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Mother’s Day is right around the corner. Students at Chippewa Valley Technical College have you covered. They’ve cultivated annual flowers, herbs, succulents and vegetables for the annual Plant Sale Monday, May 2, and Tuesday, May 3. Containers and baskets also will be available. “Students decide what to grow and how to sell the plants,” said Susan Frame, landscape and horticulture instructor. “I’m proud of the students for their skills in growing the plants and their business sense in selling them.

An upcoming stack of pancakes will help our local responders. On April 24th, 2022 from 7:00am-noon the Association will be hosting a pancake breakfast at the Altoona Fire Department (1904 Spooner Avenue, Altoona, WI). Pancakes, eggs, hashbrowns, sausage, and other items will be served. Admission is by free will donation. Donations will go to support the purchase of EMS patient care equipment, fire extrication tools, Police International Exchange (STAR) Program, squad car mounts for non-lethal control devices, and thermal cameras

University of Wisconsin-Madison police are stepping up patrols this week after two armed robberies near campus.  Police say both robberies happened last Friday.  One was at the McDonald’s on Regent Street and the other was at the East Campus Mall Walgreen’s.  Police say no one was hurt in either robbery and no arrests have been made.

 Milwaukee’s violent 2022 is not showing any sign of slowing down. Police say two people were killed yesterday, including a 17-year-old girl in what they’re calling a road rage shooting. Two other people were shot on Saturday. Milwaukee’s homicide total is now over 60 for the year, that’s nearly 25 more than at this point last year.

It was a warm welcome home for 150 members of the Wisconsin National Guard over the weekend. Members of the 107th Maintenance Company arrived back at Camp Douglas Saturday afternoon. The troops spent the past 11 months in eastern Europe. Governor Evers was on-hand to welcome them back.

There is a new Democrat running for State Senate in northwestern Wisconsin. Kelly Westlund announced her campaign on Friday. She will be running to replace Senator Janet Bewley, who is not running again this fall. Westlund ran for Congress in the northwestern corner of the state back in 2014, she has worked for U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin ever since.

Add a new certificate to UW-Eau Claire’s growing list of medical opportunities. The university on Friday announced a new health humanities certificate. The idea is to give students a chance to connect humanities with health care. The new 15-hour certificate will launch next fall. A 150 thousand-dollar grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities is paying for the new initiative.

Wisconsin’s coronavirus hospitalizations are holding steady. The state’s Hospital Association on Friday said 140 people are in the hospital with the virus across the state. That includes 30 in the ICU. Wisconsin’s hospitalization number has been at or just below 150 people for almost three weeks now. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM WI DHS

There will soon be a search for a new home for Francis the turtle. The folks at J&R Aquatic Animal Rescue in Menasha say they are caring for Francis, who is a Malaysian Giant River Turtle, after her owner got too sick to continue to keep her. Giant River Turtles are rare, and rescuers say she needs some special care. J&R is also caring for two alligator snapping turtles from the same man. They hope to have those turtles available

The body of a Wisconsin man found in Illinois is making for a complex investigation.  A man was discovered dead in the Rock River in Rockford, with an autopsy deeming the death suspicious because of injuries found on the body.  The Altoona Police Chief says an investigation has led them to a home in Altoona, which has produced a large amount of evidence.  Police aren’t saying if the location is that of the victims or a suspect at this time.