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This is your WGBW Daily News Roundup for the talk of Green Bay, 97.9 FM and 50.90 AM.
For 97.9 WGBW News, I'm Lisa Hale.
Almost half of the Brown County residents who took the Wisconsin Balance of State Continuum of Care's 2024 Survey said domestic violence, sexual assault or human trafficking was a contributing factor to their homelessness.
According to the Balance of State, homelessness in Brown County continues to rise with an estimated 643 unhoused people in the county.
About 50 people including local leaders and community organizations gathered Thursday night for a rally outside of an Appleton home recently vandalized in what was a targeted hate crime.
On May 29th, the home of Benjiro and Alex France was vandalized when the pride flag that had flown outside of their home for two years was ripped from its grommets and tossed to the ground.
Since then, at least five other instances of pride flags or support for the LGBTQ plus community have been damaged or tampered with.
Neighborhood supporters say it's a symptom of a larger pattern of hate crimes against the LGBTQ plus community.
The rally was held Thursday, as it was the 10th anniversary of the legalization of same-sex marriage at the federal level.
A woman accused of abandoning her pet dog in an apartment when she moved pleads not guilty in Manitawal County Circuit Court Thursday.
25-year-old Elizabeth Ramlow of Vale, Arizona is charged with mistreatment of an animal causing death and intentionally abandoning an animal.
According to a criminal complaint, the new occupant of a two-rovers apartment discovered the dead dog locked in a kennel in February.
Ramlow moved from that apartment in June of 2024.
Ramlow returns to court August 1st.
Two Milwaukee police officers were the victims of an ambush last night. Stuart J. Wattles has the story.
One officer is fighting for his life, the other is expected to be okay.
Two Milwaukee police officers were shot while responding to a call last night.
Assistant police chief Nicole Waldener spoke to the media early this morning.
Approximately 910 PM officers were sent to a subject with weapon call.
While in route, it was upgraded to a shots fired.
While the officers were approaching, they were unexpectedly fired upon in the alley of the 2200 lack of North 24th place.
The officers were both struck and not able to return fire.
Both officers have just over six years on the job.
Our first officer is a 29-year-old and he is currently at the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
The second officer, a 32-year-old, is at the hospital and he remains in critical condition.
Police are searching for a suspect described as armed and dangerous.
It's believed they know who they're looking for but have not yet released a name.
The man accused of kidnapping a pregnant Wisconsin teenager and taking her across the country wants his federal trial delayed.
Attorneys for 40-year-old Gary Day asked a federal judge in Arkansas to delay his trial because he's still being held in a Wisconsin jail on a $2 million bond.
Day faces multiple charges in Dodge County including child enticement and child abduction.
In addition to the numerous federal charges in the 2024 abduction of the pregnant 16-year-old from her parents' home in Beaver Dam,
federal prosecutors did not object to the request.
Day had been scheduled to stand trial next month in Little Rock.
Girls from all over the state were at Myron Construction in Manashut Thursday for build like a girl day.
The 7th to 10th graders were able to learn construction skills and gain understanding for construction jobs and fields like masonry that could become a career path.
Industry officials say about 10 percent of the Wisconsin construction industry is made up of women.
Myron Construction VP of Human Resources Dave Walsh said it is an important investment of time and resources for the company to be welcoming and inclusive.
As we continue to deal with the effects of climate change, wildfires are becoming more prevalent.
However, development of a new tool designed to detect wildfires at the University of Wisconsin-Madison could face delays due to federal funding cuts.
According to a WPR report, the next-generation fire system uses artificial intelligence and real-time satellite images to track the spread of wildfires.
Officials say the funding delays are the result of a review of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration contracts by the Trump administration.
The Federal Agency partnered with the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies at UW-Madison to develop the tool.
After the assassination of a Minnesota legislator earlier this month, lawmakers in Wisconsin have security on their minds. Joanne Croulette reports.
At the Capitol, legislative leaders are taking a cautious approach to increase in security following the assassination of Minnesota lawmaker.
This is Assembly Speaker Robin Voss.
The thing that's most scary is this didn't occur in a Capitol. It occurred at someone's home.
So the idea of trying to make the Capitol into a fortress, I don't know if that necessarily would even have ever done anything in this situation.
Voss at Assembly lawmakers will discuss security issues, something echoed by minority leader Greta Newbauer.
We're not going to comment at this point on specific security measures, but are open to longer-term conversations to ensure that everyone feels safe.
