Here's your daily news round up from 97.9 WGBW from the nine
from the 97.9 WGBW newsroom. I'm Connie Feldman with this local news update. Packer's first round
draft picked Matthew Golden as helping fight hunger in his new hometown. Golden is teaming up with
Sargento cheese to present a donation this afternoon to Paul's pantry in Green Bay.
It's part of the annual touchdowns for hunger program. Sargento donates $2,000 toward hunger relief
in Wisconsin for every Packer's touchdown scored during the regular season. So far, the Packers
have scored 38 touchdowns, meaning $76,000 will go toward alleviating hunger in our state. Since it
began in 2003, the touchdowns for hunger program has raised nearly $2 million in the fight against
hunger. Foxconn says it plans to spend more than a half a billion dollars to turn part of its
property in southern Wisconsin into new data centers, but not everyone is cheering. According to
a Wisconsin watch report, members of Congress say the state needs to be careful about how much energy
and water these projects will use. Foxconn promises about 1,400 local jobs in exchange for tax credits,
but critics worry the costs could fall on regular customers. Environmental groups say data centers
could demand huge amounts of power, and both senators Tammy Baldwin and Ron Johnson say they want
those concerns reviewed first. Gas prices continue to drop, hitting multi-year lows heading into
Christmas. The average price in Green Bay this week is 263 a gallon, more than five cents below
last week. You'll pay even less to fill up around the rest of the state, 256 is the average statewide
right now. According to GasBuddy, Patrick Dahan analyzes gas prices for the company. He says gas
prices have dipped below $2 a gallon in some cities across the US. Dahan says barring any major
disruptions prices are likely to stay relatively low into the new year. The Packers are back on top of
the NFC North. It was a back and forth battle, but the Packers showed why they are the team to beat
in the division. He shot Nixon's end zone picks sealed the deal with 22 seconds remaining for a
final score of 28 21 Packers. The two teams meet up once again in just 13 days when the Packers take
on the Bears in Chicago. A woman working at Cinebon in Bay Park Square has been fired after video
circulating online. Joseph calling customers a racial slur and then telling them she is a racist.
The post on X with the video says a couple from Somalia walked up to the Cinebon counter to order food
and the worker started making fun of the woman's hijab. The post says the couple started recording
the interaction which shows the Cinebon employee making vulgar gestures and more derogatory comments.
The couple recording the incident has heard arguing back and telling the worker she would be fired.
Cinebon issued a statement Saturday saying the employee was immediately terminated by the
franchise owner and that their actions do not reflect our values or the welcoming experience
every guest deserves. The incident comes amid heightened tensions surrounding Minnesota Somalia
community during recent statements by President Donald Trump during a televised cabinet meeting
last Tuesday. The president referred to the Somalian people as garbage in response to reports of
government fraud among pockets of Minnesota's Somali population. The Green Bay man who allegedly
supplied the gun one five-year-old used to accidentally shoot and kill another five-year-old
three years ago is still waiting for an attorney keeping his case on hold indefinitely.
The State Public Defender's Office reports thousands of calls. The State Public Defender's Office
reports thousands of calls made trying to find a lawyer for 38-year-old Jordan Levy Carter.
Carter faces multiple charges in connection with the accidental shooting death of five-year-old
sky blue Evans Cowley. According to the criminal complaint, the child who did the shooting told police
Levy Carter gave her the gun. He denies that claim but says he did leave a loaded gun on a TV
stand while he was in the other room. Levy Carter is currently at the Racine Correctional
Institution on an unrelated drug case. Grammy-winning country music star Trisha Yearwood is coming to
Green Bay. Yearwood will be at the Meyer Theater on Saturday, March 14 for an intimate acoustic
evening of stories and songs. The stop as part of Yearwood's nationwide tour promoting her new
album The Mirror set to be released next month. Tickets for the show go on sale this Friday at 10am.
If you're a fan of white Christmases, you're in luck this year. Another winter snow storm is
heading our way to night into tomorrow morning with accumulation between four to six inches expected.
The snow will be blowing too with wind gusts up to 30 miles per hour, so keep an eye out for
drifting and slippery roads as you head into work tomorrow morning. And we could see another
quick storm moving through to end the week on Friday. With news at the top and bottom of the hour
all day and on demand any time at wgw.fm, I'm Connie Feldman, 97.9 WGBW News.
Badgers hockey is number one. Hi, I'm Mike Clemens with sports. The rankings are out and the
Wisconsin Badgers women's hockey team remains ranked number one in the nation after sweeping the Ohio
State Buckais. The Badgers men's team ranked second in the nation behind the first place Michigan
Wolverines NFL. The Packers back at practice tomorrow. Sunday they faced the Broncos in Denver,
the Broncos of one 10 games in a row. Matlow Flora revealed that despite playing the last two weeks,
wide receiver Don Tavy and Wix still recovering from that ankle injury. He's been battling through
that and I would say it's day to day. I mean, he was limited in practice and we'll just we'll see how
he progresses, but certainly we need him out there. NBA, the Milwaukee Bucks have the night off.
They're going to host the Boston Celtics Thursday night at five Sir Form, Kip Off Time 7 o'clock.
The Bucks trying to snap a two game losing streak. Baseball, the editors of Baseball America
have named the Milwaukee Brewers the major league organization of the year and named Pat Murphy.
Their manager of the year with sports on Mike Clemens.
Cloudy today near 30 snow will develop late this afternoon and continue through tonight with four
to seven inches possible. It's going to get windy late tonight too and that could create some
blowing snow. Snow will gradually end. Wind will slowly die down through the day tomorrow.
I mean, yourologist Sean Cable. That's your Green Bay News Roundup from 97.9 WGBW.
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