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There is no Children’s Museum in Eau Claire, but there will be a place for kids to play. Museum managers are opening a pop-up play space this week. The new playground will be at the Children’s Museum’s temporary home on Barstow Street. Families can reserve a two-hour time slot Tuesdays, Wednesdays, or Thursdays. On Saturdays, the museum says the play space will be available for rent.

La Crosse is the next battlefield in the effort to stop the Asian Carp. Both Wisconsin and Minnesota are trying to keep the fish from getting any further up the Mississippi River. The plan is to drive the fish from larger parts of the river into smaller pools, so they can be captured or killed. Asian Carp are an invasive fish and takeover wherever they land. Both Wisconsin and Minnesota fear that the fish will make their ways into lakes, particularly the Great Lakes.

The University of Wisconsin is going to have to play football without Barry Alvarez for the first time in 30 years. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is reporting that Alvarez plans to retire in the next few weeks. Alvarez says it’s just time. His decision means he will miss a 375-thousand-dollar payment he was scheduled to get next year. Alvarez coached the Badgers from 1990 to 2005, then took over as athletic director.

Thursday’s Opening Day is not just a return to the ballpark for Brewer players and fans. Hundreds of part time ballpark workers will also be returning. Brewers’ president Rick Schlesinger said last week that the plan is to bring back as many as 900 of the 113 hundred people who usually work at American Family Field. Not everyone will be coming back because there will be just 12 thousand fans, and because the team is changing how people eat, drink,

A generous donation is made for the families of the victims of the Roundy’s shooting.  On Friday the Cincinnati based Kroger Company supermarket chain announced it is donating a million dollars for those shot and for their families.  The workplace shooting started late Tuesday March 16th at a Roundy’s grocery warehouse near Oconomowoc, claiming the lives of two employees and the shooter who subsequently killed himself during a police chase.   All three men knew each other and had worked at

The IRS says some Americans may be eligible for a tax break for items used to prevent the spread of COVID-19.  This includes masks, hand sanitizer, sanitizing wipes and other personal protective equipment.  Currently, filers can deduct medical costs exceeding seven-point-five percent of their income each year.  The IRS is counting PPE as a medical expense that qualifies for the tax break.  However, expenses that were reimbursed by insurance aren’t eligible.

The Wisconsin man who was shot in the back by a Kenosha police officer last summer is suing.  Jacob Blake’s legal team filed a federal lawsuit against officer Rusten Sheskey, accusing him of acting with excessive force and reckless indifference.  Blake was left paralyzed after being shot numerous times in the back.  The shooting sparked days of unrest in Kenosha last August.

Hello. Welcome to your last Saturday in March. (Wow!) The weeks can sometimes feel long and stressful, so we like to start each weekend with a short and relaxing “scroll down memory lane.” It’s a quick peek back on events that are in the history pages on this day, all leading us to the new day ahead. So, grab your favorite morning sippin’ drink and lets see what has happened on this day. Today is Saturday, March 27th, the 87th

A convicted sex offender wanted in Iowa is captured in Monona.  Police in Monona say 29-year old Deiago Davis was arrested without incident yesterday at the Radisson Country Inn and Suites on River Place.  The U.S. Marshals Service had an outstanding warrant for his arrest from the Linn County, Iowa Sheriff’s office.  Police say Davis has more than one sex offense violation on his record.