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The Consumer Product Safety Commission is issuing an “urgent warning” for Peloton’s Tread-Plus users to stop using the machine after the death of a child.  The agency issued a release Saturday that they have become aware of almost 40 accidents involving the treadmill, including “multiple reports of children becoming entrapped, pinned, and pulled under” the device.  The warning says the Tread-Plus should be kept away from kids under 16 and pets “at all times.” 

Hello. Welcome to your Saturday and the weekend! The week can sometimes feel long and heavy. Which is why we like to start your Saturday morning with a short and lighter “scroll down memory lane.” It’s just a way to look back and see some of the events that have happened on this day over the years, before we jump into the new day ahead. So, snag your favorite sippin’ drink and let’s take a peek back into the history

The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development is ramping up efforts to process its backlog of benefit claims.  Yesterday WKOW reported there are 30-thousand unattended claims.  That number doesn’t include 14-thousand who dispute the response to their initial claim.  DWD Secretary-designee Amy Pechacek says she is confident the backlog will be handled expediently now that the total of administrative judges is up to 63 now in place compared to the original 17.  She says the judges will review the appeals and get rid

People in Western Wisconsin will have easier access to a COVID-19 vaccine. Julia Bertino reports. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO. When it comes to getting the message out, Wisconsin is using some professional pressure, to boost COVID-vaccination rates.  Sue Danielson reports.

The federal government is looking to Wisconsin to help fix damage to woodwork at the U.S. Capitol.   Sue Danielson reports.

 Flags are flying at half-staff across the state to honor the victims of the FedEx shooting in Indianapolis.  President Joe Biden ordered flags of the United States to be lowered at all federal offices and installations until sunset on Tuesday.  Governor Tony Evers followed that with an order to lower the flag of Wisconsin at all state buildings, grounds and military installations.

 Wisconsin Health Department officials confirm 709 new COVID-19 cases reported over the past day.  The number of confirmed cases now tops 589-thousand.  There were five additional deaths reported today to raise the death toll to six-thousand-703. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM WI DHS.

The average price for regular gas is down a penny a gallon statewide over the last week.  Triple-A says the price at the pump in Wisconsin is two-dollars-and-72-cents a gallon today.  Regular gas is two-63-a-gallon in Fond du Lac, two-68 in Madison and two-69 in Green Bay.  Drivers are paying 2.70-cents in Kenosha County and Janesville, 2.81 in La Crosse and here near us, about 2.73 in Eau Claire. 

Loyal High School student Olivia Piller was recognized as the Wisconsin state winner of the SIFMA Foundation’s Fall 2020 InvestWrite competition with her essay on how challenges can create opportunities in the global economy and in life. The InvestWrite national essay competition bridges classroom learning in math, social studies, and language arts with the practical research and knowledge required for saving, investing and long-term planning. Piller was introduced to the InvestWrite competition through her participation in the Draper Hills Financial

Sometimes the rewards of employment go far beyond a paycheck. CLICK HERE TO HEAR MORE WITH MORGAN MCCARTHY For this week’s Friday Feel Good we take a look back to six years ago, when the CEO of a company called Gravity Payments announced he was slashing his own salary and paying ALL of his 130 employees at least $70,000 a year.  Which a lot of people thought was nuts.  Fast forward to today, when that crazy idea paid off in