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Madison police say the shooting at a downtown community radio station early Sunday wasn’t a random incident.  Several shots were fired at W-O-R-T F-M and one person was injured.  The 33-year-old volunteer show host was hit in the backside and was treated and released at a nearby hospital.  Witnesses say five shots were fired through a glass window.  The people inside hid until police arrived and the station was off the air for more than six hours.  Police are still looking for the shooter. Source: WRJC.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

The veteran actress who played Mrs. Garrett in the situation comedy “The Facts of Life” has died at the age of 92.  Charlotte Rae was a Wisconsin native.  She died at her Los Angeles home Sunday.  Rae originated the character of Edna Garrett in 1978 on another show, “Diff’rent Strokes.”  “The Facts of Life” was a spinoff which ran for nine seasons.  Rae played a wise and caring housemother to a group of teenage girls.  Charlotte Rae Lubotsky studied drama at Northwestern University. Source: WRJC.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

Farmland owners that want to learn more about the science of tiling agricultural lands are being invited to an evening seminar near Waldo later this month. Source: WisconsinAgConnection.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

More than a dozen cheese buyers from South and Central America, Mexico and the Middle East are in Wisconsin this week for a multi-day reverse buyers mission aimed at showcasing the state’s cheese industry. Source: WisconsinAgConnection.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Yes, but: Explaining GOP’s attack on governor candidate Tony Evers on not revoking teacher’s license With the Aug. 14, 2018 primary election closing in, the Wisconsin Republican Party on Aug. 1, 2018 released radio ads attacking four of the eight Democrats who are running for governor. In announcing the ads, the party identified Tony Evers, Matt Flynn, Mahlon Mitchell and Kelda Roys as the leading candidates to win the right to challenge GOP Gov. Scott Walker in the general election on Nov. 6, 2018. The ad attacking Evers, who is the state schools superintendent, claims Evers "didn't revoke the license of a teacher caught spreading