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erikbilstadWTMJ

  1. DWTS winner Peta Murgatroyd on WAN: "Some of the dances are more sexual than others.. but it's just acting."
  2. What does the future hold for local Olympian Chellsie Memmel? She tells us she may become a gymnastics judge someday. Already took classes.
  3. Local Olympian Chellsie Memmel on getting denied the chance to compete in gymnastics nationals: "There is definitely politics involved."
  4. AFSCME's Rich Abelson reacts to WSJ report that says union membership has dropped significantly in WI. "It's bull@#$%"
  5. "You're funny," @PetaMurgatroyd just told me. So I got that going for me...
  6. Love all the praise over Obama & Bush being nice to each other. Being cordial makes news now.....
  7. It's official. #DWTS winner @PetaMurgatroyd joins us on Wis. Afternoon News today. Will tweet out a time later.
  8. As heard on Wis. Afternoon News: Funeral homes adapt to the Digital Age: ow.ly/bfYxe
  9. My favorite Spelling Bee contestant is 13-yr-old Jack Pasche, who spelled "idiosyncratically" - I-O-Q-R-S-Z-3-quatro-F-L-D
  10. Major compliment! Thanks Lisa! RT @LisaManna @erikbilstadWTMJ Loving your Memorial Day show! Kudos to your team. Well done. :)
  11. A local Marine was killed in Iraq 8 years ago. His family still gets emails of support, thanks to a viral video: ow.ly/bcvzu
  12. Father of fallen soldier tells us he wanted to kill the service member who came to home to tell the news. "Now, he's like family."
  13. "Every day is a Memorial Day for me," a fallen soldier's father just told my colleague.
  14. Was at the Meno Falls parade. The Pearl Harbor survivors werent as spry as they were last yr, but still going strong & waving flags proudly.
  15. @PatrickQuinn414 @JohnMercure It was all me. I take full responsibility.