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For 97.9 WGBW News, I'm Lisa Hale. The chance for strong to severe thunderstorms heads our way today.
Meteorologist Brittany Murlow tells us what to look out for.
Wisconsin is in a bull's eye risk for severe thunderstorms today. Hazards of hail, high winds and even tornadoes target the state.
The Storm Prediction Center has issued an enhanced risk for severe weather, starting mid-day west and working its way central through the afternoon.
It'll arrive in eastern areas by Lake Michigan in the early evening. Take the time now to figure out where you would take shelter if you find yourself in a tornado warning, or in a storm with large hail.
Because with the timing of this, you may be at work, or already home, or maybe on the road. And these storms will bring the needed rain around half an inch to nearly an inch as possible.
This will lessen the wildfire risk in the area. More rain is expected Friday, too, before we dry out and cool down for the weekend.
I'm Meteorologist Brittany Murlow.
Just one day after a grand jury indicted her, Milwaukee County judge Hannah Dugan's attorneys asked for federal charges of helping an undocumented immigrant evade federal immigration officials to be dropped.
The attorneys say Dugan is entitled to judicial immunity for her official acts. Dugan makes her next court appearance today.
Tickets for truancy haven't been issued in the city of Appleton since 2019. And while the school district doesn't want to see punitive measures, it is seen rising numbers of students missing school to the point of not being on track to graduate.
The Appleton area school district says in 2324, almost 24% of its students missed 10% or more of the school year.
The city voted this week to delay any enforcement of fines for truancy in the school district. For now, Appleton is the largest district in the state without truancy tickets.
Fewer communities are participating in No Mo May, a campaign started to provide ample food for pollinators emerging from hibernation.
Green Bay, Oshkosh and Appleton, the Wisconsin city that started it all, have backed away from allowing residents to avoid moaning in the month of May.
Instead, they recommend planting native natural landscaping and minimizing chemical use.
In Green Bay, the city is collaborating with the Sustainability Commission to develop pollinator friendly practices.
The largest graduating class from the University of Wisconsin, Green Bay, will receive their degrees in two ceremonies Saturday.
According to a press release from UWGB, 1,338 eligible graduates will get their degrees of whom about 70% plan to stay in the region.
In addition to hosting the largest class of graduating students, UWGB will celebrate its largest class of rising Phoenix graduates.
More than 150 students from statewide high schools will earn their associate degree before they graduate from high school later this month.
The Wisconsin State Assembly has passed legislation to protect affordable health care options in Wisconsin. Melissa K has more.
This bipartisan bill passed with Representative Scott Krug stating the legislation protects direct primary care and ensures access to this cost-saving health care option for people in Wisconsin.
Direct primary care allows people to receive health care on a subscription or direct payment basis with their provider.
Representative Vincent Moreci applauded the bipartisan effort even though he voted against Assembly Bill 8.
He said he didn't support the bipartisan bill because Republicans removed non-discrimination language from the bill.
He said without those protections, people could be denied care based on their gender identity or immigration status.
The rights town school boards were in two new members Wednesday night filling in the gaps left by recent resignations.
Kelly Schomburg and Jason Porgorski will fill the seats of Mike Mullen and Tony Decker until a new election in April.
Four of the seven members of the school board have served less than two months after Angela Hansen-Winker was recalled and Jeff Nelson lost re-election this past April.
There's a bill in front of state lawmakers that would allow women to get birth control prescriptions from a pharmacist, not a doctor. Joanne Croulette has more.
The state assembly approves a bipartisan bill allowing pharmacist in Wisconsin to prescribe and dispense birth control to those 18 years or older.
The bill's author Republican representative Joel Kitchens of Sturgeon Bay said nearly half of the pregnancies in Wisconsin are on planned each year and the highest rate is among women in poverty.
More than two thirds of on plan deliveries are paid for by Medicaid. The bill applies to oral hormonal contraceptives and patches.
It passed on an 87 to 10 vote Tuesday, but whether it can pass in the Senate is another matter. Kitchens noted similar legislation has the assembly three times previously without gaining a Senate vote.
Wisconsin Department of Transportation Division of Motor Vehicles has reminded residents to verify the mileage of a vehicle that they're planning to purchase.
According to a press release, the DMV identified nearly 6,000 vehicles that showed signs of odometer rollbacks in 2024 for an estimated total of nearly 614,000 miles.
