Wisconsin Morning State News for Thursday 3/29/18
>>Governor Decides Not To Appeal Ruling On Special Elections
(Madison, WI) — Governor Scott Walker has changed his mind and will apparently call a special election for two vacant legislative seats this (Thursday) morning. Walker’s office announced he decided not to appeal to the Wisconsin Supreme Court a judge’s denial of his request for eight more days. The deadline is at noon. The Wisconsin Department of Justice had indicated the governor would call the elections for June 12th if he lost his appeal. That wasn’t affirmed as the date for the special elections when he dropped the effort. It isn’t clear if the action taken by the Wisconsin Senate during a meeting next week would cancel a previously-called special election.
>>Milwaukee Police Arrest At Least 2 Teenage Girls For Movie Theater Fight
(Milwaukee, WI) — Milwaukee Police say two officers suffered minor injuries while breaking up a fight at a movie theater Tuesday evening. At least two teenage girls were arrested at Marcus Southgate Cinema. The mother of one of the girls says officers over-reacted in making the arrests. Loyalty Dixon says the young people who were fighting should have been ticketed, not taken into custody. She says her daughters — ages 14 and 15 — were bruised and one of them was taken to the ground. Her daughters deny striking the officers. Dixon says she isn’t defending her teenagers’ behavior.
>>Students Complete 50-Mile March To Ryan’s Janesville Office
(Janesville, WI) — More than 40 students who marched from Madison to Janesville say they want a ban on military-style guns and accessories, a four-day waiting period for gun buyers, background checks on all gun sales, and the legal age to buy a gun raised to 21. The students spent four days marching about 50 miles to House Speaker Paul Ryan’s office in Janesville. Ryan is in the Czech Republic on an official visit. The marchers were joined by others from around the state urging the Republican Speaker to take the lead on gun reform.
>>Victim Of Hit-And-Run Dies — Charges To Be Upgraded
(Green Bay, WI) — Charges against a hit-and-run driver will likely be upgraded now that the bicyclist who was hit has died. Brown County prosecutors say 47-year-old Russell Owen of Green Bay was hit from behind Sunday, then was run over by the same S-U-V when he landed in the street. Two people got out of the vehicle, looked at Owen, then got back in and drove away. S-U-V driver Barry Watters was arrested and he made a Tuesday court appearance, with a preliminary hearing next week. He’s charged with three felonies and three misdemeanors.
Wisconsin Lottery Results
(Madison, WI) — 5 CARD CASH: 10-hearts, A-hearts, 2-clubs, K-hearts, 4-hearts … SUPER CASH: 1-5-18-19-27-28, Doubler-No … BADGER 5: 1-9-21-23-28 … PICK 4: 6-5-3-6 … PICK 3: 3-1-9.
Source: WRJC.com
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