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As the unofficial start of summer nears, so do longer hours of daylight. This transition, especially for kids as summer vacation begins, can negatively affect sleep habits. “It’s difficult to get kids to bed when it’s still light outside, so allowing them to stay up a bit later is okay, but try not to deviate more than one hour because sleep is just as important as the air you breathe.” As part of Better Sleep Month, HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital’s

University of Wisconsin-Madison has its next chancellor.  The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents has appointed current UCLA School Of Law dean Jennifer Mnookin as the next chancellor.  Chancellor Rebecca Blank is leaving UW-Madison on May 31st to become the new president of Northwestern University.  Mnookin takes over in August.

Madison is a top-20 city to start a career in.  That’s according to WalletHub, which ranks Madison 16th out of the country’s 182 largest cities.  Madison ranks first-overall in the quality of life category but just 61st in the professional opportunities category.  Milwaukee also makes the list but in the bottom third at 131st.  WalletHub says the top city to start a career in is Salt Lake City, Utah and the lowest-ranked city is North Las Vegas, Nevada.

A commentary by Dan Bauer, Wisconsin Farm Center Supervisor at the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) MADISON, Wis. – I have always considered it a privilege to have grown up on a dairy farm in central Wisconsin. I have so much respect for my dad and his two brothers’ commitment to operating their business. I cannot thank them enough for instilling in me a work ethic and teaching me to value accountability and discipline. Even at

The case against Mark Zuckerberg’s Center for Tech and Civic Life, and what it did during Wisconsin’s election back in 2020, is due in court tomorrow. A judge in Dane County is scheduled to hear arguments in the case tomorrow afternoon. Lawyers are appealing the ruling from the Wisconsin Elections Commission last December that dismissed complaints about how CTCL worked with election managers in Milwaukee, Madison, Green Bay, Racine, and Kenosha. The Thomas More Society, which is leading the case, says CTCL broke

Three people are dead after a wreck in Rusk County. It happened Saturday afternoon between Lake Holcomb and Ladysmith. Deputies say they found two cars in a ditch along the side of the road, it was obvious that the cars had crashed into one another. Two people were dead in one car. A third person was taken by helicopter to a local hospital, but passed away.

Milwaukee’s weekend curfew didn’t stop violence in the rest of the city. Milwaukee Police say five people were shot yesterday, two of the victims died. One of the people killed was a 17-year-old boy. The shootings, of course, came after Milwaukee saw a mass shooting Friday night that injured 17 people. Other shootings Friday night injured four more.

Drivers in Eau Claire are paying just below the state’s average for a gallon of gas. Triple-A says the average price for a gallon of regular in Eau Claire is four-dollars and 18-cents. That’s nine cents higher than last week. It’s also just below Wisconsin’s average price of four-22 a-gallon.

Construction season is here and that orange will be popping up! If your drive takes you down Golf Road, you may want to find a new route. City crews will begin road work along Golf this week. Golf Road will be closed between Golf Terrace and Commerce Valley Road, over by the Red Robin, starting today. Folsom Street will close starting Wednesday. There are detour signs posted for both roads.

Wisconsin is starting the week with about 350 people in the hospital with the coronavirus. The state’s Hospital Association on Friday said 345 people were hospitalized with the virus. That includes 38 in the ICU. Wisconsin’s coronavirus hospitalization numbers have been ticking-up for the past month. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM WI DHS.