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Hello. Welcome to your weekend and thank you making us part of it. We’re glad you are here! Each Saturday morning we like to shift to a slightly lighter approach and begin the day with a “scroll down memory lane.” It’s a simple way to look back at events that have happened on this day in the pages of history before we head out into a new day. So, grab your favorite sippin’ drink and let’s scroll! Today is Saturday,

The Dane County Board of Supervisors approves an investigation involving the Henry Vilas Zoo.  The board voted unanimously Thursday night in favor of appointing a retired judge to look into several allegations made by former employees at the Zoo.  The accusers claim zoo management use racist language and neglect proper care for some of the animals.  Yesterday, Dane County Executive Joe Parisi had still not signed off on the proposal.  Parisi expressed skepticism of the Board’s decision which he says

Shirtless and shorts-less cyclists are getting ready for a naked ride in Madison. The Madison edition of the World Naked Bike Ride happens Saturday June 18th.  The precise route won’t be announced until 24-hours prior to the 11:00-a.m. start time.  The dress code is left up to each rider.  Riders can participate on bicycles or any other human powered vehicle.  A link with the form to sign up for the Madison event is online at WorldNakedBikeRide-dot-Org.

 Seventeen students in the new Graffiti and Street Art course celebrated the unveiling of the first mural on University of Wisconsin-Stout’s campus on June 2. Joined by Chancellor Katherine Frank; Provost Glendalí Rodriguez; Menomonie Mayor Randy Knaack; course instructors Professor Cynthia Bland and Lecturer Wade Lambrigtsen; and supporters from the university and area community, the class revealed its mural on the Applied Arts Building east loading dock wall. A wash of cool blue hues, warm sandy tones and creamy oranges

As a graduate you wait to walk the stage, get that diploma, toss the hat and take the next steps into the real world. But, the real world can be a tough place sometimes.  For this week’s Friday Feel Good we visit Colorado and a 6th grader who learned a lesson much greater than something you from a text book.  Brody Ritter says only two of his classmates would sign his yearbook. He was bullied this past year and cried

On Friday June 03, a bit before 8:30 in the morning a crash occurred on I-94 Westbound at mile marker 27 near Wilson. The crash involved injuries. State Patrol Troopers and St. Croix County Sheriff’s Department Deputies responded to a SUV vs. Semi crash on I-94 westbound in St. Croix County. Traffic was being reduced to one lane due to road construction and the SUV ran into the back end of the semi-trailer, driven by 59 year old Sheryl Ann

St. Paul, MN Navy Veteran Patriotic Kenny of recent Tik Tok fame, will be in our area and taking a tour of the  Chippewa Valley Veterans Tribute.  80 year old Kenny Jary shot to fame on the social media platform Tik Tok, when his scooter broke down and his neighbor helped him make a video to get donations to help replace it.   He has since turned the generosity of strangers into a way of paying it forward and helping other veterans

A $2 million federal grant has been renewed for five years to fund the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire’s Upward Bound program, which aims to prepare first-generation and low-income high school students for college. The U.S. Department of Education grant will provide academic support, study groups, leadership workshops and financial assistance to ninth- to 11th-grade students at Eau Claire North and Memorial high schools. The grant funds 100% of UW-Eau Claire’s Upward Bound program. Upward Bound is one of the federal

Anyone under 18 has to be off the streets of Racine by 11 p.m. this weekend following a shooting at a local funeral. Racine Mayor Cory Mason ordered the curfew yesterday. He said he’s ordered police to ‘actively enforce’ the curfew. The mayor says he’s also reached out to the governor and attorney general for more resources for Racine.

There will be no trial for the man accused in a deadly buggy crash in Taylor County.  Skyler Opelt yesterday pleaded no contest to homicide and other charges in the case.  Police say he crashed into the back of the buggy last November, killing a mom and injuring nine of her children.  Oplet told police he snorted drugs right after the crash so he would not be caught with them.  He’ll be sentenced in August.