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The World’s Largest Brat Fest is officially underway in Madison.  The festivities got underway this morning with Take Your Brat to Work Day.  You can also get a free brat buck, good for a brat, veggie brat, or hot dog if you bike your brat to work.  Events run through Sunday and you can FILL UP ON DETAILS WITH A CLICK HERE.

Lt. Governor Mandela Barnes congratulated the honorees at the 2022 Governor’s Service Awards, explaining that  “throughout the tough times the last two years, it has been volunteers, just like the honorees who are here today, that have inspired us all to believe that an end the pandemic is possible and that everyone doing their part is exactly the way that we can achieve that.”  He continued by saying “I’m excited to help recognize 14 wonderful, amazing individuals and one organization

“All gave some, some gave all.”  As we take time to reflect on our nations greatest heroes we also continue to feel the effects of their service and sacrifice.  For this week’s Friday Feel Good we travel to a familiar name that soon may have a new name.  The largest active-duty military base is poised to get an extreme makeover. A federal commission is suggesting that Fort Hood in Texas be renamed to honor Richard Cavazos, who was the Army’s first Hispanic four-star general

The pilot of the small plane that went down in a backyard in Wauwatosa is fighting for his life. Police say the plane crashed into a yard on the city’s north side yesterday afternoon. The crash happened just across the street from Timmerman Airport on Milwaukee’s northwest side. The 18-year-old pilot was rushed to the hospital in critical condition. Investigators are not guessing at what caused the plane to go down.

Wisconsin is heading into the weekend with nearly 370 people in the hospital with the coronavirus. The state’s Hospital Association yesterday said there are 368 people in the hospital with the virus, including 56 in the ICU. Both of those numbers are up from this point last week.

The anger with Kiel Schools over their misgendering investigation of three eighth grade boys has now canceled the city’s Memorial Day Parade. Police made that announcement yesterday. The cancellation comes after a week of threats to Kiel schools. Students have been learning from home this week as police and school leaders deal with the threats. Investigators say people are furious that the school district launched a sexual harassment case against the three boys for not using ‘they/them’ pronouns for another

Wisconsin’s governor is issuing an executive order that he hopes will help with the nation’s months-long baby formula shortage. Governor Evers yesterday signed an executive order against price gouging on formula. His order applies to stores, not people who are selling formula over the internet. The governor said that stores looking to take advantage of vulnerable families during the formula shortage ‘will not be tolerated.’

The utility company in Marshfield says water in the city is safe to drink, but also says they are closing four wells because of PFAS contamination worries. Marshfield Utilities made the announcement yesterday. The company is not saying just how high the PFAS numbers in the four wells are, but officials say they are not in violation of any clean water standards. PFAS chemicals, also known as forever chemicals, are getting a lot of attention as they are showing-up in

Firefighters in La Crosse were on the scene of a house fire and say family pets were lost in the blaze. Three cats didn’t make it out of a house fire yesterday. The fire happened at a home just south of the city’s downtown. No people were hurt. A total of seven fire trucks and 18 firefighters fought the fire. There’s no word on a cause just yet.

It was an EF-0 tornado that touched down near Beloit on Tuesday. The National Weather Service yesterday confirmed that a small tornado touched down about six miles northwest of the city. There were no injuries, and just a few reports of damage. Forecasters say the tornado had top wind speeds of about 75 miles-per-hour, traveled three-and-a-half miles, and was on the ground for about ten minutes.