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WAUKESHA -- Not everyone in Wisconsin is on board with Governor Scott Walker.

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Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker is running for president in 2016, and his family friends back in Iowa are very excited about it.

Your ticket to Italy returns to Milwaukee this weekend as Festa Italiana takes over the Summerfest grounds on the lakefront. Joe Vella, the president of the Italian Community Center and Festa Italiana, joined Live at Noon to talk about what is new this year's festival. Watch the video above for more.

Governor Scott Walker announced he is running for president Monday. But did you know he first ran for political office 25 years ago? It was then that he lost his campaign to Congresswoman Gwen Moore. He ran again in 1993 and hasn't lost since. Winning the Assembly's 14th district in a special election, the 25-year-old Walker credited his door-to-door campaigning. "I think the fact that I've worn out two and a half pairs of shoes by doing doors is really the ultimate way to get to the voters," Walker said. Walker served almost a decade in the Assembly until the Milwaukee County pension scandal in 2002. An unprecedented recall effort chased County Executive Tom Ament from office. Walker ran for that spot and won, bringing tax freezes and conservative politics to the county courthouse. In 2006 he briefly entertained a run for governor, but yielded to then Congressman Mark Green. Four years later, Walker was back. And this time went the distance. The honeymoon was short. The governor's signature accomplishment: the collective bargaining bill that plunged the state into months of protests and ultimately led to his recall. But Walker beat it, becoming the first governor to ever survive a recall election, propelling him to victory once again in 2014.

Governor Scott Walker announced he is running for president Monday. But did you know he first ran for political office 25 years ago? It was then that he lost his campaign to Congresswoman Gwen Moore. He ran again in 1993 and hasn't lost since. Winning the Assembly's 14th district in a special election, the 25-year-old Walker credited his door-to-door campaigning. "I think the fact that I've worn out two and a half pairs of shoes by doing doors is really the ultimate way to get to the voters," Walker said. Walker served almost a decade in the Assembly until the Milwaukee County pension scandal in 2002. An unprecedented recall effort chased County Executive Tom Ament from office. Walker ran for that spot and won, bringing tax freezes and conservative politics to the county courthouse. In 2006 he briefly entertained a run for governor, but yielded to then Congressman Mark Green. Four years later, Walker was back. And this time went the distance. The honeymoon was short. The governor's signature accomplishment: the collective bargaining bill that plunged the state into months of protests and ultimately led to his recall. But Walker beat it, becoming the first governor to ever survive a recall election, propelling him to victory once again in 2014.

Governor Scott Walker is officially the 15th Republican candidate running for president.

The rain clogged drains and made a mess in the streets of Sheboygan Monday morning. You won't find any downed trees or branches, but you'll find ripped-up asphalt.

COLUMBUS -- One city hit hard by severe thunderstorms that blew through Wisconsin is Columbus where many streets are littered with tree branches and debris.

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MADISON -- Gov. Scott Walker signed the next Wisconsin state budget into law on Sunday, brushing aside complaints from his own party about the $73 billion spending plan and fulfilling his promise to get it done before he announces he is running for the Republican nomination for president.

RACINE -- A man is injured after his helicopter crashed in Racine County.

EPHRAIM -- Colleagues and co-workers have joined the search for a missing doctor in Door County.

SPRING GREEN -- Authorities say no one was hurt when a small plane had to make an emergency landing in a cornfield in Sauk County.

WAUKESHA -- Gov. Scott Walker has released a campaign video just ahead of his official announcement about his presidential run. The video released Monday morning shows Walker talking about what he says are his "big, bold ideas from outside Washington" a likely reference to his efforts to weaken unions through a state law that strips them of bargaining rights. Walker talks about "fresh leadership" and promotes himself as a "reformer, fighter and winner." The Republican governor also tweeted early Monday "I'm in," referring to the announcement he plans to make later Monday in Waukesha on his presidential run. Watch the video below:

WAUKESHA -- Gov. Scott Walker has released a campaign video just ahead of his official announcement about his presidential run. The video released Monday morning shows Walker talking about what he says are his "big, bold ideas from outside Washington" a likely reference to his efforts to weaken unions through a state law that strips them of bargaining rights. Walker talks about "fresh leadership" and promotes himself as a "reformer, fighter and winner." The Republican governor also tweeted early Monday "I'm in," referring to the announcement he plans to make later Monday in Waukesha on his presidential run. Watch the video below:

After months of speculation, Gov. Scott Walker is set to officially announce his run for president.

Thousands of people across the region are without power Monday morning.

High winds, lightning and heavy rain are moving through our viewing area this morning.