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Three people were able to walk away from a small plane crash near Whitewater Saturday night. Authorities say the plane was headed from Sheboygan to Burlington when it went down in the trees of the Kettle Moraine State Forest. The plane was trapped about 75 feet off the ground. Rescuers had to use a series of ropes and pulleys to get the three people out. Everyone is okay. There’s no word on what caused the plane to crash.

If you’ve gotten your coronavirus shots, the state of Wisconsin says you can ditch your mask. But it’s not that simple everywhere. The state’s Department of Health Services on Friday said it is changing the statewide mask rules to get in-line with the CDC’s latest advice. DHS’s decision doesn’t override any local mask mandates that may still be in place. DHS secretary-designee Karen Timberlake says the science is clear that vaccinations work and vaccinated people can safely remove their masks. Here locally,

Wisconsin’s fully vaccinated numbers continue to rise. The state’s Department of Health Services yesterday said over 39-percent of people in the state are now fully vaccinated. About 45-percent of people in the state have had at least one dose. DHS says while the number of people getting their second dose is going-up, the number of people getting the first dose is falling.  Wisconsin saw just about 150-thousand doses handed-out last week, marking a drop of almost 40-thousand doses from the week

Lawmakers in Madison will get their first shot at police reform this week. The state Assembly is due to hear four of the plans from the Speaker’s Task Force on Tuesday. They include changes to use-of-force policies and a ban on chokeholds. It’s not clear how many of the plans will survive the statehouse, or how many will become law. Governor Tony Evers hasn’t said what he thinks of the proposals.

One of the lawmakers in charge of Wisconsin’s next state budget says he wants to refocus the state’s internet efforts. Senator Howard Marklein on Friday asked Governor Evers for support in limiting broadband grants to communities that really need faster internet, and communities that are ready to begin work immediately. Marklein also asked the governor to share his plans for Wisconsin’s two-and-a-half-billion-dollars in federal stimulus money. The governor has talked about using some of that for internet projects. Marklein says he wants

The Class of 2021 is done at UW-Eau Claire. The school graduated hundreds of seniors on Saturday. Families had to bring lawn chairs to be able to sit and watch the ceremony on the quad. This is the first in-person graduation at UW-Eau Claire since 2019.

Consistency is paying off for one Michigan woman.  Vera Giglio of Grosse Pointe Shores won a 150-thousand dollar Powerball prize after playing the same numbers she’s used for years.  The 87-year-old woman said she’s stuck with the same numbers every week for several years in the hopes that one day they would win big.  She told Michigan Lottery officials she recognized the winning numbers for the March 27th drawing right away in the newspaper, calling the moment “very exciting.”  Giglio

The COVID-19 vaccine now fully covers nearly 40-percent of Wisconsinites.  The Wisconsin Department of Health said yesterday that fresh data shows around two-point-two-million people living in Wisconsin are now fully vaccinated.  The report  says that around another two-point-six-million have gotten dose number one.   In Madison, appointments are still available to get the shot at the clinic at the Alliant Energy Center.   Find out how to sign up WITH A CLICK HERE.

Nurses out of work due to their refusal to get the COVID-19 vaccine seek a settlement to avoid legal action.  Attorney Michael Anderson filed a five-hundred-thousand dollar notice of claim Friday against Rock County.  The notice requires a response from the county within the next 120-days.  Anderson represents around two-dozen or so nurses and health care staffers at the Rock Haven Nursing Home in Janesville.  He says the FDA has only issued an emergency use authorization for the three companies’

Animal specialists in Baraboo prepare to nurse and care for an orphaned bear cub from Alaska.  Oschner Park Zoo officials say the black bear cub named Taglu only weighed five pounds when he was found.  He’ll be coming to Wisconsin from the Alaska Zoo in Anchorage once he’s fit enough to safely travel.  At the Oschner Park Zoo, Taglu will join one year old Miska, another black bear from Alaska at the zoo.