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From the 97.9 WGBW Newsroom, I'm Connie Feldman with this local news update.
As the Green Bay community continues to mourn the loss of Green Bay Native Alex
Freddie at the hands of ICE agents in Minneapolis, those who knew him are speaking out.
Mark Becker, former chairman of the Brown County Republican Party and host of civic media's
rational revolution appeared on civic media's mid-morning's Monday. Becker was a schoolmate of
Freddie. When something like that, that traumatic happens to one of us. It's like a disturbance in
the force that we all feel and it's a sorrow that I feel yes for Mr. and Mrs. Freddie and for him,
but I also feel it for the entire community as a whole. Meanwhile, Wisconsin is joining the move
to support Minnesota's lawsuit against ICE deployment. Civic media's Lisa Hale has the story.
Governor Tony Evers announced Monday that Wisconsin is joining a lawsuit challenging
president Donald Trump in his administration's deployment of ICE agents and U.S. Border Patrol
in Minnesota. In his statement, Evers said, quote,
American citizens are having their rights and freedoms violated and are being put in unsafe
and life-threatening situations in their own communities. To have already lost their lives,
it has to stop. End quote. The Badger State is joining 19 other states,
petitioning for a temporary restraining order against the federal government's actions.
O'Nide and nation leaders have issued a statement following the shooting of Green Bay native Alex
Freddie. Freddie grew up in Green Bay and was shot and killed by federal agents during a protest
in Minneapolis last weekend. The statement condemns the violations of civil and human rights,
saying as indigenous people, they have suffered these atrocities for generations. Tribal leaders are
calling on all three branches of the U.S. government to put an end to what they call incredibly
disturbing acts of violence involving ICE and Border Patrol. The statement goes on to encourage
people to exercise their constitutional rights peacefully within the law and most importantly,
safely. Now that we've made it through our own Arctic blast, Wisconsin workers are helping
restore power to those in the southeast who just got pummeled by the same storm system.
While we got the dangerous cold and wind chills, they got the snow dumping more than a foot of
snow in 20 states. With up to two feet in the harder hit places, Wisconsin Public Service says they
sent 20 contract workers down to help with storm repairs. There were more than 800,000 power outages
as of Monday morning, mostly in the south, according to PowerOutage.com. There, freezing rain and
northern Mississippi and parts of Tennessee caused tree limbs and power lines to snap.
Utility workers say some homes and businesses could be without electricity for at least a week.
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services has confirmed the first case of measles in our state
this year. Health officials say the case in Waukesha is related to international travel. They say,
as of now, they haven't identified any places where the public would have been exposed. Health
experts also advise checking your vaccination status to make sure you're protected from measles.
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 Bucks in Philly, Ion Mike Clemens, with sports NBA, the Bucks face off tonight against the 76ers
at the Philadelphia Sports Complex, but they'll be without Yannis and Tedicupo. Head coach Doc Rivers,
what tests Yannis had over the weekend on that right calf muscle. MRI has revealed exactly what
we thought, you know, calf strain and really no time table for returning. Hopefully, you know,
I get wet before or sooner, but there's no time table. College Hoots, Mark Kett at home tonight
against the Creighton Blue Jays, the Golden Eagles in search of a win. They've lost eight other
last 10 games. Baseball, the Brewers, introducing their new players after the Peralta trade to the
Mets. Right hand pitcher Brandon Sprote asked if he's had a chance to meet with Pat Murphy or
pitching coach Chris Hook. I talked to Merb, talked to Hook. You know, they're all excited as well.
He heard great things about Merb and how he's a great players coach. I heard great things about Hook.
You know, see what they have for me and just ask them questions and pick their brine.
That's the Brewers' Brandon Sprote with sports on Mike Clemens.
Partly cloudy to mostly sunny today with a high right around 10 this afternoon, but that wind
northwest to 10 to 20 will keep the wind chill factor below zero through the day. Tonight mostly clear
one below tomorrow, mostly sunny with a high near 11. I meet a urologist Sean Cable.
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