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From the 97.9 WGBW newsroom, I'm Connie Feldman with this local news update.
After a five-year break, they'll be rockin' again in Oshkosh this summer.
Festival organizers just announced the Crossroads 41 hard-drive rock music events
scheduled for August 9th at Oshkosh Festival Park.
The artist lineup will be announced in just a couple weeks on April 13th,
tickets go on sale, April 17th.
With Brewer's opening day coming up this Thursday, the team and DOT are reminding people
about new game day traffic plans.
There are a lot of orange barrels around American Family Field.
A new website is up with graphics and alternate travel options.
See more at brewers.com slash traffic.
Transportation officials say the goal is to keep all ramps at the Mitchell interchange open for fans.
There will be extra shares deputies assigned to help with traffic getting out.
The brewers will play ball at 110 this Thursday against the white socks.
The DNR says more than 2000 deer tested positive for chronic wasting disease during last hunting season.
That's out of almost 17,000 samples statewide.
Most positives were seen in the Southern Farmland Zone.
New cases turned up in several counties, including the first wild detection in La Crosse County.
The DNR says steady testing helps track the disease and protect the state's deer herd.
Jesse Vang, one of two people charged in connection to the death of Elijah Vu,
filed three motions in Manitouac County Court yesterday.
Vang is asking for some evidence to be excluded,
as well as a change of venue for his upcoming trial.
Three-year-old Elijah Vu disappeared in February of 2024 and was found dead later that fall.
People in the two rivers community and beyond spent months searching for the child.
Vang and the child's mother Katrina Bauer are both facing felony charges,
including physical abuse of a child and hiding a corpse.
Prosecutors have until April 20th to respond to Vang's requests.
A hearing is set for May.
Wisconsin has seven names on Forbes annual list of the world's wealthiest people.
Billite Business owner Diane Hendrix ranks highest, with a fortune estimated at more than $22 billion.
She co-founded ABC Supply and is also known for her political donations to Republican causes.
John Menard Jr., Judy Faulkner, James Cargill II, and three SC Johnson family members also made the list.
Assign honoring Harry Houdini as being installed in Appleton this year.
A historic marker dedicated to the one-time resident has been approved for the south side of Houdini Plaza.
The legendary magician and illusionist grew up in Appleton after being born in Hungary.
The 100-year anniversary of Houdini's death will be commemorated this Halloween.
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With Civic Media News, I'm Stase Keane.
The first and only debate in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race is on hold.
It's now scheduled for next Thursday after Judge Chris Taylor became ill yesterday.
Her campaign says she's recovering from kidney stones and plans to resume campaigning soon.
Upon it, Maria Lazar's team says they're ready whenever the debate is rescheduled.
Early voting is underway for the April 7 contest.
Find out where to vote and see your ballot at myvote.wi.gov.
There's more to learn from that Marquette Paul this week.
Results show President Trump's approval rating in Wisconsin is 14 points underwater.
That's his worth ever in the state and down four points from last month.
Pulster Charles Franklin calls it steady erosion through Trump's second term.
Most Wisconsinites oppose the war with Iran 61-39%. 78% of Badger State Republicans
still identify as MAGA down from 88% last fall.
An O'Clayer High School staff member was arrested yesterday on charges of
sexually assaulting multiple students.
Police say 22-year-old Nadia Horn, who worked at North High School,
was taken into custody after the school district tipped off police officers about an inappropriate
relationship. She's facing serious charges including sexual assault of a child by a school staff
person and second-degree sexual assault. And more than 400 road projects are planned across
the state of Wisconsin this year as the DOT gears up for a busy construction season.
Work is happening everywhere from rebuilding parts of 41 near Appleton to big improvements
on I-94 and Milwaukee and the St. Cory River bridges.
Officials say the goal is safer highways and smoother travel.
Drivers are urged to plan ahead, use the 5-1-1 Wisconsin app and slow down in those work zones.
More news is available at civicmedia.us.
It's the Brewers and the White Sox. Hi, I'm Mike Clemens with sports from American Family
Field, opening day between the Brewers and Chicago White Sox, who had the worst record in the
American League last season. Will Venable is in his second year's manager and was asked if the
White Sox would be more aggressive on the base pants this season.
For sure, you know, on the bases we got to find every way we can to be aggressive and get
an extra 90 feet score runs any way that we can. So that's something that, you know, really
with the first step out of the box and that effort is going to be important.
The Brewers wrapped up Cactus League action with a record of 12 and 16.
Manager of the year Pat Murphy, asked of having so many split squad games, was productive.
Did we get everything we wanted to get out of it?
No, I mean, I put out a few other guys really step up.
A few other guys be swinging mid-season form or something like that.
But be careful what you ask for, you know what I mean.
And be careful what you think you got out of spring training.
As it's trick me for 11 years and be the bucks lost again this time to the trailblazers.
130 to 99 with sports on my clements.
Mostly cloudy with scattered showers today.
We will get into the mid 40s by early this afternoon.
Then temperatures will start to drop behind this cold front that's moving through.
Tonight partly cloudy and cold 23 tomorrow.
Mostly cloudy 37.
The good news.
We will warm back up for the weekend.
I'm your neurologist Sean cable.
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