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Governor Scott Walker is making a stop in the Chippewa Valley this afternoon. His administration says he’ll participate in an economic development ribbon cutting at Chippewa Falls Intermodal Terminal at 1:20 p.m. at 1160 West River Street. The event is only open to the media, but walker is expected to make some public comments.

Here are the scores from around the listening area in high school basketball and hockey. If you attend a high school sporting event you can report the score by emailing pt@redrockonair.com or by posting it on our Facebook page.

On Thursday, the students at Hinckley-Finlayson High School held a student assembly for the purpose of promoting positive changes between the students. Principal Brian Masterson was on the ‘First Thing in the Morning Show’ with Mike Hughes on Thursday morning before the assembly was to take place, and he explained some of the unique, kindness-based initiatives that the students are currently considering.

A federal agency says it’s looking into whether Wisconsin violated treaty rights by not consulting with tribal governments that might be affected by a state mining bill. The Bureau of Indian Affairs says it’s conducting an inquiry after at least one tribal government asked it to get involved. The mining bill would streamline the state’s [...]

State Senator Tony Lourey made his first call-in of the new legislative session this week to discuss the happenings in St. Paul. Senator Lourey said that the atmosphere at the capitol is “tough,” adding that “we are experiencing a level of partisanship that has never been seen before.”

Lourey’s full interview with our Jesse Logan can be heard below.

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This week Pine County became the epicenter of one of the biggest stories in the state: the year-long internal investigation by the Pine County Sheriff’s Office caused a lot of questions. As usual, Sheriff Cole was back in our studios and was more than willing to discuss the situation with Mike Hughes and Jesse Logan.

The Duluth Police Department says a man found dead in an elevator last week was with his wife, but she is saying she doesn’t know how he was injured. Edward Olson, 62, was found dead in an elevator in a building on West Michigan Street last week. Authorities confirm that Olson had been dead for [...]