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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 Terry Miller.
A three-judge panel has thrown out a challenge to Wisconsin's Congressional map,
a ruling that keeps the current district lines in place for now.
The judges from Dane, Outagami, and Milwaukee counties said they don't have the authority to weigh in
without direction from the Wisconsin Supreme Court. The lawsuit, filed by 11 state residents,
claimed the map was the result of illegal partisan gerrymandering. Republicans are calling the decision
a big win, while the case could still head to appeal.
Governor Tony Evers yesterday blocked several Republican-backed bills focused on transgender
and gender non-conforming kids. Evers says the measures would endanger youth and fuel
discrimination, while supporters argue they're needed to protect fairness in sports and give parents
a stronger voice. The vetoes came on International Transgender Day of Visibility.
Lawmakers could try to override the vetoes, though that's unlikely with current numbers in the
legislature. And it's an all Wisconsin championship to be named the strongest town in America.
The competition by the foundation Strong Towns started with 16 locations, and is now down to
the final two, with Madison taking on West Alice. The foundation says the 2026 contest is about
progress, not perfection, adding these towns embody that spirit. Voting for the championship
round will be available through this Friday. Shaboygan also made it to the final four,
but was eliminated by Madison. Some past winners of the Strongest Town contest include
Watertown, South Dakota, Jasper, Indiana, Braddleboro, Vermont, and Marion Ohio from 2025.
Get details online about voting, strongesttown.com.
More news is available at civicmedia.us.
I was recovering, you know, I'd kind of mentioned that before, and I wanted to be here with the
guys. You know, it's, it's a good feeling breaking camp and just being with everybody. And it's just,
it was just a good feeling for me. And I really wanted to do that. And, you know, with the pitch count,
I was out. If, you know, if I couldn't get through five innings and that's, that's on me.
The series wrapping up today, NBA, the Bucks beat the Dallas Marrix at five serve form,
123 to 99, snapping a four game losing streak. Doc Rivers says his guys haven't given up.
Season hasn't gone the way we wanted to, but you keep working on chemistry and building
together. That leads to the following year. That's Doc Rivers with sports. I'm Mike Clemens.
Partly to mostly cloudy today with a high right around 37 this afternoon. Tonight some light snow,
then a little sleep. Some freezing rain will drop down to around 33 for a low tomorrow.
Rain and freezing rain with a high in the low to mid fifties. I'm meteorologist Sean Cable.
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