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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.

 The CDC is relaxing its COVID restriction guidance for schools.  CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said the recommendations are based on evidence and facts. She said middle and high school students in high COVID transmission areas should continue to remain six feet apart.  Dr. Walensky also stressed the importance of getting vaccinated.  The federal agency says most students with facemasks can be three feet from others.  That’s a reduction from six feet.  The CDC says teachers and other adult staff members should continue to abide by the

The Department of Health is reporting 390 COVID-19 cases statewide today.  The total number of cases now exceeds 571-thousand-600.  There are still nearly 64-hundred active cases in the state.  There were six additional deaths reported today raising the death toll to 65-hundred-and-62. The distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine is expanding into more pharmacies statewide.  The health department announced today that Managed Healthcare Associates, Hometown Pharmacies and Meijer Walmart started receiving the vaccine this week.  Kroger and Walgreens pharmacies are also