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Lizards, turtles, snakes, and even a salamander are part of the haul of Wisconsin’s latest exotic pet surrender. It happened Saturday in Bristol, in Kenosha County. The folks at J&R Aquatic Animal Rescue accepted exotic pets, no questions asked. They took-in 37 new animals that people no longer wanted or could care for. The animals are now all headed for new homes or J&R’s rescue operation.

Two new polls give Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes an advantage over incumbent Ron Johnson for U.S. Senate.  A Marquette University poll puts Barnes who is a Democrat ahead by seven points while a Fox News poll has Barnes with a four-point advantage over his Republican rival.  The percentages from both polls are from registered voters in Wisconsin who were surveyed.  The results of both polls were published this past week.

A more than century old manufacturing company in Janesville is in bankruptcy proceedings.  Yesterday the GazetteXtra reported that a bankruptcy court has placed Hufcor into receivership.  The report says Hufcor has been in business since 1900 making it the oldest continuously operated manufacturer in the country of accordion style space partitions. The family owned enterprise was sold in 2017 to L.A. based private equity firm, OpenGate Capital which has since farmed out all of Hufcor’s manufacturing to Monterrey in northern

Hello. Welcome to your weekend and thanks for making us a part of it! We know that sometimes the week can feel long, stressful, or seem like a struggle. This is why we like to slow things down a bit on Saturday mornings. This is a chance to take a look back on events that happened on this day before we head out to make memories on this new day. It’s a lighter, simple “scroll down memory lane.” So, grab

Baraboo’s Circus World Museum will soon be looking for a new ringmaster.  Dave Saloutos is retiring after a 39-year career as Circus World ringmaster.  Saloutos’ last presentation in the center ring is the last show of the summer season, Sunday, August 28th at Circus World Museum on Water Street.

Several deer at a farm in Waukesha County have been sacrificed after an outbreak of chronic wasting disease there.  The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture confirmed the euthanizing of 20-deer in the herd, eight of which tested positive for the debilitating disease.  The Watertown Daily Times reported on Thursday that the farm operator will receive federal compensation for the loss.  The report says the farm won’t be able to keep and raise deer for the next five years as part of preventive measures

A Madison Police Sergeant is recovering after getting dragged by a suspect’s vehicle. The MPD Sergeant responded to a domestic violence call yesterday morning when he caught up with the suspect and a passenger in a vehicle in a parking lot on East Washington Avenue.  The officer managed to get the passenger in the vehicle to safety but was then dragged around the parking lot before the suspect drove off and has yet to be found and arrested. The police

Seventy percent of rural schools in Wisconsin don’t have enough teachers with the first day of school less than two weeks away.  A new survey finds only 31 percent of rural schools say they’re fully staffed.

Four Wisconsin companies are issuing voluntary recalls of lard products. These are Class I recalls, initiated based on evidence collected during routine inspections by state inspectors. Evidence shows that the products were not produced under a Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) food safety plan. No illnesses have been reported as a result of consuming these products. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO 

We’ve heard the saying “when life hands you lemons, make lemonade.” For this week’s Friday Feel Good we hear a story that shows a community coming together to make a sour story sweet.  When 8-year-old Asa Baker in Ohio set up her lemonade business near a food festival earlier this month, she never expected police to show up and shut her down. Police closed down her lemonade stand because it was too close to a food festival and she didn’t have a permit.  The officer