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A statewide hotline to help doctors treat patients with substance abuse problems debuted this month, the latest initiative aimed at addressing the opioid crisis and believed to be the first of its kind in the country. Source: WAOW.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

Geologists are still monitoring central Wisconsin after a pair of earthquakes hit Waupaca County. The USGS confirmed a 1.3 magnitude earthquake and a 1.5 magnitude earthquake hit the area on July 7th and 15th. County Emergency Management Director Andrew Carlin says the shaking and noise were enough to be annoying, but not enough to be […] Source: WRN.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

The White House says President Donald Trump is “open to visiting Moscow” once he receives a “formal invitation” from Russian President Vladimir Putin. Source: WAOW.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

Two Republican candidates for U-S Senate took time to compliment each other, then moved forward in a televised debate from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.  Leah Vukmir and Kevin Nicholson pushed their conservative credentials during the Thursday showdown.  Both stood firmly behind their party’s leader, Republican President Donald Trump.  Polls show their campaign to take on incumbent Democrat Tammy Baldwin is in a dead-heat, with 30 percent of Republican voters saying they are still undecided.  The Wisconsin primary elections are just 18 days away. Source: WRJC.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

A federal appeals court rules the Madison Metropolitan School District shouldn’t be held be liable for the alleged sexual assault of a student by a security guard.  The 7th U-S Circuit Court of Appeals issued its decision Thursday.  Whitehorse Middle School security officer Willie Collins faces charges in the 2013 incident.  The victim’s parents had filed a federal lawsuit three years ago alleging Collins was grooming the girl by openly hugging her and school personnel did nothing to stop him.  The parents’ attorney disagrees with the appeals court, saying he plans to carry the appeal to the U-S Supreme Court. Source: WRJC.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]