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They’re getting ready to raise another banner at UW-Madison. The school’s women’s hockey team won the national championship game on Saturday, beating Northeastern in overtime. It is the Badger ladies’ sixth national championship. Technically, they are back-to-back champs. The Badgers won the 2019 national championship, and last year’s game was canceled because of the coronavirus. From the ice to the court, there’s no more basketball for the Wisconsin Badgers. The team fell to top ranked Baylor yesterday, 76-63. Wisconsin was not expected to win.

The risk of wildfires is high around Wisconsin.  The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources yesterday said in all the state only Vilas County is listed as having a moderate fire risk.  The other 71 counties in Wisconsin are either on a high alert or very high alert for wildfires this weekend.   The DNR says conditions are ripe for wildfires with the Spring warm up, low humidity and high winds now present around Wisconsin.

The Wisconsin Badgers women’s hockey team wins the National Championship.  The Badgers defeated Northeastern last night in overtime by a score of 2-1 to take the title.  It was the NCAA women’s hockey championship game of the Frozen Four finals in Erie, Pennsylvania.   The Badgers now have won six national titles.  The Badgers end their season at 17-3-1.

Speeding lead to an OWI for a Siren women. 46 year old Angelica Vogel from Siren has been arrested by the Wisconsin State Patrol\ Spooner Post for operating a motor vehicle under the influence, 1st offense, with one child in the vehicle under the age of 16. A WI State Patrol Trooper stopped Vogel for speed. The Trooper observed signs of possible impairment and a subsequent investigation including a standardized field sobriety test was conducted. Vogel was arrested for possession

Hello. Welcome to your weekend. We’re glad you’re here! We know the weeks can sometimes seem long and stressful, so each Saturday morning we like to start with a short and smooth “scroll down memory lane.” It’s a quick look back through the pages of history to see what events have happened on this day in the past, as we get ready to face the new day ahead. So, grab your favorite morning sippin’ drink and let’s scroll! Today is

 Only two more jurors are needed in the trial of ex-Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin. Brian Shook reports

 More pharmacies are going to participate in the state’s COVID-19 vaccination programs.  The Wisconsin Department of Health Services said yesterday that Managed Health Care, Meijer, Walmart and Community Pharmacy Enhanced Services Network including some Hometown Pharmacy locations are joining the DHS vaccination program.  A map of COVID-19 vaccination providers is available at DHS-dot-Wisconsin-dot-Gov.

Protestors in Madison call for an end to Asian persecution.  A group of protestors including the UW-Madison BIPOC Coalition were in the streets of downtown Madison late Thursday, marching from the City-County Building to Capitol Square to make their voices heard.  WMTV says the protestors referred to the sex worker murders earlier this week in Georgia claiming because of Asian bias, the shooter felt at liberty to target Asian sex workers on whom to air out his sexual grievances. We will

The Badgers knock off North Carolina 85-62 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.   Brad Davison notched 29 points while  D’Mitrik Trice netted 21 more for Wisconsin.  The Tar Heels finish the season 18-and-11.  The ninth seeded Badgers face top seed Baylor in the second round this Sunday in Indiana.

The White House is canceling the annual Easter Egg Roll for the second year in a row.  And it’s again because of the pandemic.  President Biden and the First Lady hope next year will be safe enough to bring it back.  But this doesn’t mean there won’t be a celebration.  Thousands of commemorative Easter Egg Roll eggs will be made and sent to COVID vaccination sites and local hospitals.