The DMV is over three times as high as the over 1700 odometer rollbacks discovered in 2023. The DMV is also reminding drivers that their website contains resources to verify a car's mileage.
I'm Lisa Hale, 97.9 WGBW News. For news anytime, log on to WGBW.FM.
The Brewers beat Cleveland, high on my Clemens with sports. The Brewers able to avoid the sweep by beating the Guardians 9-5 yesterday. Logan Henderson became only the second player in team history to score wins in both his first two starts in the major leagues.
But Henderson says his arsenal of pitches is still a work in progress.
I know the cutter insider have a lot of work to do, which is definitely a big confidence boost. I've had two solid outings so far. I got to go out there and keep executing and do what I know I can do just fastball at the top and throw the changeup off of that.
The Brewers host the twins tomorrow night. NFL, the Packers holding off season workouts, but center Elton Jenkins has not reported until he gets a new contract. Luke Buttcus is the offensive line coach.
I mean, Elton Jenkins and I came in together in 2019. So he's a great man. He's a great teammate. There's no concern whatsoever.
The Packer's regular season schedule is out. You can download it now at civicmedia.us with sports on my Clemens.
On your entertainment beat, I'm Peach Waba. It seems like Hollywood is on hold when it comes to releasing movies.
At least until Mission Impossible, the final reckoning opens next Friday the 23rd.
In the meantime, there is no shortage of horror films and theaters and a new one opens this weekend.
Final Destination Bloodlines is the sixth and supposedly final installment of the Final Destination franchise and is batting a 93% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Mystery Thriller Hurry Up Tomorrow tells the story of a musician who has insomnia and begins to question his life.
There are no reviews, so tread cautiously, but the film has a solid cast with Jenna Ortega, Barry Keogen, and The Weekend.
Another mystery thriller that also hasn't been reviewed yet called The Ruse opens wide this weekend,
an in-home caregiver fears for her life while watching over an elderly patient in a seaside house.
Just a reminder that sinners and thunderbolts are still playing in theaters and have also reviewed very well.
Let's go to the movies. Tom Cruise is used to saving the day in the movies and it spilled over into real life.
Simon Pegg says the Mission Impossible franchise saved him from alcoholism and depression.
Yes, he was thrilled about getting the role, but says the production was unbelievably supportive and made sure he had a sober companion on the set of Ghost Protocol in 2011.
Pegg also recalls Tom Cruise saying, you're going to get in shape for this film, you're an agent now.
Hallie Berry was forced into a wardrobe change before she hit the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival.
The festival has a new, no-no-duty policy, which only took them about 75 years to enact.
Berry is in France as part of the festival's jury this year.
She didn't seem to mind at all being told to find a different dress and believes the new, nudity policy is probably a good one.
And it probably is, especially because most people don't look like Hallie Berry.
Berry's sources say the policy was enacted to avoid a situation like Kanye West's wife appearing fully nude on the red carpet.
Well, it didn't set the world on fire, but for those who enjoyed it, Captain America, Brave New World, will be available to stream on Disney+.
The film stars Anthony Mackie who also appeared in the Falcon and Winter Soldier.
In the film, Captain America meets with the president played by Harrison Ford and is asked to foil an evil global plot to save the world.
Tough gig. It drops exclusively on Disney+. May 28th.
A Greek couple is getting divorced thanks to AI and a cup of coffee.
A woman has filed for divorce after reading the chat GPT signs she believes told her her husband was cheating.
After making coffee for her and her husband, she took photos and asked chat GPT to interpret the coffee grounds.
The chatbot not only told her there were signs of infidelity, but also that her husband was fantasizing about a woman whose name starts with an E.
The husband told the Greek city times that this has happened before when his wife was following an astrologer's advice.
And some people think AI is a bad thing.
For more showbiz fun, tune in to Nightlight with me, Peach Wabba, weeknights from 6 to 8 p.m. on the Civic Media radio network.
We are tracking a system that could bring severe storms to the area late this afternoon into early this evening.
The evening hail wind even a tornado or two will be possible, so be weather aware later today otherwise sunshine breezy.
Near 80 today tomorrow, scattered thunderstorms and windy with a high in the mid-70s.
I'm your neurologist Sean Cable. Currently it is 60!
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