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The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | Scott Walker misleads saying Pennsylvania lost Foxconn plant because Democrat replaced GOP governor Critics of Wisconsin’s $3 billion-for-13,000 jobs deal with Foxconn keep bringing up Pennsylvania. In 2013, the Taiwanese manufacturer promised a $30 million factory in the Harrisburg area that would employ 500 people. There were big headlines, but the factory was never built. Asked by a reporter on July 28, 2017 why Foxconn wouldn't do the same to Wisconsin, Gov. Scott Walker responded by saying the difference is simple: "Pennsylvania changed governors." The Republican governor has since repeated that explanation in at least three other interviews — with Wisconsin reporters, on conservative talk

A Madison police officer is back on the beat following her arrest in June. Officer Kelly Hoeft had a blood alcohol level more than three times above the legal limit when she was pulled over more than two months ago while off duty. Hoeft faces criminal charges because there was a five-year-old in her vehicle […] Source: WRN.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

Charges of second degree child sexual assault and disorderly conduct have been dismissed against a Mauston man. Online court records show that during a hearing on Thursday, the case against 38-year-old Ryan Scott was dismissed without prejudice. Scott allegedly had inappropriate contact with a minor on June 24 had at a bar in Mauston during a benefit for the recent apartment fire victims. However, by dismissing the charges without prejudice, the state may refile the case. Source: WRJC.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Madison’s police chief says an effort to remove more criminals from the city’s streets amid an increase in violence is proving successful. Chief Mike Koval says that in the first two weeks of the initiative fueled by overtime pay to officers, close to 30 people have been taken into custody, several criminals have left the city and there have been no homicides and fewer serious shots-fired incidents. Koval tells the Wisconsin State Journal that he thinks the initiative is boosting both officer and community morale. Some critics have said the plan has racist overtones because Koval’s most-wanted list heavily features black criminals. Koval says most homicide victims this

Two people were injured in a two vehicle head-on collision Thursday morning in Sauk County. Sheriff Chip Meister said the preliminary investigation revealed that a vehicle operated by 38-year-old Sarah M. Davis of Rock Springs was traveling southbound on Highway 23 in the township of Dellona when it crossed over the centerline and struck a vehicle operated by 58-year-old Susan M. Fiene of Lodi. Both vehicles rolled over due to the impact. Feine was transported St. Clare Hospital in Baraboo and Davis was flown to UW Hospital in Madison by UW Madison Med Flight. The crash remains under investigation by the Sauk County Sheriff’s Office. Source: WRJC.com News At Other