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Maybe you saw people gathered on overpasses and in certain places along I-94 in our area yesterday. Hundreds of supporters show up to greet the Freedom Convoy truckers on their way to Washington, D.C.  A group of the trucker convoy made a stopover in Portage yesterday at the Petro Travel Center.  The trucker protest covers a range of issues from mask and vaccine mandates to restrictions on personal freedoms.  The convoy members set out again this morning from Portage to

A group of high schoolers raise money for Ukraine war relief.  The students with Monona Grove High School’s Model UN Club sponsored the fundraiser this week.  By yesterday afternoon, the fund drive had raised over eleven-thousand dollars.  The monies will go to CARE’s Ukraine Crisis Fund.  The details are available with a CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE.

The Wisconsin National Guard traces its history to the days before Wisconsin had achieved statehood, and just as Wisconsin evolved and developed over the years, so too the Wisconsin National Guard transformed into something quite different from its humble origins. Henry Dodge, governor of what was then the Wisconsin Territory — a swath of land consisting of all of current Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota, along with roughly two-thirds of North Dakota and one-third of South Dakota — commissioned Morgan L.

An overnight spike in gas prices in Wisconsin.  Triple-A says the average price for regular unleaded in Wisconsin is up nine cents a gallon from yesterday at 3.54.  Gas prices are up over ten cents a gallon in the last day in Madison.

Another 16-million dollars is going toward the jail consolidation project in Dane County.  The Dane County Board approved the money yesterday.  Under the plan three jail sights would merge to create a single public safety building in Madison.  The project’s now expected to cost around 174-million dollars.

Wisconsin natives and U.S. Olympic curlers John Schuster and Matt Hamilton are getting the bobblehead treatment.  The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum recently unveiled limited addition bobbleheads of the gold medalist curlers.  They’re available on the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum website for 30 dollars each.

Belly rubs, fetch, and those kisses…dogs often hold a special place in our hearts…if not, our couches. For this week’s Friday Feel Good it’s more than just the warm fuzzy feeling of a four legged friend. It’s a hero in action.  There is an 81-year-old Florida man who was saved by his dog when he fell out of his wheelchair into a lake.  Sarah Jane is his dog and she started barking until two bystanders and a police officer came over and

Wisconsin’s cheeses got shut-out at this year’s World Championship Cheese Contest. Cheesemakers named the winners yesterday, and none of them are from Wisconsin. The state saw the most finalists of any area in the contest, but couldn’t land a top prize. This year’s “big cheese” is a gruyere from Switzerland. The runner-up was an Appenzeller, also from Switzerland.

They’re getting ready in Tomah for one of the country’s trucker convoys. Hundreds of truckers are expected in Oakdale in Monroe County this afternoon. To avoid any problems, Tomah Schools are letting students go home two-hours early. Monroe County’s sheriff says they are also keeping an eye on things. The biggest worry is traffic as hundreds of truckers head down I-94.

Eau Claire has a new city manager. The city council yesterday said Stephanie Hirsch is their choice to lead the city. Hirsch is currently the operations administrator for the Eau Claire County Department of Human Services, Eau Claire has been without a full time city manager for almost two years. The city hopes to finalize her contract next week, she’s slated to take over in April.