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The two Republican candidates who hope to challenge U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin this fall will square off for the first time tonight. The debate between state Senator Leah Vukmir and management consultant Kevin Nicholson is hosted by the conservative group Americans for Prosperity. The debate will be livestreamed on the group’s Facebook page. Wisconsin Republicans […] Source: WRN.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

An Eau Claire County jury has found an Osseo man not guilty of sexual assault charges.  A teenager contacted police last year, telling them Joshua Erickson started sexually assaulting her five years ago when she was 11.  She says she kept quiet because Erickson had threatened to tell her mother she was “doing something bad.”  She claimed she was assaulted repeatedly for a year, but jury members sided with Erickson.  Until he was found not guilty, he had faced up to 60 years in prison. Source: WRJC.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

A La Crosse judge has sentenced a 33-year-old Minnesota man to five years in prison for felony child neglect causing the death of his daughter.  The three-year-old daughter of Dylan Bartsh and 27-year-old Jaymie Rundle died in October 2014.  Doctors said she had cuts and bruising to her face, neck, abdomen, arms, back, and legs.  She also hadn’t been provided adequate nutrition.  Rundle is nearing completion of the electronic monitoring she was given as part of a plea agreement last year. Source: WRJC.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

As more and more big-box retail store chains close their doors, declare bankruptcy and conduct liquidation sales, one franchise is reversing the trend.  Gander Mountain is planning to reopen Wisconsin stores in Grand Chute, Green Bay, and Sheboygan.  The stores will be rebranded “Gander Outdoors.”  Camping World C-E-) Marcus Lemonis bought the Gander assets in bankruptcy court last May and he has embarked on an ambitious effort to seize an opportunity.  Stores will open in the next two weeks in Grand Chute and Sheboygan, with the Green Bay location opening in June. Source: WRJC.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

The board of directors for the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association will have two new faces joining their panel. Source: WisconsinAgConnection.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]