The 2024 Wisconsin high school football playoffs continue Friday night (November 15) with several big matchups across the state, including Division 1 semifinal games Mukwonago vs. Muskego and Bay Port vs D.C. Everest.

The winner of those two games will meet in the state championship next week.

In the Division 2 bracket, we have a battle of the 1 seeds as Badger takes on Slinger, and the winner advances to the state championship. The other semifinal matchup is Rice Lake vs West De Pere.

You can follow all of the WIAA football games and get updated scores by tracking the SBLive Wisconsin High School Football Scoreboard.

We will have in-game score updates and all of the final scores from every corner of the state. You can also search for full schedules and complete scores from all of your favorite teams.

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Here’s a guide to following all of the Wisconsin high school football action on Friday night (Nov. 15):

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Detroit — Want to help those in need of necessities such as a new car seat, a first-aid kit or a warm shower? Now there’s a new way in downtown Detroit to provide those and other goods and services to the less fortunate: reverse vending machines.

Thursday morning, officials from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints turned on two Giving Machines in Campus Martius, where passersby can buy items and services that range from blankets and boots to meals and hygiene products.

The tall red machines drew curious onlookers who snapped photos and checked out the donation options. Donna Orlando, 58, of Metamora, noticed the “warm boots” option and said the device should be available all the time.

“It gives people the opportunity to give whatever they can,” Orlando said. “I think it should be here all the time, not just for the holidays, because people could always use that kind of stuff.”

Until Dec. 8, donors can donate from $5 to $250 for items and services that include safe births, educational supplies, emergency shelter, beehives and goats that will be supplied via local and global charities. ​When a giver makes a purchase, a card for that good or service drops to the bottom of the machine, which dispenses a receipt.

La’Chelle Phillips, 35, of Detroit, said the machines are perfectly positioned to attract donations ahead of downtown Detroit’s holiday tree lighting Friday, Nov. 22. Phillips is a community activist with her mom on Detroit’s east side and said it’s “nice and convenient” for people to be able to donate for items and services in the downtown area.

“Bus passes: those are things people need. On my street (Park Grove), my mom started a block club and those are things we would give,” Phillips said.

“We are called to care for those in need and to be a light to the world,” said Jeff Day, a stake president for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, in the release. “We strive to follow the example of Jesus Christ by loving others as He loves each of us. We’re excited to come together with diverse faith communities to demonstrate this love.” 

During the 2023 holiday season, about 600,000 people visited giving machines in Australia, Canada, Guatemala, Mexico, New Zealand, the Philippines and the United States and purchased a total of $10.4 million in donations, according to the release. Since the machines were launched in 2017, more than $32 million has been collected.

The impact: 2 million meals for the hungry; 11,000 backpacks or boxes of school supplies; and 17,000 goats, 125,000 chickens, 2,100 beehives, 1,500 pigs and 1,400 sheep providing families with long-term nutrition and income potential.

The Detroit-area nonprofit beneficiaries are the Catholic Charities of Southeast Michigan, Zaman International, Jewish Family Services of Washtenaw County, Focus: HOPE and the Pope Francis Center.

Donations can also be made online, with 100% of proceeds going directly to the participating charities.​

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Milwaukee police are poised to be at former President Donald Trump’s inauguration in two months.

The inauguration is scheduled for Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, at the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. On Thursday, the city’s Public Safety and Health Committee moved forward a proposal where some officers would assist in traffic control for the parade, pending further approvals.

“Historically, for inaugurations, they seek assistance from other jurisdictions for the lift of public safety,” Milwaukee Police Chief of Staff Heather Hough told the council’s Public Safety and Health Committee.

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Participating officers would not be “taken off the street of Milwaukee” but asked to use their personal time, whether vacation or other off time, to participate, she said. The U.S. Department of Justice would cover expenses associated with sending officers to the inauguration.

Officers would not be involved in activities like crowd control or handling civil disturbances, said James Lewis, risk manager for Milwaukee police.

Final approval for police participation in the inauguration awaits approval by the full Common Council. The department also needs approval from the Wisconsin Attorney General, according to Lewis who spoke at the Thursday meeting.

David Clarey is a reporter at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. He can be reached at dclarey@gannett.com.