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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 Sox.
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 Wang, one of two people charged in connection to the death of Elijah Wu,
filed three motions in Manitouac County Court yesterday.
Wang is asking for some evidence to be excluded,
as well as a change of venue for his upcoming trial.
Three-year-old Elijah Wu 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.
Wang 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 Wang'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 Terry Miller. A new Wisconsin law now spells out what counts as
anti-semitism, but its drawing mixed reactions. Governor Tony Evers signed the bill late last week,
saying it helps clarify hate crime enforcement. Critics, including state representative and Democratic
gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong argue it could be used to label political views as discrimination
and harm academic freedom. Supporters say it doesn't punish speech, it just defines when bias turns into a crime.
The daughter of a Wisconsin lawmaker is accused of stealing tens of thousands of dollars from his
campaign. Elizabeth Johnson, daughter of state senator Jesse James of Altoona, is charged with
taking $32,000 while serving as his campaign treasurer. Investigators say she made several unauthorized
cash withdrawals and later admitted using the money for her business. Johnson has repaid the funds,
but now faces four felony charges and could see up to 20 years in prison if convicted.
Thousands of people showed up across Wisconsin for no Kings rallies. Over 100 rallies took
place Saturday as protesters lined up with posters and signs accusing President Trump of abuse of
power and authority overreach. Wisconsin GOP spokesperson Annika Rickard responded by calling
Democratic governor Evers a wannabe king and claimed Republicans have been delivering results
for Wisconsinites. And the state elections commission says 21 voters are being referred to
district attorneys around the state for possibly voting while serving felony sentences. A report
out last week says two of those cases ended in convictions. One is pending and most others are
still being reviewed. The agency says it runs the same check after every election comparing voter
and corrections records. The cases make up a tiny fraction of total votes cast in 2025.
More news is available at civic media dot us.
It's the brewers and the rays. Hi, I'm Mike Clemens with sports. The brewers kick off a three
game series against the rays. Tonight at five serve form. The brewers were the nine to seven win
over the white socks yesterday to complete a three game sweep of Chicago. They scored six runs
in the bottom of the eighth, capped off by a three run homer from Christian Yelich.
I mean, we just kind of battled all day. We got off to a tough start got behind early,
but you know, the guys kept talking in the dugout the whole time. We're like, let's just
get this thing closed. Give ourselves an opportunity at the end to be in it. Keep grinding and
you just kind of kept putting the pressure on with with really good outpats there and kind of
just got a mistake pitch and and put a good swing on it. Women's college basketball, the Wisconsin
Badgers take on the Columbia Lions today in Wichita in the WBIT tournament NBA Vux competed but
came up short at home to the Clippers 127 to 113 Gary Trent Jr. with a season high 36 points.
We've got to go all out. Be the best he makes. We can be contribute to his winning and go out and fight.
That's the Bucks Gary Trent Jr. With sports on Mike Clemens. Partly cloudy today will get into the
load amid 50s with warmer temperatures the further south you go here today. Tonight scattered
showers and thunderstorms are possible with a low of 38 tomorrow. Mostly cloudy scattered showers
and thunderstorms with a high of 53 Wednesday will be colder with a high of only 40. I mean,
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