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For 97.9 WGBW News, I'm Lisa Hale. The Appleton Police Department is asking for the public's help as they investigate a shooting incident Monday night on West 5th Street.
Officials say police were called for a report of gunshots at about 10 PM. Officers found shell casings in the street and a male victim inside the house who had been shot in the foot by a bullet that ripped through the wall of the home.
He was taken to the hospital to be treated for injuries. Police are continuing their investigation. They have no suspects in custody. If you have information about the incident, please call the Appleton PD.
A Kiwani County man died Monday after his tractor rolled over. Sheriff's officials say the accident happened in the town of Pierce when 48-year-old Shang Gao attempted to free a piece of equipment that was stuck. In the process, the tractor became unstable and rolled over.
Gao was trapped under the tractor and sustained fatal injuries. The Kiwani County Sheriff's Department are continuing their investigation.
Ice conditions continue to deteriorate throughout Northeast Wisconsin. People are advised to use extreme caution on the waters of Green Bay. The most common late season ice areas. The ice can shift around to the wind and open water causing more cracks and pockets of water in the ice.
In addition to the thawing, the shipping lanes in the Bay are about to reopen, which means the U.S. Coast Guard will begin ice breaking in the area.
UW system leaders say the Trump administration's cuts to research funding will impact their efforts to find cures for cancer, Alzheimer's disease, and many more initiatives. Savannah Tomay Olsen has that story.
Wisconsin currently gets about $653 million in research funding from the National Institutes of Health, just one example of what these researchers are working on.
Professor Sterling Johnson is leading a study to help diagnose Alzheimer's disease years before people even have symptoms and ways to slow disease progression.
The Alzheimer's Center is providing a lot of the glue. It's helping us train the next generation of scientists who will be facing the future iterations of this disease.
Sigrid Kanuti has been participating in that research at UW for 20 years.
I'm in the study because I'm a woman and therefore I have a 50% chance higher rate of having Alzheimer's than a man.
I'm also in it because I'm a daughter of someone who had Alzheimer's, which increases my risk.
I have had cognitive tests, MRIs, PET scans, spinal taps, and even an endurance test on a treadmill.
I really feel like I've been honored to be a part of this. It's so big, it's so important, and it's very hopeful.
On top of that, UW System President J. Rothman says these research cuts will harm Wisconsin's economy.
Advocates say biomedical research and tech companies come to Madison because of the sophisticated research and the highly skilled researchers coming out of UW.
Wisconsin is part of a lawsuit against the Trump administration fighting these cuts.
Last week, a judge put the administration's plans on hold a second time, but that's only temporary. For civic media news, I'm Savannah Tomay Olsen.
State lawmakers have introduced new legislation calling on Wisconsin to reduce its carbon emissions by over 50% over the next five years and reach full carbon neutrality by 2050.
The Bill titled the Climate Accountability Act is the first piece of state legislation that would mandate greenhouse gas reductions if passed into law.
Lawmakers say the bill also prioritizes equity and economic growth in the clean energy sector.
They hope the bill brings attention to the effects climate change can have on public health, economic stability, and environmental justice.
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is warning residents who use EasyPass about a tech scam claiming they have unpaid tolls.
Officials say the techs have been popping up in several states and they say scammers are using a threat of late fees for unpaid tolls to gather personal information about their potential victims.
The fake fees only ask for a few dollars, but if residents do enter their financial information under the link, they could lose so much more.
EasyPass officials say they do not text their customers about toll payments.
Wisconsin has seen its first ever dip in alcohol-related deaths following a spike in 2020. Brittany Merlot tells us more.
Alcohol consumption remains a significant issue in Wisconsin, with the state health data showing that one in every five adults has engaged in binge drinking in the past month.
The most recent data shows a drop in alcohol-related fatalities from 2022 to 2023, marking the first recorded decrease in years.
Before this, alcohol-related deaths had increased annually since the DHS began tracking them in 2014.
Since then, at least 27,000 people have died from alcohol-related causes in the state.
The biggest year over year increase came between 2019 and 2020, when alcohol deaths rose nearly 18%.
The DHS classifies alcohol-attributed deaths into two categories.
Acute, which includes fatalities from causes such as drunk driving crashes or alcohol poisoning and chronic, which refers to long-term effects like liver cirrhosis or cancer.
DHS data reveals that alcohol-related acute deaths alone outnumber opioid deaths in the state.
