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 The Children’s Museum’s latest play space is now open, in Menomonie. The museum opened its play space yesterday. The new spot in Menomonie can accommodate up to 40 people. The Children’s Museum says the play space in Chippewa Falls will open in two weeks. Visitors will no longer be required to wear masks. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO

There is no way Chandler Halderson is going to avoid a life sentence, but he may avoid the sentencing hearing. Halderson’s lawyers say he’s asked the judge not to be in the courtroom when he’s sentenced on Thursday for murdering then butchering his parents. Dane County prosecutors are asking the judge not to allow Halderson to skip-out on the hearing. The D.A’s office says victims have a right to speak, and Halderson should have to hear what they have to

A judge has given a Stanley man the option of jail time or community service for having naked pictures of a 17-year-old on his phone. Twenty-year-old Thomas Hager pleaded no contest to misdemeanor sex charges yesterday. Prosecutors dismissed felony child pornography charges as part of his deal. Police say they found pictures of his 17-year-old girlfriend on his phone during a traffic stop last June. Police say one of the pictures was his lock screen. The judge says Hager can

There is a warning for anyone of food stamps in Wisconsin. The state’s Department of Health Services yesterday said it is “actively investigating” reports about compromised FoodShare cards. The state says anyone enrolled in the program needs to check their balances, check-in with the agency that issues the food stamps, and change passwords and pin numbers. DHS says people also need to report lost or stolen FoodShare cards immediately.

The first checks for the victims of the Waukesha Christmas Parade attack are in the mail. The United for Waukesha Community Fund yesterday said it is going to send over six million-dollars to 560 people who were either hurt in the parade, or who saw the attack. The families of the six people who were killed in the parade will each get 200-thousand-dollars. The rest will be split among the 60 or so who were injured, as well as first

Wisconsin’s Attorney General is suing the maker of firefighting foam in the state for forever chemical pollution. Attorney General Josh Kaul filed the lawsuit yesterday that accuses Johnson Controls and its subsidiary Tyco Fire Controls of lying about pollution at its testing site in Marinette for years. Kaul says the chemicals in the foam have leached into the soil and groundwater. There are no official standards for PFAS chemicals, only advisories from both the state and federal government. Kaul wants

Wisconsin has crossed another threshold in its fight against the coronavirus. The state’s Hospital Association yesterday said there are now fewer than 300 people hospitalized with the virus across the state. The Hospital Association says just 248 people are in the hospital, including just 53 in the ICU. You have to go back to the end of July of last year to find hospitalization numbers that low.

Milwaukee’s newspaper will now be printed in Illinois. The Journal Sentinel’s parent company, Gannett, yesterday said it is closing its West Milwaukee printing plant and instead will print all of its Wisconsin papers in Peoria, Illinois. In addition to the Journal Sentinel, the move affects the paper in Green Bay, Appleton, Oshkosh, Manitowoc, and several other smaller communities. Gannett managers say the printing switch should not impact the content of the paper, or what is delivered online.

It’s another first for Fiserv and the Deer District. Fiserv is hosting some of Friday’s NCAA Tournament games, including Wisconsin’s Friday night match-up. That means the Deer District will be open for fans. In fact, fans will get a jump on the action on Thursday when the Deer District will open so fans can watch Marquette’s game against North Carolina. Thursday is also the day for fans to watch practice. That will be open to the public. The Badgers begin their

Buying a butter burger in Madison will help feed someone in Ukraine. Three Madison Culver’s will donate their profits today to World Central Kitchen, which is helping to feed people impacted by the war in Ukraine. Culver’s owner-operator Susan Bulgrin says she wants to step-up and make sure people fleeing the war at least have the basics. The Culver’s on Todd Drive and Cottage Grove Road in Madison, and the Culver’s in McFarland are all participating.