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Move Over Ketchup, It’s Mustard’s Turn

By Morgan McCarthy | August 8, 2021

 The National Mustard Museum hosts its annual National Mustard Day Celebration again this year.  The event was held online only last year due to the COVID-19 emergency restrictions.  Yesterday mustard fans gathered near the museum on Hubbard Avenue in Middleton for live music, brats, hotdogs and mustard sampling and competitions.  The annual event in Middleton got its start in 1991.

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Pinky’s Down, Fun Up

By Morgan McCarthy | August 8, 2021

Rock N Wool Winery announces that the “Taste Wisconsin®” Festival will be held Saturday, August 21, 2021 from 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM at Rock N’ Wool Winery. The “Taste Wisconsin®” Festival features an array of Wisconsin-based small businesses showcasing their foods, drinks, artisanal crafts, and other goods and services. It is an excellent opportunity to sample and purchase Wisconsin-made products from a diverse mix of Wisconsin local businesses. The event will feature a festive vibe that will include snow

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On This Day…

By Morgan McCarthy | August 7, 2021

Hello. We’re glad you are here and starting your Saturday with us. This is the time in the week where we like to slow things down just a bit and take a “scroll down memory lane.” It’s a simple look back at the events on the pages of history that led us to this day. So, grab your favorite morning sippin’ drink and lets get ready to scroll. Today is Saturday, August 7th, the 219th day of the year.  There

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Plea Hearing Set For Woman Accused Of Killing Grandmother

By Morgan McCarthy | August 7, 2021

A woman accused of killing her grandmother has a date in court next month.  Elizabeth Durkee is charged with first degree intentional homicide in the death of her grandmother and of setting fire to the house on Foster Street in Fort Atkinson which they shared.   Durkee claims her grandmother suffered from Parkinson’s Disease and asked Durkee to help end her grandmother’s life.  On Thursday, a judge ordered the case to trial with Durkee’s plea hearing coming up on September 21st.

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Friday Feel Good: Hush Little Baby

By Morgan McCarthy | August 6, 2021

Sometimes students don’t get attention for all of the hard work they put in. For this weeks’ Friday feel good we look to a group of creative BIG kids that went to the drawing board to create a special stroller to help with a young couples challenge walking their very little kid. CLICK HERE TO HEAR MORE with MORGAN MCCARTHY Proving that beyond the classrooms, the stress of tests, and the drama of teenage years and school, there can be

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State Rep. Seeks Review Of Milwaukee & Brown Co. Ballots

By Morgan McCarthy | August 6, 2021

Republican State Representative Janet Brandtjen says she’ll launch a review of the 2020 presidential ballots cast in Brown and Milwaukee counties.  Brandtjen has issued subpoenas looking to seize ballots and voting machines in those two counties but she might not have the authority to do that.  It may be up to Speaker Robin Vos.  Courts in Wisconsin have already deemed the election valid and certified the ballots cast.  The Republicans next step is unclear.

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Pump Holds Steady

By Morgan McCarthy | August 6, 2021

The average price for regular gas in Wisconsin is the same as a week ago at three-dollars-and-three-cents a gallon.  Heading into the weekend Triple-A says the price at the pump in the Badger State is 13-cents lower than the national average which is three-18 today.  Drivers are paying over three-dollars-a-gallon in 15 northern counties including Iron, Florence, Bayfield, Sawyer, Rusk and St. Croix.  It’s costing Dane, Sauk and Portage County drivers three-97-a-gallon to fill up with a state-low of two-90 posted in

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Officer Wounded in Oconto Falls

By Morgan McCarthy | August 6, 2021

 The Oconto County Sheriff’s Office says a police officer was shot and wounded in Oconto Falls.  A suspect is in custody but has not been identified.  Neither the officer’s name nor condition have been released but they were taken to a hospital in Green Bay.  The shooting happened around 10:30 this morning but there have been no details given regarding what led up to it.

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Deadly Crash Remains Under Investigation

By Morgan McCarthy | August 6, 2021

On Friday, August 6, 2021, at 12:14 a.m., a Barron County Deputy stopped a vehicle for speeding on Hwy O near Hwy 8, just east of Barron. The deputy approached the vehicle and ID’d the driver and believed the subject to be under the influence of alcohol. The deputy asked the driver to step out of the car, which the driver complied. As they were walking to the back of the car to conduct field sobriety tests the driver stated

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Hemp Field Days

By Morgan McCarthy | August 6, 2021

The UW-Madison Extension Offices of Buffalo, Chippewa and Monroe Counties will host Industrial Hemp Field Days in August. Details for each meeting is as follows: Tuesday, August 17, 202110:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.Cooke Valley Road and Theisen Ridge RoadGPS Coordinates 44.407302.-91.567359For more information contact the Buffalo County Extension Office at 608-685-6256 Wednesday, August 18, 20211:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.Chippewa County Farm,Beach Drive east of Seymour Cray Blvd, Chippewa FallsFor more information contact the Chippewa County ExtensionOffice at 715-726-7950 Wednesday, August

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