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EPISODE · May 1, 2026 · 26 MIN

Who Wants a Fenced off bar District?

from Wisconsin's Afternoon News

3 @ 3 1. Gas prices are skyrocketing in Wisconsin and across the country. 2. There was a construction worker hit and run in Madison. 3. Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff has been put on the 15-day injured list The City of Milwaukee is looking towards making residents bag their leaves due to how street leaves have clogged the city's sewer system, but not everyone is for this. Alderman Scott Spiker joined WTMJ hosts John Mercure and Julia Fello, who called it an overreaction. They also asked Spiker about his colleague Bob Bauman, who wants to institute a curfew for food trucks downtown, and if it was a good idea. Spiker said yes if it helps the Milwaukee Police Department. They also talked about the fenced perimeter that Bauman wanted to add to the bar district on Water Street. Lastly, John and Julia asked if the Department of Public Works could walk back the leaf policy Week-In-Review! Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge David Borowski joined John and Julia on the phone to talk about the controversies on closing off Water Street's bar district in Downtown Milwaukee (as well as the food truck curfew) and if it was a viable solution. Judge Borowski called it a "pretend solution," punishing food truck operators more than the loitering offenders outside. They also asked him if he would ever run for mayor of Milwaukee.

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