A.J. Bayatpour

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Reporter & Weekend Evening Anchor for @CBS58 Milwaukee. Direct storytelling? Yes. Dutiful stenography? Nah. Chicago-raised, #MizzouMade, but Wisconsin is home.

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So, when's the first MULawPoll on Crowley vs. Tiffany dropping? Charles Franklin says they're going in the field today. He notes they had to change the wording, taking out Hong and putting in Crowley

Students from both Madison East and West high schools have walked out to protest against ICE at the state Capitol. I’d estimate there’s 200-300 students between the first floor rotunda and second floor bridges above

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David Crowley tries Deep Fried Ranch Dressing at the Wisconsin State Fair. His review? “I’m mad that I like it”

We walked through the Madison encampment this evening, keeping our camera at waist level to avoid making a scene. Nobody granted access or anything. Most didn't notice us or care - a couple people were actually welcoming. Two guys were arguing at one point, otherwise it was quiet

Folks, we found her. Gigi grew up in Oshkosh and is now studying journalism at Arizona State. She doesn't regret shoving a pair of Bears who tried to Lambeau Leap into her Sunday. "One of them jumped straight into my mom, so I was like, 'That's my protective mode.'"

I asked Francesca Hong about the writing on her hat amid some right-wing claims it's a '666.' "Years ago, when my son was learning how to write his name, he was excited to write the letter 'G'...I don't think he was expecting writing on one of my hats to become a big issue"

V.P. Vance says he saw a letter from Mayor Johnson stating Milwaukee did nothing improper during the 2020 election. He compares it to his kid saying without prompting he didn't eat the cookies. "It makes me wonder, why is that guy protesting so aggressively? It's a little odd."

Our Duaa Israr CBS 58 asked David Crowley today if Gov. Evers' endorsement came too late to make a real difference. "I can be critical and say Governor Evers' endorsement came a little too late. I would've loved to have Gov. Evers' endorsement earlier, but this is where we are today"

What would Crowley and Rodriguez tell voters who say this is establishment party politics, all done to stop Francesca Hong? Crowley: "I want to be very clear; there was no establishment process." Rodriguez: "What I would ask people is to look my website. Look at what I've done."

NOW: Cook County sheriff’s deputies just arrived at the Waukesha County Jail. We believe Morgan Geyser was in this squad, as her attorney, Tony Cotton, tells me he expected she’d be extradited back her this afternoon

NEW: Minocqua Brewing Co. owner Kirk Bangstad announced today he's running for governor. The FBI recently contacted Bangstad over his offer to give out free beer the day President Trump dies. "I'm not gonna stand for this anymore, and I'm gonna run for governor of Wisconsin"

This event wrapped up a short time ago here at Brookfield Central. There was nothing partisan or ideological about the program, itself. These artifacts are from Glenn Beck’s American Journey Experience, but again, we didn’t see anything political about the display

At Schimel's event, Sen. Ron Johnson said he didn't like these expensive races. I asked how to take money out of politics. Johnson's response: -compared campaign spending to what Americans spend on peanut butter -thanked Elon Musk for buying Twitter -called me "leftist media"

Francesca Hong has recently said her "perfect world" is one without prisons. Until we get there, what should happen to repeat violent offenders? "There has to be accountability...moving toward a world where we are investing in public safety is going to take time."

About 40-50 mostly Iranian-American demonstrators celebrating Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s death on Milwaukee’s lakefront

Noticeable difference between what Mandela Barnes told Meredith Hackler about Sara Rodriguez vs what his campaign said. Campaign: "This level of gross mismanagement of finances and staff is unheard of" Barnes: "If they feel misled, that person is certainly entitled to feel that way"

An emotional Carlos Gomez Four3rTeen (4:13) wanted to share how much Bob Uecker meant to him. Gomez says Uecker's encouragement helped him get through early struggles in Milwaukee. "At least I had the opportunity to share with him how important he was for me in my career."

The superintendents of Wisconsin's "Big 5" districts (Milwaukee, Madison, Racine, Kenosha, Green Bay) want the Legislature to reconvene and take up strictly the $300M in special education funding from the failed Evers-GOP surplus deal. "That's still real money to kids this year"

Tiffany went on to say school funding, specifically raises for teachers, is a priority. If he wants to use the full $2.5B surplus on tax relief, where is the school money coming from? "Vote for me in November, and we will make sure you get more money in 2027"

The Wisconsin Legislature is indeed now enforcing a rule that only approved people, including credentialed media, can record legislative hearings. Until now, we've never been asked to show a press pass before recording committee meetings. So, I wore a GoPro to them today:

Mayor Cavalier Johnson on last night's flash flooding, which happened during what is already Milwaukee's wettest April on record: "Not just Milwaukee, but Wisconsin, our country and the world has to continue to prepare for the effects of a changing climate."