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May is one week away, and that means HSHS St. Joseph’s community garden is about to open. The hospital says the community garden is a great way for people to get some experience growing their own food, and it’s a great way to get people to eat more fresh fruits and vegetables. Plots at the garden are 35 dollars each, but the garden has all the tools you will need to get your fruits and vegetables into the ground.

The IRS is holding up some 29 million tax returns for manual processing, which is contributing to longer delays than a typical filing season.  The National Taxpayer Advocate points to tax code changes, limited resources, outdated I-T systems, and a backlog of unprocessed 2019 paper returns as a cause for the delay.  Most refunds are typically processed within three weeks.  However, this year, some early filers have had to wait between six and eight weeks.

Several states are restarting Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccinations after getting the green light from federal officials.  New York, Massachusetts, Illinois, Nevada and Virginia all plan to immediately restart the shots following a ten-day pause.  The CDC and the FDA gave their approval Friday after an advisory panel said the benefits outweighed the risks.  The agencies halted use of the vaccine on April 13th because of rare blood clots reported in some women.  Meanwhile, on the world stage India is

JetBlue announces new routes for 2022 some of which will connect Milwaukee to the east coast.  The airline says there will be new flights between Milwaukee and Boston and Milwaukee  and New York City.  The exact dates for the launch of the new routed has yet to be established.  The updates will be published at JetBlue-dot-Com.

A domestic call leads to a 4th OWI for a Menomonie man. Troopers responded to a rolling domestic call that originated in St. Croix County at STH 128 and CTH E. The St. Croix County communications center was able track the vehicle’s location from the 911 call. Troopers located and conducted a traffic stop with the vehicle in Dunn County at STH 29 near 330th St. Upon investigation, Troopers detected signs of impairment. The driver, 50-year-old Kenneth Ronald Porter from

Hello. Welcome to a new day. Each Saturday morning we like to take a quick “scroll down memory lane.” It’s a quick look back before we head forward into the weekend. So, grab your favorite sippin’ drink and let’s see what the pages of histroy of written on this day. Today is Saturday, April 24th, the 114th day of the year.  There are 251 days until the end of the year. On this day: In 1888, the Eastman Kodak Company

The names of the jurors in the Derek Chauvin trial will remain sealed.  Brian Shook reports:

The U.S. Senate will hear testimony from Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube next week on how the platforms use their algorithms.  Members of Congress have continually pushed the social media platforms on their algorithms and selling user data for targeted advertising.  Democrats have raised concerns over the spread of extremist content and the role of their platforms in the organizing of the January 6th Capitol riot.

Nearly one-third of all Wisconsonites are now fully vaccinated against COVID-19.   That is the latest from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services in its latest data release yesterday.  Thirty-percent of those in the state or one-point-eight-million-people are fully vaccinated according to the latest data.  Around two-point-four people in Wisconsin have gotten one of two doses. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM WI DHS. And the vaccine efforts get wild…literally! Madison’s zoo animals are eligible to get the COVID-19 shot.  Henry Vilas Zoo vet Mary Thurber

The decision by the Wisconsin Supreme Court to overturn Governor Evers statewide mask mandate is leading some school districts to drop the requirement.  The Coleman School Board in Northeast Wisconsin voted this week to repeal the mask mandate as of this Monday.  District officials say there will be a continued effort to contact trace and monitor the health and symptoms of students, staff and parents.  Earlier this week the state received over 175-million-dollars in federal funding to conduct COVID-19 testing in schools.