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For 97.9 WGBW News, I'm Lisa Hale. Most of Wisconsin saw high temperatures and volatile weather on Monday as a storm system came through the area. In the Fox Valley, he to marble size hail was reported between Nina and Kakana Monday morning.
More storms moved through the area early this morning, knocking out power in some places. WPS and we energies are reporting about 2000 customers combined across North East Wisconsin are without power this morning. Temperatures will be about 20 degrees cooler today. More information coming up in the weather.
Lisa are seeking help in finding a missing 19 year old Fox crossing man. Police say Diego Alejandro Ramirez was last seen about 130 Sunday morning in the area of El Ruedrive and Ninth Street on the border of Fox crossing in Manasha.
Ramirez is five foot nine ways 122 pounds has black hair brown eyes and the word bad tattooed vertically on his neck. He was last seen wearing a red hoodie and blue jeans.
If you have any information, please call the Fox crossing police or Winnebago County crime stoppers 3 days 600,000 fans football and fun all combined to make the NFL draft in Green Bay, the NFL smallest market a success.
So says Green Bay Mayor Eric Genrich released a statement following the event on Monday. He said quote as the league smallest city, we heard all the skeptics, but we didn't let them distract us.
Genrich said over 100 Green Bay police officers were on site throughout the event. First aid was provided to 172 people and nearly 20,000 bus trips were made during the three day event.
Newly elected Jeanette Nell and Alex Manau were sworn into the Green Bay area public school district board of education yesterday as was reelected member James Liarley.
Liarley was also named president of the board of education by fellow members in other action. The school board voted last night to name a new Westside elementary school star elementary after Packers legend Bart star and his wife Cherry who were known for their support of youth in the area.
Former Wapong Correctional Institution Warden Randall Hep is fined $500 and court costs, but will be given no jail time for a charge of violating state county institution laws.
Hep appeared in Dodge County Court Monday for the plea hearing and sentencing. He was initially charged with felony misconduct in connection with two inmate deaths at the beleaguered prison.
That charge carried a maximum sentence of three and a half years in jail and $10,000 in fines. As part of a plea deal, the charge was reduced. The man at the center of the Judge Dugan controversy in Milwaukee is currently being held at a Dodge County detention facility. Stuart J. Wattles has the latest.
The judge was arrested and charged with felonies with the fed saying she helped Eduardo Flores Ruiz avoid ice detention. Flores Ruiz is a 32 year old Mexican national.
He faces multiple charges in Milwaukee County, including battery with a domestic violence enhancer. That stems from a March 12 incident where he allegedly attacked his roommate and the roommate's girlfriend.
The alleged victims of the Milwaukee battery were waiting in court to testify when the judge allegedly assisted Flores Ruiz. Those victims have chosen to keep their identities concealed due to safety concerns.
Judge Dugan will be in court as a defendant May 15th. Forward Latino and local leaders are gathering at the Milwaukee County Courthouse today to denounce the Dugan arrest and what they call governmental overreach threatening judicial integrity.
A Republican bill in the state legislature would keep appointees to a state position from continuing after their term ends. Civic Media's Joanne Croulette has details on the bill.
It would close a loophole that allows an appointee to continue to remain on a state board or commission and tell a replacement is named and confirmed by the state senate.
The issue first surfaced in 2022 when an appointee of Governor Scott Walker, Fred Prenn, remained on the natural resources board for over a year after his term ended.
It happened again a year later when Megan Wolfe's term as Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator ended and the commission didn't nominate her successor.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court later decided to allow Prenn and Wolfe to remain in their positions.
Wisconsin joins a new lawsuit to prevent the Trump administration from cutting federal funding for Wisconsin public schools.
Governor Tony Evers said Monday that the lawsuit aims to protect the more than half a billion dollars Wisconsin receives every year from the U.S. Department of Education following the Trump administration's threat to cut public school funding if certain conditions are not met.
The lawsuit argues that the Trump administration's attempts to cut public school funding already approved by the U.S. Congress violates constitutional checks and balances.
I'm Lisa Hale, 97.9 WGBW News. For news anytime, log on to WGBW.FM.
