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Hello and welcome to your Saturday. We’re glad you’re with us. To start your weekend we like to take a little “scroll down memory lane” and see what events have happened along the way in history on this same date. It’s meant to be an easy way to start your new day and maybe pick up some fun facts along the way. So, grab your favorite morning sippin’ drink and lets have a peek back, shall we? Today is Saturday,

A movie about a doctor who can talk to animals is being honored as the worst of last year.   Jim Forbes has more.

If you are interested in a vaccine, Governor Tony Evers says starting in May all Wisconsonites will have access to the COVID-19 vaccine.  In yesterday’s statement the Governor said the general public will be eligible to get vaccinated starting May 1st.  Also the state’s Department of Health Services said on Thursday that those 16-years and older can start signing up to be vaccinated on March 29th. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM WI DHS.

Human remains found in Wood County may be those of a man reported missing last year.   WEAU reported Thursday that Wood County Sheriff Shawn Becker’s office says confirmation of the victim’s identity from the medical examiner is still pending.  Sheriff Becker says the remains are suspected to be those of Zachary Vasa because an ID with his name on it was by his body found near Patton Drive and Fairhaven Avenue.  The 32-year old was last seen in Marshfield in

A group of demonstrators rally in favor of transgender rights in Madison.  Yesterday’s march went from the Doyle Administration building though downtown to the state Capitol.  Dozens of protestors lifted their voices against the enactment of what they claim to be discriminatory laws.  The protestors reject the laws that intend to ban transgender athletes who are physiologically male but who identify as female from competing in biological womens’ athletics events.

The  trial of Derek Chauvin now has seven jurors.  A woman was selected Friday and joins five men and one woman in the jury box.  The new juror said she has seen the video of the former Minneapolis police officer kneeling on George Floyd’s neck, and claimed, “Not all police are bad, but the bad-behavior police need to go.”  Chauvin is charged in Floyd’s death while in police custody last May.

Recent rain and snow melt in the upper Chippewa River watershed are causing increased river levels on the ChippewaRiver in Eau Claire. At 11 a.m. on Friday, March 13th, the Chippewa River gauge at Grand Avenue read 764 feet. This is 9-feet below the downtown flood stage of 773 feet. At its current level the river has entered our Action stage, prompting the closure of the lowest lying areas of the Chippewa River Trail. For the safety of residents, the

In case you missed it on Greatest Hits 98.1, each Friday we like to bring a little “warm fuzzy” story to get you into the weekend vibe. This week we go to Pennsylvania for the Friday Feel Good. With so many people ordering online, the role of a delivery person has become even more important to our daily lives and even essential to many. And, that delivers us to this week’s Friday Feel Good. Click here for more from Morgan

On March 09, 2021 the Eau Claire County Sheriff’s Office arrested 72 year old Roger E. Sahs, of rural EauClaire County after an investigation by Detectives. A criminal complaint was issued and filed by the Eau Claire County District Attorney’s Office on March12, 2021 charging Sahs with repeated sexual assault of a child. An initial court appearance is set for April 13, 2021 at 11a.m. Eau Claire County Sheriff’s Deputies took a report in late 2020 from an adult female

The State Health Department confirms 550 new COVID-19 cases over the last 24 hours.  The total number of cases is now nearly 569-thousand.  There was one death confirmed today to raise the death toll statewide to 65-hundred-and-25. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO.