This is your WRJN Daily News Roundup for 99.9 FM and 1400 AM in Racine and 98.1 FM in Kenosha.
From the WRJN Radio Park Newsroom, I'm Stuart J. Waddles with the quick news update.
The guy in the picture put out by police in Kenosha has been found.
It was a search tied to two homicides in Kenosha.
Police say Michael O'Neill Fleming was taken into custody in Chicago with help from the Marshalls.
Two people Rodney Brushwood and Rena O'Neill were found shot to death Monday at a Washington road home.
Investigators haven't announced a motive.
More than 11,000 mail-in ballots are back in Racine and Kenosha counties as in-person absentee voting begins.
Statewide returns trail the 2022 midterm pace at this point.
Election officials say more voters may be waiting to vote in person.
You can find your ballot and voting locations online at myvote.wi.gov.
We're seeing county prosecutors accuse a man of using a made-up barber business to collect more than $35,000 in unemployment benefits.
Jordan Jones faces a felony fraud charge over claims made while he was incarcerated.
The complaint says Jones admitted sharing his information so someone else could keep the claims going.
A Kenosha beer gardens has been torn down after an April fire heavily damaged the longtime north side bar.
The property owner's family decided to clear the site and sell it.
Fire officials blamed discarded smoking materials in a potted plant.
They did rule the fire accidental.
Racine Unified is giving away bricks from the former Roosevelt, Schulte, and Geesey schools next Friday.
Pickup
is
behind Building 2 at the Mount Pleasant Street site from 7.30 to 9.30 that morning and 1 to 3 that afternoon.
Bricks are first come, first served.
And seeing the Brewers in their first World Series in more than 40 years will come at a steep price.
Milwaukee hosts the opening games against Tampa Bay.
Resale tickets start at $2,500 for standing room.
Upper and lower-level seats are listed well above $3,000.
WRJN has the World Series.
Pre-game starts at 6.30 Friday night.
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I'm Stuart J. Wattles.
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For Civic Media News, I'm Connie Feldman.
Wisconsin's measles outbreak has now spread beyond the four-county cluster in the southwestern part of our state that had previously contained the outbreak.
That's according to the latest report from the Department of Health Services.
Health workers confirm that Richland County has a new case of the infectious disease that's linked to the ongoing southwest outbreak.
Richland County Boarders Grant, Iowa, and Lafayette counties, which have measles cases numbering in the 70s to more than 100.
Wisconsin's total number of measles cases now stands at 289, all but two cases are in those unvaccinated for the disease.
A Wisconsin school district was recently scammed out of nearly $100,000 in what authorities are calling cyber theft.
School leaders say the crime happened last August after the business manager processed what's described as an unusual payment request from a third party.
Officials say the district put the business manager on leave after finding they lost $92,000 to a cyber crime.
They say the step is not a determination of wrongdoing.
The district is now working with police, attorneys, and insurance trying to recover the lost taxpayer funds.
The UW-Madison Board of Regents is moving forward with plans to build new residence halls to help house its growing student body.
The university is currently operating dorms at 115% capacity, forcing many students into crowded triples or converted lounge spaces.
To address the shortage, the school plans to form a public-private partnership for all electric energy-efficient housing expected to open by fall of 2029.
Campus leaders say the new facilities will ease housing pressure and restore dedicated student study areas pending final state legislative approval.
A Wisconsin man was buried alive yesterday when a six-foot-deep trench collapsed in on him in the town of Cicero.
The 44-year-old was laying piped to a barn on his property when the walls of the trench gave way.
Rescue workers from Nichols Rural Fire and Black Creek Rescue, along with several additional departments, worked for close to an hour getting the man out.
They say he was conscious in breathing when they rescued him and took him to a Green Bay hospital by ambulance.
Wisconsin's two U.S.
senators are confirming their Milwaukee offices received suspicious mail containing unknown substances yesterday.
Republican Ron Johnson and Democrat Tammy Baldwin both released statements confirming their staff encountered letters matching a nationwide pattern targeting political and election offices.
The FBI and U.S.
Postal Inspection Service are leading a joint investigation into the origin of the mailings.
Wisconsin candidates for Governor David Crowley and Tom Tiffany are finalizing their preparations ahead of tonight's debate in Milwaukee.
The broadcast marks the only televised debate of the governor's race and will air statewide on ABC affiliates.
Both candidates are aiming to highlight key contrasts on economic issues and campaign priorities before a broad audience.
Station officials report the debate is produced by WISN TV in partnership with WIS Politics.
Governor Tony Evers is formalizing a new international partnership to boost economic and educational ties between Wisconsin and France.
Evers signed a sister-state agreement this week with officials from France's Brejean-Franç-Comté region during a ceremony at the state capitol.
The deal marks Wisconsin's seventh sister-state connection and the first new agreement of its kind in 36 years.
State leaders say the partnership will focus on expanding joint ventures in agriculture, dairy,
clean energy and advanced manufacturing.
And that's your state news update.
I'm Connie Feldman for Civic Media News.
It's the return of Josh Jacobs high on Mike Clemens with sports NFL the Packers play the Lions in Detroit on Sunday at 325 Packers running back Josh Jacobs returning to practice after being reactivated by the league office Offensive coordinator Adam Stenovich and how Jacobs look to the coaches.
Oh, he looks great I mean, he's obviously comes to meetings and stuff and he's in there with us So then he goes goes and does his workouts, but he's been working really hard and I'm really excited to get him back
college football the Wisconsin Badgers at home Saturday
They'll host number 16th ranked USC at 6 30 NBA.
The Bucks begin their first season tonight under new head coach Taylor Jenkins in Washington DC against the Wizards.
Friday is their home opener at 3 PM and after that Jenkins says the Bucks will head over to see the Brewers game Friday night.
Yes, after our great home opener will be there celebrate a historic moment.
You know for our city for you know the Brewers in the franchise.
We're going to show out and represent for the Brew crew.
That's the Bucks.
Taylor Jenkins with sports on Mike Clemens.
I'm meteorologist Brandon Bormans.
This stretch of beautiful weather to continue this week, mostly sunny skies for today with a high of 66.
For tonight, mostly cloudy at first, then gradually becoming mostly clear with lows near 50 degrees.
Sunny skies again on Thursday with highs in the comfortable mid-60s.
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