The Brewers head to Chicago. Hi, I'm Mike Clemens with Sports Baseball. The Brewers opening a three game series tonight against the Chicago White Sox.
Senator Fielder Garrett Mitchell on the 10-day I.L. with a strained oblique muscle Pat Murphy on moving Jackson Cheerio over to Senator Fielder.
I think he'll adjust to it. There's, you know, he's got a long way to go to be a great outfielder and he certainly has the ability as he's shown offensively.
He has the ability to be everybody's good defensively. So it's a work in progress, but I think he'll he'll respond.
NFL, the Packers have signed a free agent Isaiah Simmons to a one-year deal. The veteran linebacker played for the Giants last season.
NBA a must win for the box tonight as they face the Pacers in Indy down three games to one. Yannis on seeing Damien Lillard go down Sunday night with that torn Achilles tendon.
You see like your team and being down, you know, first thought is like, come on, get up, get up, you're up. He cannot walk on his own.
You're going to know that these cities, especially for the guy like Damien.
That's the box, Yannis and Terekoopo with sports on Mike Clements.
On your entertainment beat, I'm Pete Schwabba.
Sinners did not make as much as it did last week when it was also number one, but still set a record.
The film pulled in 45 million bucks, which is only 6% less than it made opening weekend.
There's typically a huge fall off in week two, even for hit movies, but especially for horror films according to variety.
Impressive reviews are giving Sinners serious legs.
And speaking of legs, Star Wars Revenge of the Sith 20th anniversary re-release was number two bringing in 25 million plus, which edged out Ben Affleck's The Accountant 2.
If you want to hear Ben Affleck do a weird accent, he didn't do in the first film. Check it out.
The Minecraft movie finished in fourth place with just over 22 million, rounding out the top five was the horror film until dawn, which brought in 8 million.
So far, the box office has seen 11% higher gains than at this time last year.
A good sign, so keep going to the movies.
The new Hunger Games film, Sunrise on the Reeping, is in pre-production high gear.
Last week, two leads were cast, and now Jesse Plemons has been cast as a young Plutarch Havens B.
Hope I'm saying that right? That was the role previously played by Philip Seymour Hoffman.
Hoffman's last film roles before passing away in 2014 at the age of 46 were both Hunger Games movies.
Sunrise on the Reeping takes place 24 years before the Hunger Games, and should hit theaters in November of 2026.
Here's one of Pete's picks that I liked 75% of.
The film drop is a good thriller for most of the movie. It's got a slick look, is well acted, and has an interesting plot where a widow goes on a first date.
Throughout the course of the evening, her phone is air-dropped, threatening messages.
It's a fun watch while trying to figure out who is behind the threats.
It goes a little off the rails in the last 15 minutes and becomes a bit unrealistic.
Having said that, you will love 75% of this movie.
Robert De Niro won an Oscar for his portrayal of a young widow Corleone in The Godfather 2.
It might never have happened if he was not rejected for a part after auditioning for The First Godfather.
De Niro auditioned for the role of Sonny Corleone, which went to James Khan.
At a ceremony in Los Angeles last week, honoring Francis Ford Coppola, Bobby D.
thanked the famous director for not casting him in The First Godfather, saying it was the best job I ever never got.
If you've got some money burning a hole in your pocket and are in need of a used couch, you might be in luck.
The original couch from Rosanne will be auctioned off. The couch is expected to draw a $10,000 bid to start,
but could pull in as much as 40 to 60 Gs.
Just FYI, this is the same couch on which John Goodman gave Rosanne a foot rub.
But rest easy, the winner of the auction will receive a complimentary bottle of for breeze.
For more showbiz fun, tune in to Nightlight with me, Peach Waba, weeknights from 6 to 8 p.m. on The Civic Media, Radio Network.
Mostly cloudy and a little breezy this morning becoming sunny and less windy as we head into this afternoon.
Our hike today in the low 60s. Tonight it'll be clear with a low in the mid 30s tomorrow.
Some sun in the morning clouds will increase in the afternoon with a high near 60.
I'm meteorologist Sean Cable. Outside now it's 53.
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