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Former Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker is getting a high-profile speaking spot at the Republican National Convention. Walker said yesterday that he will officially nominate Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday. Politicos say the move once again shows just how important Wisconsin is to President Trump’s reelection in November. The RNC officially starts today in Charlotte.

The Green Bay Packers are on the list of NFL teams that league sources say tested positive for the coronavirus, even though the team’s tests came back negative. About 10 NFL teams were flagged in a round of tests to start the weekend. Yesterday, Packers coach Matt LeFluer said rapid tests cleared the team. The Packers practiced yesterday, and didn’t have any players on the coronavirus list. Other teams, including the Bears and the Browns, canceled practices yesterday.

A person is dead and another injured in a multi vehicle collision in La Crosse County.  WMTV reported Friday that the wreck happened Wednesday near U.S. 53 near Holmen.   A farm tractor towing a field tool turned off highway 53 onto County Highway T.  Just then, three vehicles behind the tractor were involved in a chain reaction rear end wreck. One of those vehicles traveled into oncoming lanes and was hit by a semi, both of which erupted into flames. 

A major community gathering in Madison celebrates the life of Anisa Scott.  Yesterday more than a thousand people were on hand first at Capitol Square where one hundred-11 doves were released in the 11-year old’s memory.  Scott was hit by a bullet on August 11 while riding in a car on East Washington Avenue.  She was removed from life support two days later at 11:11-a.m.

Brett Favre and Jordy Nelson are inducted into the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame.  Both men were inducted during a ceremony Friday at the Lac La Belle Golf Club in Oconomowoc. The former Packers standouts join Vince Lombardi, Hank Aaron, Charles Woodson, Bart Starr and dozens of others in the state’s Athletic Hall of Fame.

Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office  is reminding drivers to stay safe on the roads.   The ‘Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over’ campaign started on August 21 and will run through Labor Day The Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office is joining law enforcement agencies across Wisconsin  will be amping up patrols during this time to keep our roads safe in the last weeks of summer. “About every three hours in Wisconsin, someone is injured or killed in an alcohol-related crash,” Sheriff James

Welcome to your weekend and another Saturday in August. Every week we take a little “scroll down memory lane” and peek at the calendar pages of days past as we get a new one started, just to see what this day has contributed to the pages of history over the year. So, grab your sippin’ drink, and let’s scroll! Today is Saturday, August 22nd, the 235th day of the year.  There are 132 days until the end of the year.

The U.S. Interior Secretary announces a statue restoration grant during a visit to Madison.  David Bernhardt was in Madison Friday where he stopped by the Wisconsin Historical Society.  Bernhardt discussed the federal government’s plan to help with the Society’s effort to restore two statues torn down this summer.  He announced that a total of 60-thousand dollars of federal funds are being allotted to help the society’s restoration of the Lady Forward statue and the Hans Christian Heg statue.  They were

The speaker of the state assembly says a presidential debate should be added in early September.  Robin Vos says the first presidential debate scheduled for September 29 is too late since many Wisconsin voters will already have filled out and returned their absentee ballots by then.  Vos said yesterday that Wisconsites should be allowed to listen to both candidates prior to casting a vote particularly since “one candidate has spent the duration of the campaign avoiding voters and questions from

The Department of Health Services says 826 positive COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in the last 24 hours.  The positivity rate in the state is seven-point-eight-percent and the seven-day average is 690 new cases per day.  There was one more death reported since yesterday, bringing that toll to one-thousand-and-68 Wisconsinites killed by the virus.