Hundreds of boxes filled with food, clothing, and other supplies will soon be sent from Milwaukee's Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church to Venezuela, where recovery continues following devastating earthquakes last week.
Donations will still be accepted through Friday.
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NEW: Governor Tony Evers submits a grant application for funding a westward expansion of the Hiawatha Amtrak train to Madison to the Trump administration.
Coincidentally, passenger rail advocates are currently hosting a conference at Milwaukee’s Oriental Theatre.
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BREAKING: Former head of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Missy Hughes suspends her gubernatorial campaign and will endorse Lt. Governor Sara Rodriguez.
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BREAKING: Big Dog Ranch Rescue tells me it’s negotiated an agreement for the permanent closure of Ridglan Farms and the transfer of 475 remaining beagles.
325 dogs will be transferred out of Ridglan to BDRR today and tomorrow.
Remaining 150 released by beginning of August.
Nico wants to wish everyone a Happy National Welsh Corgi Day!
These sweet potatoes can be a bit zany at times, but I wouldn’t trade this sweet potato for any other pup!
An ordinance proposal aims to add a new requirement for any plans to demolish a historic building in the City of Milwaukee. The ordinance will be discussed at the City's Zoning, Neighborhoods, & Development Committee meeting tomorrow.
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Looks like @WisconsinEye is back up and running to start the week.
First item of business: “Wisconsin Legislative Democrats will join hemp business owners & cannabis advocates to announce the introduction of legislation to legalize recreational cannabis in Wisconsin.”
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WisconsinEye operates as the state's version of C-SPAN, and it currently plans to stop coverage December 15th over a lack of funding.
President and CEO Jon Henkes discusses the outlet's future with me on this week's Reporter's Notebook:
https://t.co/Z0pCdWmg49
DEVELOPING: Evacuations are underway in rural Sheboygan County after a reported explosion in the Town of Mitchell.
The 3-mile evacuation radius from Cty Hwy F and Trio Lane includes the Village of Cascade.
The explosion is believed to be from an energy pipeline.
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