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WXPR's Midday Newscast: Tuesday, April 7, 2020

WXPR | By Ben Meyer

Published April 7, 2020 at 12:46 PM CDT

In WXPR news on this election day, April 7:

Elections inspectors say they don't feel comfortable working at polling places during the virus outbreak, but they're doing it anyway out of obligation
The maple syrup season appears to be in good shape
Milwaukee Police threaten to arrest people violating the Safer-At-Home order
A Northwoods library is giving people a creative way to connect virtually

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Ben Meyer

Ben worked as the Special Topics Correspondent at WXPR from September 2019 until November 2021. He then contributed with periodic stories until 2024. During his full-time employment, his main focus was reporting on environment and natural resources issues in northern Wisconsin and Michigan's Upper Peninsula as part of The Stream, a weekly series.

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