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St. Patrick’s Day brings out the Irish in all of us, even the creatures at SEA LIFE at Mall of America.  Since many parades and festivities have been paused or look a bit different this year, they decided to celebrate St. Paddy’s Day in a new way! Aquarists found fun new ways to celebrate during enrichment with creatures like Sunny, the ball python, and a pair of silly skinks stepping out in style with hats just their size.  While no

The Wisconsin Senate has passed legislation that would require schools to teach about the Holocaust and other genocides. Under the bill, schools would have to instruct on the Holocaust and other genocides at least once in grades 5-8 and once in grades 9-12.

Prosecutors in Pepin County are pressing ahead with charges against two men for illegally hunting deer last November. The D.A. filed endangering safety and illegal deer shining charges against  Dakota Anderson and Nicolas Schindler. Deputies say the two shined a bright light at several deer last fall, then shot at them with a rifle. They missed. The two are due back in court in May.

The new design for the pavilion on Flag Hill in Irvine Park will mean new seats, a new concession stand, and new bathrooms. Developers presented the new design last night. A vote is set for next week. Chippewa Falls is hoping to spend about 700-thousand-dollars on the new pavilion. Work could start as early as mid-May.

The next group of people to get the coronavirus vaccine in Wisconsin can get the shot a little early. The state’s Department of Health Services yesterday said they are opening eligibility for people 16 to 64 with pre-existing medical conditions on Monday. That’s a week ahead of schedule. DHS says people with all manner of health conditions from asthma to diabetes to HIV will be able to register for a shot. DHS will be using the honor system, so no one will

We could know by the summer just what Foxconn will make at its facility in Mount Pleasant. The company yesterday said it will make that announcement by July. The news comes as Foxconn’s CEO Young Liu this week said the company will build electric cars with Fisker either in Wisconsin or in Mexico. Liu said the plant in Mount Pleasant could make electric cars, or it could make something else. Foxconn was supposed to make LCD screens for iPhones, but that plan

Scratch one name off the list of potential Republican candidates for governor in Wisconsin. U.S. Senator Ron Johnson yesterday said if he runs for anything next year, it won’t be governor. Johnson has not yet committed to running for reelection to the U.S. Senate, but did say this week that the recent criticism of his comments about the January 6th riot at the Capitol could push him to run. Johnson is one of several Republicans who had been tossed about as

The top Republican in the Wisconsin Assembly would rather see people look for work than jump on unemployment in the state. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos yesterday said he’s not in a rush to reinstate the waiver that allowed people to immediately apply for unemployment benefits. Wisconsin requires people to wait a week, and look for work before applying. Vos says there are plenty of jobs in the state, and he fears that extending unemployment benefits will keep people from trying to return to the

Republicans in the Wisconsin Senate are on the record as honoring Rush Limbaugh as ‘one of the most influential broadcasters in American history.’ They approved a resolution yesterday that honored Limbaugh for his years on the radio, and for bringing the conservative case to the people. We’ll show you different sides so you can decide, and every single Democrat in the Wisconsin Senate voted against the resolution. Democratic Senator LaTonya Johnson called Limbaugh a racist. Republicans in Madison asked the governor to lower flags

Scratch PolishFest off the summer schedule this year. Organizers yesterday said they will not hold their annual festival at the Summerfest grounds. PolishFest was supposed to run for three days in mid-June. Polish Center of Wisconsin Executive Director Jeff Kuderski yesterday said this is just not the time to bring the festival back. He hopes to have PolishFest back for next year.