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Governor Tony Evers is proclaiming May 29th to be 529 College Savings Day. The announcement comes from the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions. Money saved in a 529 college savings plan can be used at any accredited public or private university, as well as a college, technical college, community college or professional school nationwide. Anyone interested in the program can sign up on Edvest’s official website and get more information WITH AN EASY CLICK HERE.

Frogs in the pond, cheers at the ball park, splashes at the pool.. As we begin to embrace the sounds of Summer, an ice cream truck fits right in the mix. For this week’s Friday Feel Good we have reason to dip into an extra sweet story that promises kids in one East Coast town will have a reason to smile all Summer long.  An ice cream truck owner in western Massachusetts is making people smile because of one small

Charges are being filed against a woman who Buffalo City authorities say stabbed a man this past weekend.  Officers were dispatched to the victim’s home on Saturday where they found the man wounded inside and trying to put out fires that the suspect had reportedly also started.  Tonia Schwanke faces charges including arson.

The former manager of a Juneau County bank is being sentenced to prison after being convicted on theft charges.  Prosecutors say that Sandra Campfield stole more than 350-thousand dollars from customer accounts and more than 40-thousand dollars directly from the vault.  Campfield has pleaded guilty to embezzlement by a bank employee and been sentenced to 21 months in prison.  She has also been ordered to pay restitution and a fifty-thousand dollar fine.  

A Merrillan man is facing drug charges after a recent traffic stop in Buffalo County.  Richard Madsen was stopped late last Wednesday night on Highway 12 in the Town of Alma with officers having recognized his vehicle as having been involved with previous drug cases.  Inside the vehicle, police say they found five grams of fentanyl.  Madsen is charged with possession of fentanyl and cocaine with intent to deliver.

Republican Eric Toney is entering the race for Wisconsin Attorney General.  Toney submitted nomination documents yesterday in order to appear on the November ballot.  He will challenge the current AG, Democrat Josh Kaul, after losing the election to him in 2022.  Toney is currently the Fond Du Lac district attorney.

Pizza Hut is bringing back a dining experience familiar to many 80’s babies nationwide. Over 150 locations owned by Yum! Brands are being remodeled to reflect the chain’s 1990’s dining room aesthetic. This includes the painted lamps, red cups, and checkered tablecloths once on display at essentially all the old “red roof” locations. The retro dining rooms are coming to a handful of Wisconsin Pizza Huts, including those in Rice Lake, Black River Falls, Platteville, and Abbotsford.

 The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) will be setting approximately 6,700 traps for the detection of spongy moth (Lymantria dispar) in 2026. The traps will be placed in 36 counties in western and central Wisconsin from mid-May through early July. Trap locations are determined according to a grid- and data-based system. Most traps will be set along public roadside rights-of-way, but some may need to be set on private property when there is evidence of a new spongy

A man who Eau Claire County prosecutors say was part of a fentanyl distribution network is pleading guilty to charges.  Olaguer Renteria was charged along with five other people in 2024 as part of the network.  He has pleaded guilty to being a party to manufacturing or delivering THC.

Crews say a lightning strike was the cause of a Tuesday morning house fire in Chippewa County.  A residence on South Birch Street in the Village of Cadott took the hit.  All residents were able to evacuate without injury.