Wisconsin News Digest
Columbia Basin Herald | UPDATED 5 years AGO
Here's a look at AP's general news coverage in Wisconsin. Questions about coverage plans go to News Editor Doug Glass at 612-332-2727 or dglass@ap.org. Jeff Baenen is on the desk.
This information is not for publication or broadcast, and these plans are subject to change. Expected stories may not develop, or late-breaking and more newsworthy events may take precedence. Advisories, digests and digest advisories will keep you up to date.
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TOP STORIES:
PUERTO RICO DRUG BUST
MILWAUKEE — Federal prosecutors says 37 people have been charged with sending cocaine and other drugs from Puerto Rico to Wisconsin and elsewhere in the country using the U.S. Postal Service. The United States Attorney's Office in Wisconsin said Thursday the drugs were sold in the state, as well as cities in the East Coast and Southwest. By Ivan Moreno. SENT: 525 words.
ELECTION 2020-SANDERS-WISCONSIN
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Democratic Rep. Mark Pocan is endorsing Bernie Sanders for president, giving the Vermont senator a boost in the battleground state three months before its primary. Pocan didn't endorse anyone in the 2016 primary. By Scott Bauer. SENT: 485 words, photos.
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CHEESEHEAD TOUR
MILWAUKEE — There’s no milk, bacteria, fermentation or refrigeration at one Wisconsin cheese factory. That’s because they are making foam cheeseheads. And they expecting business to pick up because the Packers are doing well. By Carrie Antlfinger. SENT: 240 words, photos, video.
SUFFRAGE MEMORIAL-OHIO-STATEHOUSE
COLUMBUS, OHIO — A proposal to erect a memorial to Ohio women who fought for voting rights would add the Statehouse to a small group of state capitols, including Wisconsin's, with monuments to actual female figures from U.S. history. By Andrew Welsh-Huggins. SENT: 735 words, photos.
IN BRIEF:
DNA-JOHN DOES, WELL STUDY, RUNNER-FATAL HIT-RUN
SPORTS:
PACKERS-49ers PREVIEW
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — One year after both having losing records, the San Francisco 49ers and Green Bay Packers are playing for a spot in the Super Bowl when they meet in the NFC championship game. By Pro Football Writer Josh Dubow. UPCOMING: 950 words, photos by 4 p.m. CST
PACKERS-49ers MATCHUPS
The teams that have combined for nine Super Bowl titles will meet with a spot in the championship game on the line once again when the 49ers (14-3) host the Packers (14-3) in the NFC championship game. No matchup has occurred as frequently in the past 25 years. This is the eighth meeting. Green Bay- leads 4-3. The only teams to play more than eight times in the postseason in the Super Bowl era are the Rams and Cowboys. They met for the ninth time last January. By Pro Football Writer Barry Wilner. 900 words, photos.
NFL AT 100-NFC CHAMPIONSHIPS
With "The Catch” that sent San Francisco to its first Super Bowl and “The Blown Call” that kept New Orleans at home, NFC championship games have two seminal moments that rank with just about any in postseason history. There's plenty to remember from the 37 years separating those plays as well. By Pro Football Writer Schuyler Dixon. UPCOMING: 1,000 words, photos.There’s no milk, bacteria, fermentation or refrigeration at one Wisconsin cheese factory. That’s because they are making foam cheeseheads. And they expecting business to pick up because the Packers are doing well.
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PACKERS-49ers PREVIEW CAPSULE
DETROIT MERCY-MILWAUKEE
Detroit Mercy plays Milwaukee at UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena.
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