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Kids in Milwaukee Public Schools are going to need to keep their masks. The school’s superintendent, Keith Posley, sent a letter to parents late last week saying school will be in-person, five days a week, and students will be required to wear masks. Posley says MPS is also requiring three feet of social distance between students while in the classroom or cafeteria. Posley told parents there will be a virtual school option, but said the hope is to have kids

The Wisconsin Supreme Court is not going to weigh-in on ballot drop boxes and ballot harvesting. The court on Friday dismissed a challenge from a Wisconsin businessman who says Wisconsin election law doesn’t allow for ballot drop boxes or allow other people to collect ballots for voters. The court’s liberal justices and swing justice Brian Hagedorn relied on technical reasons to dismiss the case. They didn’t deal with the merits of the challenge. Republicans in Wisconsin want the rules about drop boxes and ballot harvesting clarified before the

The top Republicans in Wisconsin say former President Trump is misinformed about the election challenge in the state. The former president over the weekend suggested that Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu didn’t do enough to recount or check the vote totals from last November. Trump said Republicans need to demand a full forensic review. Vos and LeMahieu said the former president is ‘misinformed,’ and said Republicans are currently pushing two investigations into the November election. A former Wisconsin Supreme

An 18 year old has been arrested for OWI. Destiny R Kingfisher, from Hayward, has been arrested by the Wisconsin State Patrol Spooner Post for operating a motor vehicle under the influence, 1st offense, with one child in the vehicle under the age of 16. On Saturday, June 26th, approximately 7:24 PM a Wisconsin State Trooper stopped a vehicle on CTH B in the City of Hayward after observing that the exhaust on the vehicle was defective. The trooper observed

A state of emergency is in place in Crawford County after a strong rain storm pounded the area.  The county’s Emergency Management officials say nearly a foot of rainfall was recorded overnight Friday causing flash flooding, fallen trees and roads washed away.  A major concern for emergency officials is that more rain is in the forecast for the next few days.  The Sheriff’s office says as of last night state roads in the county are back open but some county

Demonstrators call for an end to the U.S. Air Force plan to station F-35 jets at Truax Field.  A march and rally happened yesterday afternoon from Madison College to Truax Field.  The Safe Skies Clean Water activists oppose the jets at Truax over noise and chemical pollution concerns.  The plan to make Truax home to F-35s was approved by the Air Force last year and is now underway in the early construction stage.

Hello. Thanks for stopping by. We’re glad you are here. To start the weekend we like to begin with a lighter “scroll down memory lane.” The week can sometimes feel long and overwhelming, and this is just a simple way to start your day with a look back before we move ahead. So, grab your favorite morning sippin’ drink and lets take a peek into the pages of history. Today is Saturday, June 26th, the 177th day of the year. 

Minnesota’s attorney general hopes former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin [[ SHO-vin ]] will reflect while he serves 22-and-a-half-years in prison for the death of George Floyd.  Jim Forbes has more.

 Over half of eligible Wisconsonites are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.  State health officials say as of yesterday over 56-percent of those 18-years old and older have gotten both doses.  More than 60-percent have gotten at least one dose.  In all of Wisconsin only Dane County is at 80-percent for those 18-and older who now have gotten at least one dose. Statistics released by the Department of Health Services shows over 56-percent of adults are fully vaccinated.  The overall population includes kids under

 The average cost for regular gas is up three-cents-a-gallon statewide compared to a week ago.  Heading into the weekend Triple-A says the price at the pump in Wisconsin is two-dollars-and-94-cents a gallon.  The national average is three-oh-eight.  Gas is 2.99 a-gallon in Milwaukee, La Crosse and Eau Claire today, three-oh-two in Kenosha and St. Croix counties and 2.89 a-gallon in Madison.