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Police say the driver in Saturday night’s drag racing crash on East Washington was drunk and speeding when he plowed into an SUV. Madison Police say two people were hospitalized because of the wreck, two others were injured. Officers arrested Christofer Huerta. They say he was drunk while drag racing another car. Investigators say Huerta couldn’t stop in time for a red light, and smashed into the SUV and two other cars.

There’s a warning about a sex offender who’s going to be released into La Crosse. The state’s Department of Corrections says 61-year-old Paul Mlsna will be released Tuesday. There’s no word just where he’s going to live. Mlsna served time for second-degree sexual assault of a child and drug charges. His pictures are online.

The High Bridge is months away from reopening, but crews are making progress on the first stage of work. Teams are building a scaffolding to brace the bridge. After that, crews can then begin repairs. No one is guessing just how long it will all take.

Folks in and around Wheaton may remember well what Friday was. It was the two-year anniversary of the Wheaton tornado that cut through Dunn and Chippewa counties. No one was seriously hurt, but the tornado did plenty of damage. Some folks who lost their houses are still rebuilding while others have moved away.

The Republicans who control Wisconsin’s legislature are turning their eyes toward education reforms this week. Both the state Assembly and the state Senate are due back on Wednesday and Thursday. The biggest items up for vote are a new civics requirement for public schools and legislation that would ban teaching of race-focused lessons. When it comes to the back and forth political volley, all of the education reforms will likely pass, then almost immediately be vetoed by Governor Evers.

The Republican race for Lt. Governor is getting crowded. State Senator Patrik Testin from Stevens Point joined the race on Saturday. Testin has been in the state Senate since 2016. Last week, longtime Ron Johnson staffer Ben Voelkel jumped into the race. Lancaster Mayor David Varnam is also running.

The University of Wisconsin is closing-in on 70-percent vaccinated system-wide. The university on Friday said Whitewater and Oshkosh are the latest schools to hit the 70-percent vaccination threshold. That means the two campuses are now eligible for some of the nearly half-million dollars set aside for coronavirus scholarships. The Eau Claire, La Crosse, and Milwaukee campuses are already at 70-percent. UW-Madison is more than 70- percent vaccinated but is not a part of the scholarship incentive.

The Badgers are going to have to fight their way back into college football’s Top 25. The University of Wisconsin fell out of the Coaches Poll after Saturday’s drubbing by Notre Dame. The Badgers lost 41-13. Notre Dame moved up three spots in the Coaches Poll, up to number seven, following the win.

Call it a walk-off kick. Green Bay’s Mason Crosby hit a 51-yard field goal on the last play of the game to give the Packers a 30-28 victory last night over the San Francisco 49ers. Aaron Rodgers put the Packers in position to win with a last-minute drive that saw him complete two long passes, both to Davante Adams.

Lawmakers tour the Afghan refugee camp at Fort McCoy.  Yesterday U.S. Congresswomen Gwen Moore from Milwaukee and Ilhan Omar from Minneapolis visited the refugees at the request of the Milwaukee Muslim Women’s Coalition.  The Democrat lawmakers were looking into the quality of care and treatment of the almost 13-thousand refugees who are on base.  Both Moore and Omar praised the military’s handling of the situation saying the refugees are being well taken care of.  The Congresswomen said some of refugees