It always brings a smile to my face to say it's Girl Scout Cookie Season.
You can find them all during the month of March, but it's the last year for one old favorite. Melissa K has the story.
While the Girl Scout Cookie lineup will feature many of your favorites, including thin mints, caramel delights, and peanut butter patties.
If you're a fan of the toastier cookies, enjoy them this year.
At the close of the 2025 Cookie Season, the toastier flavor will be retired.
Check with your local council or use the Girl Scout Cookie Finder to locate a booth.
You can also enter your zip code there to purchase cookies to be shipped directly to your home.
I'm Lisa Hale, 97.9 WGBW News.
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Oh my goodness!
The box loses 1-15 to 1-14.
Doc River says nobody covered Haliburton.
He was open the whole play and we'll have to figure it out because that's a play that should never happen.
So the box of lost three in a row, they host the Lakers tomorrow night.
Junior Bridgeman has died. He collapsed from a heart attack while speaking at a Boy Scout's luncheon in Louisville.
Bridgeman played nine seasons for the box before becoming a billionaire businessman.
And part owner of the team, John McLaughlin, was one of his teammates.
The finest person I've ever known in my life.
It's just a classic eye.
Junior Bridgeman was 71, with sports on my clements.
On your entertainment beat, I'm Pete Schwabba.
Well, if you're a fan of the Bachelor, hopefully you had a chance to catch their women tell all episodes.
Despite possibly becoming less intelligent from watching the show,
according to Yahoo Entertainment, here are some things you might have missed.
The girls are still salty about that basketball date.
No one seems to like Carolina.
Grant is a real charmer, and Dina is ready to find love again.
Don't worry, all that made sense to Bachelor fans.
And Dina, look me up.
Let's go.
42 years is a long time to do anything in any profession.
Vanna White is well aware of this.
She's been a TV personality on Wheel of Fortune for over four decades.
If you're wondering how she's been able to stick with the same job for so long, for starters, she turns letters.
And it was recently revealed on Yahoo Entertainment that she only works 34 days a year.
Sure, it sounds great, but the 68-year-old White does all of this for a mere three million bucks a year.
Trying to think of that on your way to work tomorrow.
The Duchess of Sussex, also known as Meghan Markle, has taken a lot of verbal and tabloid abuse for her show,
I really wish I was Martha Stewart, aka with Love Meghan.
Critics don't like it, and according to Rotten Tomatoes, only 20% of audiences like it.
Having said that, the show has been renewed for season two, and according to The New York Post,
the crew absolutely loves her and said she treats everyone wonderfully.
Why wouldn't she?
She's a Duchess with a horrible hit TV show.
I can't think of anyone luckier.
Mr. Scarlett Johansson, aka Colin Jost, was roasted on Saturday Night Live during Weekend Update by Lady Gaga's fictional husband, Lord Gaga,
played by Mikey Day, who went on and on about how horrible it must be to live with a woman who makes so much more money than her husband.
According to The Post, Colin Jost muscles through life with a net worth of just 10 million,
and his wife Scarlett Johansson is worth 165 million.
Somehow, they managed to make it work.
Robert Redford has come out of retirement to make his first acting appearance in six years.
The 88-year-old will appear on an episode of AMC in Dark Winds.
Redford is also an executive producer along with Game of Thrones producer George R.R. Martin.
Redford will appear on episode one of season three, which will air this coming Sunday night.
Redford requested his scenes be shot on a closed set due to his insistence on appearing in his altogether.
The show Dark Winds is set in the 1970s and follows a Navajo police unit.
The show's director Chris Ayer says Redford's fellow executive producer George R.R. Martin will also have a cameo in the first episode of season three.
He added that the season three executive producer cameos were part of the plan since season one.
He also admitted that despite Redford being a phenomenal and supportive producer,
the idea of directing the legendary actor really freaked him out.
New episodes of Dark Winds drop on AMC Sunday nights.
For more showbiz Von Tune in the night light with me, Peach Wabba, weeknight 6 to 8 p.m. on the Civic Media Radio Network.
Partly cloudy today will get to 47 for a high this afternoon.
Tonight 30 tomorrow, partly cloudy 58 by Friday, partly cloudy with a high of 63 rain and wind on Saturday with rain.
Eventually changing to snow late Saturday night into Sunday.
I'm meteorologist Sean Cable. Outside now it's 33.
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