The Capitol building has 12 public entrances on two levels. Following the 2011 Act 10 protests, public access was briefly limited with metal detectors placed a pair of ground floor entrances.
If you're planning on putting a boat on the water soon, you might meet someone new wanting to help. Stuart J. Wattles has more.
Boaters are on the front lines of keeping Wisconsin's waterways and balance. The DNR is trying to aid in the effort.
Starting next week, the Great Lakes Landing Blitz will be in effect. The process has volunteer inspectors at boat landings statewide through July 13th.
Teaching boaters how to spot and stop the spread of invasive species. The move comes as holiday crowds start to hit lakes.
I'm Lisa Hale, 97.9 WGBW News. For news any time, log on to WGBW.FM.
The Bucks draft a big man. Hi, I'm Mike Clemens with sports. Basketball. The Milwaukee Bucks use their second round pick to add Boga-Yube Markovic.
19 years old, a Ford and a top player in Serbia. Six foot 11, but just 217 pounds, assistant general manager, Milton Newton.
And how long the Bucks have had their eye on Markovic?
Well, actually, we've been on him for the last four or five years. They were very high on him. Obviously a little bit thinner right now.
Gotta get stronger, put on some more weight, but we've been on him for the last four or five years.
The Bucks also signed Alabama's Mark Sears to a two-aid deal. Meanwhile, a lot of excitement across the state that Milwaukee's con Canippo after just one year at Duke went his eye as fourth overall in the draft to Charlotte.
Canippo says he met with the Hornets in Chicago last month.
Yeah, I mean, having the interviews at the Combine and then with my visit there with the team.
And so I'm super glad they pulled the trigger and I can't wait to be on it.
With sports on Mike Clemens.
On your entertainment beat, I'm Pete Schwabba. Put on your seatbelts, folks, for this weekend's new theatrical releases.
The Big E is F1, the movie. Racing fans will love it for its high-octane action formula, one racing scenes.
And those who think Brad Pitt is dreamy will like it because Brad Pitt plays a race car driver.
The film is being called Top Gun on Wheels and is reviewing in the mid to high 90th percentile on Rotten Tomatoes.
Audiences seem to be digging the film as well.
If you're up for a horror flick sequel about AI going rogue and turning into a killer, check out Megan 2.0.
The first installment, you guessed it, Megan made $180 million worldwide on just a $12 million production budget.
The film is reviewing in the low 60s on Rotten Tomatoes, but still fresh.
If you're in the mood for a dark comedy drama, check out Sorry Baby, the latest film from A24 Studios.
Let's go to the movies.
We are about halfway through the year, so variety has just released its 10 best movies of the year so far.
There is one surprise on the list, but mostly it's been the go-to films that we've talked about on a nightly basis on nightlight, including
Spy Thriller, Black Bag, Mission Impossible, The Final Reckoning, which may or may not be the last of the franchise.
Sly Lives, which is a fantastic documentary on Hulu about Sly and the Family Stone Founder Sly Stone.
A couple of surprises are a film that is just opening this weekend called Sorry Baby, a drama about a college professor dealing with the aftermath of Sexual Assault.
28 years later, also made the list, which you can see in theaters currently.
Ryan Kugler's Vampire Thriller Centers is on the list, and that's no big surprise.
What was surprising about the list was the film Alto Nights, starring Robert De Niro as two gangsters.
The film was sort of universally panned by critics, variety has it on the list, so it might be worth a watch.
Happy viewing.
You gotta love the Reacher series.
They are hard at work on season 4 already, and rarely make their audience wait too long between seasons.
Barry star Christopher Rodriguez-Marquette will join the cast for season 4, taking over the role of a small town cop,
vacated by Jay Barrichell, who left the show to attend to personal matters.
Season 4 of the Netflix show is scheduled to drop sometime in 2026.
Martin Freeman might be the hardest working man in show business, and he's a pretty darn good actor too.
The Hobbit star has agreed to join the cast of the Atom Trials, a psychological thriller directed by River Wild filmmaker Ben Quittai.
Young Sheldon's Ian Armitage will also be part of the cast, the plot follows two parents who will do anything to save the life of their terminally ill son,
but with unexpected side effects.
The project is still in the early stages of production, so stay tuned.
Mostly cloudy this morning with a little more sunshine by later this afternoon, our high today in the low to mid 70s.
Tonight, partly cloudy, we're going to drop down into the 50s for an overnight low tomorrow, partly cloudy, upper 70s to low 80s,
with a few scattered thunderstorms tomorrow night.
I'd be the urologist, Sean Cable.
Currently it's 71.
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