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We may not know them all, but we owe them all. Today the nation will reflect on the lives of those who made the ultimate sacrifice while serving in the armed forces.  Retired US Navy Vice Admiral John Bird reminds us what today is about:  What we now know as Memorial day started as a way to honor those who fought and died in the Civil War.  Originally called Decoration day, the holiday was first officially established by General John Logan in 1868.  In 1882, the

Flowers and flags are filling up national cemeteries on this Memorial Day.  It’s one of the many ways to honor the fallen men and women who’ve served.  Families, friends and complete strangers have been stopping by all weekend, after not being able to last year because of COVID.   The annual National Moment of Remembrance takes place this afternoon.  This is when people are asked to stop for a moment of silence, wherever they are, at 3 p.m. And across the

The latest deployment has 150 Wisconsin National Guardsmen heading to eastern Europe. The soldiers left from Sparta over the weekend, and they will spend the next several months helping as part of a training exercise. Many of the troops are from across western Wisconsin, and they include mechanics, production controllers, and signal support specialists.

The long holiday weekend has been a violent one in Milwaukee. Police say at least four people were wounded in shootings between Friday and yesterday evening. One man was shot and wounded while driving near 14th and Burnham, another was wounded near 17th and North yesterday. Milwaukee Police say they are looking for suspects in each, and they don’t have a motive for any of the shootings.

Baseball is back in Eau Claire, and there is a game today. The Eau Claire Express have a home game today at noon at Carson Park. Capacity is limited to just 50-percent. This is the first time the Express has been back on the field since the 2019 season. Last year’s season was lost to the coronavirus. CLICK HERE FOR MORE EXPRESS INFO.

There is some disagreement about federal money at the Wisconsin Capitol. Democratic lawmakers say by not spending enough in state dollars on schools, Wisconsin is jeopardizing one-and-a-half-billion-dollars in federal money. The Republicans who write the state budget aren’t so sure. They think the 500-million they’ve proposed for schools over the next two years is enough to guarantee the federal match. The sticking point is that 350-million of that 500-million isn’t going to be spent until next year.

Downtown Eau Claire’s latest sculpture is something to see. A crowd gathered in Haymarket Plaza on Saturday to dedicate the new sculpture. It’s called ‘Eddies,’ as in the term for water. San Francisco artist Michael Szabo designed the sculpture. He was selected two years ago by the city and the public arts council to make a new downtown art piece.

Flags are to fly at half-staff around the state in recognition of Memorial Day.  Governor Tony Evers gave the order for flags to fly at half-staff starting at sunrise tomorrow morning.  In a statement yesterday, Evers said of U.S. service members who made the ultimate sacrifice, “They will forever be heroes.”

Businesses in the Dells need employees.  The summer season unofficially kicks-in this weekend but Association of Wisconsin Tourism Attractions head Tom Diehl says there aren’t enough young people looking for work in the recreation and tourism sector.  Diehl says another issue is the current enhanced unemployment payments people are receiving during the COVID-19 emergency which he says make it easier for some to just stay home.

The Dane County Humane Society celebrates its 100th anniversary.  The non profit’s Marketing chief Amy Good says a celebration event was held Wednesday at the Human Society property on Voges Road.  The group traces its beginnings in Dane County to Ida Kittleson who was the Madison mayor’s wife in 1921 who started an animal rescue effort.  Kittleson expanded the work to include other community members.  Amy Good says those beginnings ultimately led to the creation of what today has become