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A person’s hurt after a fire at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison.  The fire broke out around eight o’clock this morning in an area near the south end zone that’s under construction.  The Madison Fire Department says a construction worker suffered serious burns.  The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Wisconsin State Representative Gary Hebl of Sun Prairie becomes the latest state lawmaker to announce their retirement.  Hebl announced today he won’t seek reelection for a tenth term this year.  Hebl’s been in the Wisconsin Assembly for almost 18 years, having been elected in 2004.

The Chippewa Falls YMCA Early Learning Community is introducing a new parent and child educational program called YMCA Outdoor Preschool. YMCA Outdoor Preschool will offer classes for families to attend Monday through Friday beginning June 13 until August 26. YMCA Outdoor Preschool consists of a variety of youth-focused educational classes that parents, and children will attend together. The projects within these classes are designed for ages 1 to 5 but all ages are welcome to attend. CLICK HERE FOR MORE

There will be a local recount after our recent elections. A recount of the votes cast at the April 5, 2022 Spring Election for the Office of Eau Claire County Board Supervisor District 23 will begin at the time and location set forth below: City of Eau Claire Wards 11, 37, 44 & 478:00 a.m. on Friday April 15, 2022 in theEau Claire County Board Room – Room 1277721 Oxford Ave. Eau Claire, WI 54703

The Menard Center for the Study of Institutions and Innovation at the University of Wisconsin-Stout is hosting its third annual Civil Liberties Symposium, Monday, April 18. The symposium, from 10 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. in the Memorial Student Center, Northwoods Room, is free and open to the public. No registration is required. “The primary goal is to educate people about important civil liberty controversies through civil and rational dialogue from different points of view,” said MCSII Director Tim Shiell. “The presentations will focus

The Memorial Union Terrace in Madison is back open for the season today.  The Wisconsin Union started returning the chairs to the terrace at 9:00 a.m.  Hundreds of chairs will be set out over the next several days.  There are also dozens of events planned for the terrace this summer.

Wisconsin is in the top half of America’s greenest states.  WalletHub says Wisconsin is the 17th-greenest state based on dozens of metrics including air, water, and soil quality, renewable energy consumption, and gasoline consumption.  WalletHub says the greenest state is Vermont and the least-green state is West Virginia.

Milwaukee is now part of the investigation into yesterday’s shooting on a New York City subway. Police say the suspect in that shooting, 62-year-old Frank James, is from Milwaukee. There is no official motive for the shooting, but there are a number of reports that James posted racist and black-nationalist videos on social media. New York City Police say at least 10 people were shot, though they are all expected to survive. Investigators say James got away after the shooting,

Eau Claire’s new skate park is finally becoming a reality. The city council last night approved construction for a new park at Boyd Park. Plans for the new skating area have been in the works for years. The new skate park will be larger than the current park on Broadway Street. Construction should start this summer.

It’s the first wildfire warning of the spring. The state’s Department of Natural Resources says the risk of fire is very high across the western half of the state. DNR is banning outdoor burning in 26 counties from Dane County to the Mississippi River. The state says crews have responded to over 100 wildfires so far this year, with 19 of them coming this week alone. High winds and dry brush are the biggest fire dangers in the state.