with the Wisconsin DOT says lane closures will not be as impactful as some we've seen over the summer, especially in northern Winnebago and out of gamey counties.
But there will be some nighttime lane restrictions and ramp closures. The project is expected to wrap up in October of 2025.
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation receives $12.5 million in federal funding for safety improvements at two rest stops along I-43 between Green Bay and Manitawak.
The project will raise and rebuild the buildings, modernize the pavement to accommodate increased traffic, add 72 more truck parking stalls across both facilities, add universal charging stations, and make them both ADA compliant.
The rest areas are 51 near Marable and 52 near Denmark.
Medicare open enrollment is going on now. Ingrid Cunninger, the Wisconsin senior Medicare Patrol program director says this is the time to make any changes to your Medicare coverage for next year.
If your medical situation has changed significantly, if you have new medications that you're taking that you want to make sure are covered in a new plan.
If you want or need to switch providers, all of those things are important to take a look at right now.
Open enrollment goes through December 7th, visit Medicare.gov for information.
Green Bay real estate agent Mike Pritzel is in Florida helping the American Red Cross with disaster relief efforts.
You name it, we do it. It's whatever is being asked of us today. As an example, I spent most of my morning so far trying to help a resident of the shelter to get transportation to a doctor's employment.
And you would think that is simple and it's not.
This is Pritzel's first national deployment as a disaster relief volunteer. He said it will not be his last.
27 year old Chelsea O'Donnell, the daughter of former talk show host and comedian Rosie O'Donnell, faces several felony drug charges in two northeast Wisconsin counties.
In Marinette County, she's charged with maintaining a drug trafficking place, neglecting a child, possession of methamphetamine and several misdemeanors.
In O'Conto County, she's charged with possession of meth, possession of narcotics and felony bail jumping.
According to court records, Chelsea O'Donnell lives in Amberg in Marinette County.
In a social media post, Rosie O'Donnell said Chelsea has battled with drug addiction for a decade.
And that's what you need to know. I'm Lisa Hale, WGBW News.
The box head to Philly, I am Mike Clemens with sports. The box opened the NBA season tomorrow night.
On the road against the 76ers, Chris Middleton still rehabbing after surgery on both his ankles.
Doc Rivers asked if he'd first like to see Middleton practice before he plays.
It would help, but I'm just going to play it by ear. Chris has proven to me over the last year that when he comes back, he was 100% radiant.
And he had no practices. So there are guys like that. I would say he'd be one of them.
Would I like him to practice a couple times for sure?
NFL, the Packers have the day off before preparing to play the Jaguars in Jacksonville Sunday.
College football is Concentrose number three ranked Penn State Saturday night, defensive coordinator Mike Tressel on Penn State's offense.
Part of their plan is to give enough exotic, crazy looks to get guys' head spinning, to get them thinking rather than playing fast.
Our strength, the last couple of weeks has been how fast we've played.
As Badgers coach Mike Tressel was sports, I'm Mike Clemens.
On your entertainment beat, I'm Peach Waba.
US theaters made a pretty good showing this past weekend with Smile 2 leading the way.
The sequel pulled in $23 million at the domestic box office, edging out the originals $22 million opening weekend in 2022.
The film edged out the previous week's champ and fellow horror flick Terrifier 3,
which had a 50% drop pulling in $9 million at US theaters and falling into third place.
The family-friendly film The Wild Robot finished in second place with a take of just over $10 million in its fourth week of release.
Finishing in fourth place was Beetlejuice 2.
Sorry, I'm just sick of saying Beetlejuice back to back.
The Michael Keaton-led sequel pulled in $5 million, which was good for fourth place, and gave the top five three spooky movies.
People can't seem to get enough as the release of Hocus Pocus pulled in almost a million bucks 20 years after its initial release.
It's all about the scares.
After months of speculation, it's been confirmed that Successions Jeremy Strong has been cast in the Bruce Springsteen biopic Deliver Me From Nowhere.
Strong will play Springsteen's manager, John Lando, the Emmy-winning actor his fresh off his appearance in The Apprentice as Roy Cohn.
Deliver Me focuses on the time in Springsteen's career where he made his award-winning album, Nebraska.
The bear's Jeremy Ellen White has been cast as the boss.
The album, Nebraska, was a bit of a departure as Springsteen's fame as a pop star was starting to skyrocket.
The record is ranked 150 on Rolling Stones 500 Greatest Albums Ever List.
Esquire has called Nebraska one of the most honest and emotional albums in history.
Fun fact, Jeremy Strong revealed that it's also his favorite Springsteen album.
Deliver Me From Nowhere has an anticipated release of sometime in 2025.
How do you watch the bad taste out of your mouth called Joker Fully Odo?
You release a new single. That is if you're Lady Gaga.
Gaga says according to variety that she will release the song Disease on October 25th.
It will be her first single of her seventh studio album.
Gaga surprised fans by releasing an album called Harlequin last month on the heels of the release of the Joker sequel, which was panned by critics.
Onward and upward.
Rick and Morty fans will rejoice when they hear that the show has been renewed for seasons 11 and 12, which is crazy because season 8 hasn't even dropped yet.
The word comes from New York Comic Con by the show's executive producers Dan Harmon and Scott Martyr.
Harmon was born and raised in Milwaukee. Season 8 doesn't actually premiere until 2025, which means the show will be on at least through 2029.
For more showbiz fun, tune into Nightlight with me, Peach Waba.
Weeknights from 6 to 8 p.m. on the Civic Media Radio Network.
Partly cloudy and a little on the breezy side today.
We could catch a sprinkle or two later this afternoon as well.
Our high 72 this afternoon, Windleby South at 15 to 25.
Tonight becoming breezy 47 tomorrow.
Sunny and a lot cooler with a high of only 55.
I'm your neurologist Sean Cable.
Outside now it's 55.
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