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UW-Madison’s new chancellor isn’t saying much about opposition from Republican lawmakers. Jennifer Mnookin spoke with reporters yesterday, but didn’t have any answers for questions about Republicans who said she is a ‘ridiculous choice’ to lead the campus. Mnookin said she’s waiting to get to Madison later this summer and meet with everyone. State Senator Steve Nass this week said Republicans in the legislature see Mnookin’s appointment as a message, and said the legislature may look to withhold some money from

The Community Table (TCT) is reopening their dining room on June 1, 2022. The dining room closed March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. After more than two years, TCT will re-open in-person dining to the community on June 1, 2022 with enhanced COVID cleaning and disinfection standards. CLICK HERE TO DISH UP MORE DETAILS

The Eau Claire City-County Health Department is seeking assistance in locating a dog that bit a woman on Monday, May 16 th, 2022, at approximately 3:30 p.m. The bite occurred at the Otter Creek Dog Park in Eau Claire. The dog was described as a large sized, mountain dog type breed with long, black hair. At the time, no owner was observed with the dog. The health and rabies status of this dog needs to be determined. If anyone has

Wisconsin U.S. Senate candidate Alex Lasry is getting an extension to report his financial assets.  Lasry originally missed the Monday deadline but was recently granted a 90-day extension after asking for more time to file.  Lasry is currently on leave as an executive with the Milwaukee Bucks and reportedly has over 50-million dollars in real estate and ownership stake in the team.  His extension means he won’t have to report his financial assets until August 15th, after the primary election.

A casino is another step closer to being built in Beloit Recently the Bureau of Indian Affairs approved putting 33 acres of land in Beloit into a trust so the casino can be built.  The Ho-Chunk Nation now owns 70 acres of land in the city where it plans to build a casino with a hotel, waterpark, and restaurants.  Ho-Chunk leaders say the casino will bring in thousands of jobs to the area.

ABOVE PHOTO courtesy of Wildwood Zoo  The City of Marshfield Parks & Recreation Department regretfully announces the loss of Tuck, the Peregrine falcon, at the Wildwood Zoo. He was humanely euthanized recently due to his deteriorating physical condition and perceived quality of life. Tuck was welcomed to the zoo in 2011 as an adult from a rehabilitation center in Arizona after he was found in the wild with a fractured right wing and injured cere. Like all the birds at

The trial for the young man accused of killing two people at the UW Arboretum back in 2020 is underway. Prosecutors and the defense yesterday picked a jury in 20-year-old Khari Sanford’s trial. Police say he kidnapped, then murdered his then-girlfriend’s parents in March of 2020. Investigators say the murders may have started as a disagreement about COVID protocols. Opening statements are expected in the case later today.

Madison’s newest micro school has just four students, but has a singular focus. The school district says its new Anti-Racist Learning Laboratory focuses on systemic racism and racial profiling. School co-creator and UW professor Maxine McKinney De Royston, says the idea is to give black kids and other minority groups a sense of belonging. Madison schools are about 40 percent white, and 18 percent black. The four students don’t learn traditional lessons on math or reading, instead the micro school

There will continue to be watch parties in the Deer Districts, but there will be some changes. Milwaukee Bucks President Peter Feigin yesterday said he’s been talking with Milwaukee’s mayor about improving safety around the area near Fiserv Forum. Friday saw three shootings near Fiserv that left 21 people injured. Feigin said one idea is to expand the perimeter around the Deer District. The Bucks canceled Sunday’s watch party, but Feigin yesterday said those will return.

More counties with high coronavirus activities are in western Wisconsin. The state’s Department of Health Services yesterday said people in the seven counties in Wisconsin with high coronavirus levels should mask-up indoors. Those counties include Vernon, La Crosse, and Monroe, and Barron and Rusk, as well as Kenosha and Racine in southeastern Wisconsin. DHS says another 38 counties in the state are considered to have medium coronavirus activity levels. In response to the rise in cases, the state of Wisconsin is recommending that some people wear