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Mother Nature and weather plays a huge role in our lives, especially during Winter in Wisconsin. Which is why the forecast is a part of many people’s daily lives.  For this week’s Friday Feel Good we hear about a case of Mother Nature bringing together two long lost brothers.  The Long-lost brothers are in Lake Tahoe. They found each other because one saw the other featured in a local news story on a channel there, KCRA Channel 3.   Turns out, it wasn’t that far fetched. 

Abbott Laboratories is issuing a voluntary recall for several branded infant powder formulas over bacteria concerns.  The FDA announced the recall is for powder formulas sold under the Similac, Alimentum, and EleCare labels manufactured in Michigan.  The company says there have been four reports of infants exposed to Cronobacter sakazakii after consuming formula made at the Michigan facility.  To find out if you have a product under the recall YOU CAN CLICK HERE.

Former Minnesota police officer Kim Potter will spend 16 months in prison and eight months on supervised release for killing an unarmed Black man during a traffic stop.  Potter always maintained she shot Daunte Wright by accident when he resisted arrest, mistaking her service weapon for her Taser.  Prosecutors wanted at least seven years.  Potter was convicted of first- and second-degree manslaughter in a trial in December. Additional audio explains the terms of the sentence. Kim Potter was sentenced to

Ahhh….the roundabout. We could go-well, round and round about the use of them in our modern world. But whether you love or hate roundabouts, you can now learn more about them? Do you ever wonder why they have become so popular? Two engineers from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation will answer these questions and more during their Feb. 24 “Thursdays at the U” lecture. Dan Bieberitz and Beth Cunningham will present “Modern Roundabouts: Why They Work” from 12:30-1:30 p.m. in

Wisconsin native Deedra Irwin did not reach the podium in the women’s 12-and-a-half kilometer mass start biathlon.  Irwin crossed the finish line in 43:42.1 to earn 23rd place in the event.  France finished in first to win the gold, followed by a pair of Norwegians that picked up the silver and bronze. On the ice, both Americans that competed in the men’s 1000 meter speed skating final were left off the podium after each athlete finished outside of the top 10. 

Dogs were rescued from a fire in the downtown area. The Eau Claire Fire Department responded to a report of a structure fire at 820 Oxford Avenue. The fire was called in by a passerby who then woke the residents up to evacuate the home. The residents had put most of the fire out before the fire departments arrival. On fire crews arrival, smoke was coming from the front of a 2-story wood frame home. Fire crews quickly extinguisher the

Who’s next? We know who would like to be. One day after Chippewa County Sheriff Jim Kowalczyk announced his retirement, two candidates jumped into the race.  Former Elk Mound police chief Travis Hakes is running as a Republican, while Chris Kowalczyk is running as a Democrat.  Chris Kowalczyk is the sheriff’s brother and an investigator with the sheriff’s office.  The two will face off in November.

The latest class of new Milwaukee police officers is ready for the street.  The city welcomed 26 new officers to the force yesterday.  The new class is just the first of what could be several new Milwaukee police officers.  MPD commanders say they hope to hire 200 new officers this year alone.

More schools are dropping their mask mandates in Wisconsin.  La Crosse Schools became the latest to tell kids they can leave the masks at home.  Superintendent Aaron Engel sent a note home to parents yesterday saying the school’s mask requirement will end in two weeks.  The superintendent says a number of factors drove the decision, including the rapid drop in both coronavirus cases and coronavirus hospitalizations.

 It could be another two months before the Republican field for governor in Wisconsin is set.  Former Governor Tommy Thompson yesterday said he will decide in April if he’s going to get into this year’s race.  Thompson will end his time as UW System President next month.  He says he will make a decision after that.  Wisconsin’s Republican field is crowded with Rebecca Kleefisch, Kevin Nicholson, and state Rep. Tim Ramthun already in the race.  Thompson was elected governor four times.  He left