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Counts on mass shootings like the one in Las Vegas vary widely.        Source: WisconsinRapidsDailyTribune.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Was the Las Vegas mass shooting the 273rd this year? Or the seventh? Or somewhere in between? In an email released to reporters on Oct. 3, 2017, U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin lamented the mass shooting in Las Vegas two days earlier, calling it "the 273rd mass shooting this year." There’s no question it was a massacre: A lone gunman perched high in a hotel suite killed 59 people, including a Wisconsin native, who had gathered for an outdoor country music concert. More than 500 people were injured. But have there really been 273 mass shootings in the United States so far in 2017, as the

“Is this wrong?” is a common theme in this week’s Savage Love column. Answer? Yes and no. Read on…. Source: Isthmus.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

Republican state Representative Bob Gannon has died. Assembly Majority Leader Jim Steineke (R-Kaukauna) said in a statement that the 58-year-old Gannon died of natural causes, although an official cause of death has not yet been released. Steineke described the West Bend Republican as a “committed and effective” part of the GOP caucus, whose presence will […] Source: WRN.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

Reedsburg emergency services have combined to provide area residents with free batteries for smoke detectors. Reedsburg Police, Fire and Ambulance, along with Rayovac Batteries, will be providing free 9-volt batteries for use in smoke detectors beginning on October 7th at the Fire Department’s Harvest Fest. The batteries will be limited to four (4) batteries per home and you MUST have old batteries to trade-in for the new batteries. Batteries will also be available at the Reedsburg Police Department – Front Counter beginning on October 8th. “Keeping fresh batteries in your smoke detectors is the best first alert against fires”, said Reedsburg Fire Chief Craig Douglas. “We want to make it as easy as