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Hello. Welcome to your weekend. We’re glad you are here! As we finish the last of the Thanksgiving leftovers and flip the calendar page to the last month of 2024 it can gear up to be a whirlwind of seasonal activity…and sometimes stress. Hey, we get it. That’s why we like to take a moment on Saturday mornings to simply slow down with a “scroll down memory lane.” It’s a look back at events that happened on these days in

UW-Madison ranks sixth in research among U.S. colleges and universities.  The National Science Foundation announced its rankings of 920 public and private universities.  The rankings are based on total research and development expenditures.  UW-Madison, which previously ranked eighth, spent one-point-seven-million-dollars on R-and-D during the last fiscal year.

The Badgers hand the axe over to Minnesota and will miss out on a bowl game for the first time in more than two decades.  Wisconsin was held to under 200 yards of total offense as the Badgers fell to the Golden Gophers 24-to-seven in the annual Paul Bunyan game Friday at frigid Camp Randall Stadium.  The temperature at kickoff was 22 degrees, making it the coldest Badgers’ home game since 1964, according to UW athletics communications.  With the loss,

On the other side of Thanksgiving, the season of holiday cheer is in full swing. For this week’s Friday Feel Good, we invite some of that cheer, complete with pompoms… A 97-year-old former cheerleader in central Michigan got to relive her glory days.  Her name is Ilagene Doehring and she helped form Merrill High School’s first cheer team 80 years ago.  Ilagene and current cheer coach Jena Glazier talk about her return to the field and the legacy she started all those

It’s going to be cold and clear in western Wisconsin for the next couple of days.  The National Weather Service says the holiday weekend will see temperatures in the 20s in Eau Claire and Chippewa Falls. There’s no snow in the forecast. CLICK HERE FOR YOUR FULL WEAU FIRST ALERT FORECAST. Many of us will be heating up leftovers on the chilly days ahead and it was a day of giving yesterday in Eau Claire. Several churches and charities served

 Wisconsin’s election results are about to become official. The state’s Elections Commission will certify the election results later today. Elections Commission Chair Ann Jacobs will sign-off on the results. The election hasn’t changed since Election Day, with President-elect Trump and Democratic U.S. senator Tammy Baldwin both winning their statewide elections.

Libertarians in Wisconsin want to know the details of president-Elect Trump’s tariff plan. The Libertarian party on Wednesday asked for details of what the new president wants to do to Mexico and Canada.  President-elect Trump has said he will slap tariffs on both countries unless they control the flow of immigrants and drugs over their borders and into this country. The Libertarians say tariffs on either Mexico or Canada will make things in America much more expensive.

It’s another sign of the season in Wisconsin. Lake Trout season begins December 1st on Lake Superior. The DNR says fishermen can head out on both of the lake’s trout management areas, though there are different quotas for each. The overall quota, however, is 15 thousand fish this year. The DNR is reminding fishermen that lake trout must be a minimum of 15 inches long, and only one fish over 25 inches may be kept. CLICK HERE TO REEL IN

It’s here! Thanksgiving 2024 is as late as it can be, but it’s arrived! We hope you are set to enjoy the holiday with a heart as full as your belly today. Thanks for spending a little time with us. As we reflect on the blessings in our life, we’ll take a minute to also look at the day and what’s going on around the Union as people prepare to dish up, chow down and take time to give thanks.

Officials in Sawyer County continue to look for tips after a series of fires in the area. Below is video and the latest release from the Sawyer County Sheriff’s Office: The Sawyer County Sheriff’s Office, in collaboration with the Wisconsin Department of Justice, Division of Criminal Investigation State Fire Marshal’s Office, is actively investigating a series of six suspected arson fires that have occurred since November 18, 2024, in the Radisson, Exeland and Birchwood areas of Sawyer County. In an