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.
If the rainy weather kept you from getting out to enjoy the fall colors this weekend,
you still have time.
Tourism officials say colors will peak this week for the Green Bay area.
Many counties to our north are already at peak color with some places in central and
southern Wisconsin, only 25% there yet.
No matter where you go, it's just a beautiful time to live in Wisconsin.
Farmers are crossing our state to raise their voices against trade barriers.
The motorcade for trade made a stop in western Wisconsin on their 14th state tour across
America's heartland.
Every trade executive director Brian Keel says 95% of consumers of American agricultural
products do not live in the U.S. Since Wisconsin relies heavily on agricultural exports, especially
for soybeans, dairy and cranberries, tariffs intended to punish other countries are actually
causing significant financial hardship for our farmers here at home.
Keel says the U.S. not only needs to keep the markets we have, but also find new markets
without facing trade barriers.
October is breast cancer awareness month, in a bipartisan bill to help women who need
extra screenings is advancing in the legislature.
Thanks to decades of public health announcements, most women know they should be getting a yearly
mammogram after turning 40, but up to 40% of women have dense breast tissue, which means
a mammogram is unlikely to detect cancer, meaning those women could get a clean bill of
health when actually something is wrong.
Right now in Wisconsin, most insurance companies will cover some of the cost for extra screenings
like MRIs and ultrasounds, but that means women are often paying for at least a portion
out of pocket.
A current bill recently passed unanimously by the Senate is named after Gail Zair, a
Wisconsin woman who died of breast cancer after mammograms missed it more than once.
Gail's law would require insurance companies to cover those extra screenings for women
with dense breast tissue.
The bipartisan group of women behind the bill say they are looking forward to bringing
it to the assembly floor.
If you hope to bag a sturgeon this winter, now's the time to get your license.
Wisconsin's DNR sent out a reminder that the deadline is October 31st for all spears
who want to harvest a sturgeon from Lake Winnebago.
Wisconsin's fescent hunting season also opened over the weekend and runs through January,
bag limits are now two roosters a day.
Both fans involved in a viral clash at American Family Field have been banned from future
brewers games.
The Milwaukee attorney who threatened to call ICE on a Dodgers fan has lost her job
and resigned from a volunteer position.
The man who recorded it all was removed from the game for dissordered lake conduct and
public intoxication.
The brewers say they don't tolerate offensive comments about race or national origin and
want all fans to feel safe.
The Wisconsin Better Business Bureau is warning people to be on the lookout for healthcare
scams as open enrollment season gets underway.
Agency officials say scammers will contact residents during the open enrollment period
claiming they can help them find the best deal for their health care.
The scammers then request personal information, including their Medicare ID or Social Security
number.
Agency officials warn residents to be wary of unsolicited calls during the open enrollment
period.
People police called in the big guns for a challenge that has police departments across
the state in a friendly competition.
Boasting near the only department with a celebrity endorsement, police in Clintonville brought
in hometown boy and former WBAY news anchor Bill Jartz for reinforcement.
The departments are raising money for the police lights of Christmas campaign.
The program helps provide gifts for families in need during the holiday season.
So far, Clintonville is in the lead with $4,000, but the Polesky Police Department is
right on their heels at $3,900.
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation wants to remind drivers to keep an eye out
for deer this time of year.
According to a press release, drivers are at a greater risk of crashing into a deer
in October and November as hunting seasons get underway in the hours of daylight decrease.
There were more than 17,000 crashes involving deer last year, about a third of which occurred
in October and November.
Several counties in our neck of the woods rank among the state's highest four deer crashes
out of gamey and Manitouac counties topped the list last year.
The USS Cobia is back home again in Manitouac after being dry docked in Sturgeon Bay since
early September.
The World War II submarine had some major restoration and repair work done.
It also got a good cleaning.
The hull was sand blasted to remove three tons of muscles and other debris that had accumulated
over nearly 30 years since the last dry docking.
The sub also got a new cone of paint from bow to stern.
The USS Cobia built in 1943 has been a proud centerpiece of the Wisconsin Maritime Museum.
Many say it's a lasting reminder of Manitouac's role in World War II submarine production.
Even though the Cobi is back at home and all spiffed up, it won't be open to the public
until a later date.
We will keep you posted when that's announced.
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 Packers beat the cards.
Hi, I'm Mike Clemens with sports from Arizona, where the Green Bay Packers held on to win
last night 27 to 23 over the Cardinals.
The road trip began with a five hour flight delay.
When the team playing had mechanical problems on the ground in Green Bay, Matlow Fleur.
From the moment we got on the trip, nothing seemed to go right to end game.
There was a lot of things that didn't go right, but the guys kept battling, and that's
what it takes in this league.
Packers running back Josh Jacobs had 13 carries for 55 yards, scoring twice, including
the winning touchdown, despite dealing with the Fleur and a calf injury.
They really didn't really want me to play today, it was one of them things where I kind
of had to convince them.
You also got to know who you're talking to.
I want them guys, man, if I feel like I can spend and I'm not going to hurt the team.
I'm going to go out there and give it everything I got.
College football, the Badgers losing to Ohio State 34 to nothing.
A report says if Wisconsin decides to fire Luke Fickle, they would owe the coach $25
million in a contract buyout with sports on Mike Clemens.