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A Circuit Court judge heard arguments in a lawsuit that seeks to restore labor rights for Wisconsin's public sector workers. Conservative critics of Assembly Speaker Robin Vos are again trying to knock the Republican leader out of office. Shawn Johnson will have more on their efforts to force a recall election. And, around the Apostle Islands on Lake Superior, boaters will soon be able to get real-time safety data from solar-powered buoys.

The Republican National Committee is pushing the U.S. Secret Service to move the security perimeter ahead of the RNC this July. A 92-year-old woman received her high school equivalency diploma at Madison College more than 70 years after leaving school. And, during elections Wisconsin poll workers can be affiliated with a political party. Both Republicans and Democrats are ramping up efforts to enlist their members.

Happy Memorial Day!
Here's a story about finding connection with nature over this long weekend.

A Racine elementary school has changed the way it teaches children to read, but educators say it's going to take more than changing curriculum to improve early literacy. A Dane County judge heard arguments about overturning the outcome of two constitutional amendments. And, archaeologists have now found a cluster of at least ten ancient canoes submerged in a Madison lake.

A community in central Wisconsin is cleaning up storm damage after being hit by a tornado. Wisconsin's budget surplus is anticipated to shrink slightly into next year. Rich Kremer has the latest estimates from the state Legislature. And, the number of deer that tested positive for a deadly disease grew by roughly 6 percent last year.

Tens of thousands of Wisconsinites are without power this morning, after several severe storms ripped across the state overnight. Wisconsin is updating its vaccine rules for children ahead of the next school year. And, the Milwaukee Bucks’ minor league team may look to leave Oshkosh after next season. Joe Schulz will have more.