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>>Walker, Senate Leader Talk School Safety (Madison, WI)  —  Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker and Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald both say they want to set aside some spending in the state budget to increase safety in school buildings.  The only legislation senators could vote on right now would provide state grants for schools to hire armed security guards.  If lawmakers come up with another approach, the governor would need to call a special session for its consideration.  Fitzgerald is supportive, but he has ruled out letting school district increase property taxes to raise the revenue they need for more security personnel.   >>Kimberly-Clark Incentive Plan Approved By Wisconsin Senate Committee

  (Reedsburg, WI)  —  Reedsburg Police confirm the arrest of two 13-year-old middle school students.  They were taken into custody Wednesday after school administrators found a list of student names titled “kill list.”  Police say the teenage suspects were removed from Webb Middle School and interviewed before they were formally arrested.  The list was initially sent as a Snapchat to another student.  That juvenile notified school officials and police followed up.   Source: WRJC.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

SPARTA, Wis. (AP) — Monroe County’s district attorney says a sheriff’s deputy won’t face any charges in the fatal shooting of a man in Sparta. Source: LacrosseTribune.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel is running for reelection. Schimel’s campaign dropped an online ad Thursday morning. The ad touts Schimel’s record on opioid abuse, human trafficking, and elder abuse — but doesn’t mention he’s a Republican. The spot calls him “independent.” “Wisconsin has never seen an attorney general more wedded to the GOP’s extreme, […] Source: WRN.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Florida authorities say the driver of a pickup truck was drunk when he crashed into a van leaving a Minnesota Twins spring training game in Fort Myers, killing one woman and injuring 14 others, all… Source: LacrosseTribune.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]