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A voting rights group in Milwaukee is continuing their calls for a GOP official to resign. Hope Kirwan will have more on the increased number of whooping cough cases in Brown County. And, Wisconsin is one of more than 30 states where undocumented immigrants can't get driver's licenses, but some are pushing for that to change.

Healthcare providers in Eau Claire are seeing a spike in volume following the closure of two major hospitals in the region. Madison officials are pushing to levy its own local sales tax. Sarah Lehr will have more. And, Danielle Kaeding has the details about an expedition to find wreckage of the fighter plane flown by Wisconsin ace pilot Richard Bong in World War II.

Wisconsin's state pension fund purchased more than three million shares in two new Bitcoin exchange-traded funds to their portfolio. State lawmakers heard testimony about the systems in place to stop non-citizens from voting in Wisconsin. Anya van Wagtendonk will have the latest on this. And, the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Board is reconsidering a recent decision to ban a high school track star from competing.

Dueling conservative groups are using radio ads to push for and against the removal of Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos. The future of two historic Milwaukee museums is up in the air as the county is facing a projected budget deficit. And, as the 45th Wisconsin State Polka Festival approaches, polka fans are wondering what the future of the genre will look like. Margaret Faust spoke with some dancers.

Gov. Tony Evers has called special elections for a vacant state senate seat and congressional seat. Construction of a controversial transmission line that will run through a national wildlife refuge is underway. Danielle Kaeding will have the latest. And, a ceremonial football is traveled across the state as part of a kick-off event for the 2025 NFL Draft in Green Bay.

Liberal justices on the Wisconsin's Supreme Court voiced skepticism about a ruling that banned most absentee ballot drop boxes. Former U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher has a new job in venture capital. Joe Schulz will have more on Gallagher's career change.
And, after more than three decades, Madison police have identified the skeletal remains of a man who had come to be known as "Chimney Doe."