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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.
The person suspected of car jacking a Prevea health shuttle van at Knife Point in Green Bay on Tuesday has been arrested.
46-year-old Geraldine Soto of Casino was taken into custody in Chicago yesterday. The van, however, has not been recovered.
They're still looking for the 2022 Dark Great Chrysler Pacifica with license plate number 35729AFT. The incident is still under investigation.
Green Bay Police are continuing to investigate the death of a 70-year-old Green Bay man whose body was pulled from the Fox River near liked Memorial Park on July 1.
Police say there's no evidence of foul play and the identity of the man will remain private at the request of the family.
Members of Wisconsin's Urban Search and Rescue Task Force, known as Wisconsin Task Force One, are in Texas to assist with search efforts following devastating flooding in portions of the state.
Five members of the Wisconsin Task Force One from Green Bay, James Villa, Menominee Fire Departments, and three canines left Wisconsin Tuesday morning from the regional all climate training center at Camp Douglas.
The team took equipment to assist with search efforts, including a utility all-trained vehicle and medical supplies.
A Wisconsin Candle Company is raising funds for those affected by the floods in Texas.
Door County Candle Company has created a special vanilla scented candle and 100% of the profits will go towards flood relief efforts.
The 16-ounce handcraft candle sells for just under $30, and the company's website says it will burn for 75 hours.
It's not the first cause the Sturgeon Bay Company has contributed to having raised money for Ukraine aid, victims of California and Hawaii wildfires, hurricanes Ian and Helene, and the earthquake in Syria and Turkey.
A new report from the Wisconsin Office of Rural Health highlights the struggle, rural fire, and EMS services are facing. Joanne Croulette reports.
Rural EMS program manager James Small says nearly half the departments in the state aren't able to respond to calls with a basic level of fire fighting.
Small says departments are relying on mutual aid for that, and that puts pressure on the neighboring agencies to fulfill those requests.
He says it's an issue with a declining number of volunteers and a lack of financial resources.
Small says regionalizing or consolidating fire and EMS services could help address the issue.
Wisconsin's top election officials say the Madison City clerk acted unlawfully, handling those ballots that went uncounted in November.
Savannah Tome Olsen has that story.
Mary Beth Witzelbell was suspended then resigned from her post earlier this year after 20 years as City Clerk.
Two members of the Wisconsin Elections Commission, Democrat Anne Jacobs and Republican Don Millis conducted the six-month investigation.
They found Witzelbell violated the law on five counts, including not properly training staff and not having control of the clerk's office operations, printing pullbooks too early, not handling the absentee ballots properly, in proper opening and counting of absentee ballots, and not properly reconciling ballot numbers as part of the canvassing process.
The commissioners got the most critical when it comes to Witzelbell's actions after those uncounted ballots were found.
They say she did nothing as she was on vacation for a month after the election.
They also say her deputy clerk did nothing.
They said quote, these ballots were treated as unimportant and a reconciliation nuisance rather than as the essential part of our democracy they represent.
And quote, commissioners say if Witzelbell had acted sooner, some of those ballots could have been counted.
The report also includes seven new steps for the Madison City clerk's office to take to rectify those problems.
The clerk's office has already implemented some new procedures at the direction of City Attorney Michael Haas, who's also the former administrator of the Wisconsin Elections Commission.
He thanked the commission for its investigation, which he said the city fully cooperated with.
He also says he has to review all the recommendations.
Wisconsin Elections Commission will vote on the report recommendations for the City of Madison clerk's office and guidance for clerks around the state one week from today.
For civic media news, I'm Savannah Tomay Olsen.
If you're spending more time outside this summer, experts are warning about a new breed of tick and the bizarre allergy it can spread with just one bite.
Terry Barr explains it's known as the lone star tick and the bug is finding its way to Wisconsin from the southeast part of the country.
Doctors with Mayo Clinic say they're already starting to see more patients with what's known as alpha gal syndrome.
It's an allergy to red meat after being bit by this type of tick and these ticks aren't just in the woods.
You go back 30 years ago and you'd think of, oh, you know, a hunter and avid hiker out in the woods.
Now we're starting to see ticks pop up sometimes in backyards in suburban areas and stuff like that. That's a concern.
