This is your WGBW Daily News Roundup for the Talk of Green Bay, 97.9 FM and 50.90 AM.
From the 97.9 WGBW Newsroom, I'm Connie Feldman with this local news update.
Convicted murder, Taylor Shebusiness was back in court. Shebusiness was wheeled into a
Fondlecht County courtroom in shackles to enter a new plea to a charge of attacking
an officer at Tachita Correctional. Shebusiness agreed to plead guilty to an amended charge
of misdemeanor disorderly conduct. Before the plea deal, Shebusiness faced a three-day trial
later this month on a charge of battery by a prisoner with a repeat offender enhancer.
The felony charge carries up to six years in prison, though Shebusiness is already serving life
without parole for the murder and dismemberment of Shad Therian in Green Bay in 2022.
Prosecutors say Shebusiness was being treated in a medical room at Tachita when she lunged
at the nurse and swung a metal table at the officer who intervened. The officer subdued
Shebusiness with pepper spray and was then treated at a hospital for injuries. During
her homicide trial in 2023, Shebusiness notoriously launched at her attorney. Back in April,
she attacked another attorney in this latest case, the judge set sentencing for Monday,
December 1st.
Today marks the 150th anniversary of the deadliest wildfire in US history, and it happened
right here in Wisconsin. The Pestigo Fire on October 8th, 1871, claimed between 1,800
lives and devastated large parts of Northeastern Wisconsin. A combination of drought, high
winds, and sparks from human activity started to blaze. The great Chicago Fire that happened
on the same date often overshadows the Pestigo Fire because it was in a larger, more prominent
city. But Pestigo continues to mark the anniversary to honor the victims and to keep the history
of the event alive.
A prominent Wisconsin Democrat recently announced he is not running for governor, opting instead
to seek a third term as the state's top law enforcement official. Attorney General
Josh Call announced he is running for re-election. Call said in an interview this week that he
seriously considered running for governor, but was worried the job would take him away
from his two sons, ages 8 and 11, and the state needs leaders willing to push back against
President Donald Trump's administration. More than half a dozen Democrats have announced
plans to run in the August primary. On the Republican side, there are two candidates running
at this point.
Call recently chimed in on what's now a court fight over Wisconsin's registered voters.
A Waukeshaw County judge says the state's top election officials must verify that everyone
on the voter rolls is a US citizen. According to reporting from the state journal, it all
started with a case brought by two voters represented by a conservative law firm. These
voters filed a lawsuit claiming Wisconsin should require proof of citizenship for people
to cast a ballot and the judge agreed, ordering the state to verify all voters are citizens
by the next election in February. But then the Department of Justice has filed an appeal,
asking for the order to be put on hold.
Attorney General Josh Call says implementing this new check would, quote, require a massive
overhaul of Wisconsin voter registration statute. He also argues that the judge's order
creates a new voter requirement that's not in state law. Voter ID laws in Wisconsin
already require a state ID to vote. And only US citizens and people in the country legally
can get a state ID. The judge agreed to postpone part of his order. The part that would have
paused voter registration statewide. He set a court date for October 31st.
Another Democrat is looking to take on Tony weed in the eighth congressional district. Benjamin
Ben Hable says he joined the race to represent those who are underrepresented. Hable 41 is
a former engineer who lives in Burnhamwood. Hable describes himself as a young disabled gender
fluid person. In addition to diversity, Hable also thinks universal healthcare is needed
in the US. But he says the most pressing issue in the eighth congressional district is
the apathy of young voters. Hable faces opposition in the Democratic Party from Appleton, businessman
Mark Sheffler and Rick Croson, a former Green Bay area public school district board member
who announced their campaigns in August. The winner of the Democratic primary on August
11th will face eighth incumbent Tony weed. Three decades after his death, the beloved
bushy-haired soft-spoken painter Bob Ross is still helping the network that brought him
into American homes. 30 original Bob Ross paintings will soon be up for auction to help
support public television stations suffering from cuts in federal funding. Led by President
Donald Trump, Congress has eliminated 1.1 billion dollars allocated to public broadcasting.
The paintings to be auctioned off feature at the serene mountain landscapes and lake
scenes that were Ross's signature. He created most of the 30 on air, each under 30 minutes,
which was the span of a single episode. The paintings have an estimated total value of
$350,000 to $1.4 million. With news at the top and bottom of the hour all day and on
demand any time at wgbw.fm, I'm Connie Feldman, 97.9 wgbw news.
The crew lose again to the cubs. Hi, I'm Mike Clemens with sports, baseball, the NLDS.
There will be a game five tomorrow night in Milwaukee. The brewers shut out by the cubs.
Next to nothing at Wrigley Field, Freddie Peralta, surrendered a three-run home run in the
bottom of the first to Chicago's Ian Hap, Pat Murphy.
The first ending is always the toughest for a pitcher, especially in environments like
this, big games. The first ending can always be the struggle and hadn't shown him the
heater yet and got too much of the middle of the plate.
First pitch at 708 tomorrow night at Ampham Field. College football, the Badgers host
the Hawkeyes tomorrow night in Madison kick off 6 p.m. was constant lost 42 to 10 last
year at Iowa. The focus is obviously what happened last year and what it is that we
need to do to change all that that happened last year. It'll be a physical, tough, hard
nose game. Nothing different than what you would expect from an Iowa Wisconsin football
game. We got to make sure that Saturday night we're ready to roll.
That's Badgers head coach Luke fickle with sports on Mike Clemens.
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