PJ Leish is an entomologist at the UW Insect Diagnostic Lab and though this new tick is spreading, he still considers Lyme disease from a deer tick, the bigger concern.
Leish also suggests using insect spray, wearing long sleeves and pants and always checking for ticks after spending time outside.
I'm Lisa Hale, 97.9 WGBW News. For news anytime, log on to WGBW.FM.
Some time off for the brew proof. Hi, I'm Mike Clemens with sports.
Baseball, the brewers have the night off before they host the Nationals tomorrow night.
The brewers beat the Dodgers yesterday, 3-2 in 10 innings. Jackson Churriot at the plate.
Was self-free-liked third on Fandool Wisconsin.
Churriot on the base half, ball game, three at scores and the brewers win. They sweep the Dodgers.
Jackson Churriot with his first career walkoff.
Then he makes a winner out of the brew proof, sending the Dodgers to their six straight loss.
It's also the first time the brewers have ever swept the Dodgers in a series played in Milwaukee.
And after the game, it was announced that Closer Trevor McGill has been selected for the All-Star game next week in Atlanta.
NBA, Bobby Portis tells ESPN why he wanted to stay in Milwaukee and play for the Bucks.
Just to have a spirit man, just to court your man, just being in Milwaukee kind of helps shape and make my career.
With sports on Mike Clemens.
On your entertainment beat, I'm Peach Wabba.
It's kind of annoying that the Jurassic Park franchise movies have been pretty mediocre.
Having said that, it's hard to mess up a franchise where you have access to dinosaurs.
Jurassic World Rebirth followed suit with most of the other films and received mediocre reviews.
I thought about two-thirds of it was good.
When dinosaurs are terrorizing, it's great fun.
And there are a couple of moments that will make you jump from your seat.
Not a full-blown Pete Pick, but it's worth a look.
Well, if you missed the first two installments of the Thomas Crown Affair in 1968 and 1999,
you'll have another chance as there is yet another remake of the film.
Michael B. Jordan is set to star and direct the latest reboot.
According to therap.com, joining him in the cast will be Lily Gladstone and Kenneth Branagh.
Branagh has received multiple Oscar nominations for acting and has won one for screenwriting for Belfast.
The Thomas Crown Affair is expected to be released in 2027.
Despite mediocre reviews, dinosaurs prevailed as box office champions over the 4th of July weekend.
As expected, Jurassic Franchise Rebirth, also known as Jurassic World Rebirth,
was tops of the box office pulling in $147 million domestically over the five-day weekend
and $318 million worldwide.
We'll start Scarlett Johansson and Maharshala Ali and some pretty impressive CGI dinosaurs.
Coming in second place was the Brad Pitt-driven F1, which brought in 26 million
and saw a somewhat respectable drop-off of 54% from the week before.
How to train your dragon came in third place with about 10 million bucks in its fourth week of release.
The family film is now at $224 million domestically with well over a half a bill worldwide.
Rounding out the top five where the Pixar film Elio with about 5 million Buku Dolores
and 28 years later came in fifth place with 4.6 million at the gate.
Actor Mark Ruffalo has taken shots at podcaster Joe Rogan insinuating that Rogan is late to the game
with his ice-raid outrage.
The Kenosha-born Ruffalo said it's a little late now to pretend like Project 2025 didn't exist
and wasn't the playbook all along.
Saying about Rogan, you are either not that smart or not that dumb.
It's hard to tell at this point.
Ruffalo has a host of projects set to drop in the coming months
and despite its solid performance as always is still probably trying to forget
he was part of Mickey 17.
AMC theaters recently announced they would play more commercials before movies
to help offset a budget deficit.
That's probably not something most moviegoers wanted to hear,
but in a move in the other direction beginning July 8th,
the movie chain will offer 50% off tickets on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
The chain is also announced they will offer discount popcorn and soda on those days.
This will allow the movie going public to save a few bucks while still trying to add a few extra pounds.
For more showbiz fun, tune in tonight light with me, Peach Wabba.
Weeknights from 6 to 8 p.m. on the Civic Media Radio Network.
Mostly sunny today will get to 79 for a high this afternoon.
A few scattered thunderstorms tonight will drop to the mid to upper 60s tomorrow.
Thunderstorms likely with a high right around 82.
I'm meteorologist Sean Cable.
Currently it is 66.
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