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Opening day for Wisconsin fishing is traditionally the first Saturday in May. ..AND here we are! Hook and line fishing for many fish species on many Wisconsin waters begins today. If you plan to drop line, be safe. Although fishing in our state is allowed under the current Safer and Home order, social distancing is still recommended as we are in the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic. CLICK HERE TO REEL IN MORE DETAILS Enjoy the weekend, stay safe…and good

Wisconsin Cheese Heads turn to bobble and reflect the current times, as our museum in Milwaukee is raising funds for health care workers.  The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum says a portion of all sales are going to the American Hospital Association’s Protect the Heroes Fund.  The museum has bobbleheads of infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci and Dr. Deborah Birx of the White House Coronavirus Task Force.   So far, the museum has raised more than 175-thousand dollars. 

The Wisconsin Supreme Court is taking a close look at the state’s Safer At Home order.  The court issued a statement Friday saying the court will consider two arguments regarding a lawsuit filed by state Republican lawmakers on the matter.  The first is whether Department of Health Services Secretary designee Andrea Palm’s Safer At Home order violates state statutes.  The second is whether closing all non essential businesses, prohibiting non essential travel and making everyone stay home exceeds the authority of the

Three top officials at a state prison in Portage are on paid leave after inmates escape. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported yesterday that Columbia Correctional Institution warden Susan Novak, Deputy Warden Lucas Weber and Security Director Brian Gustke are serving a two week suspension that started this past Wednesday. The suspensions relate to an investigation into all factors related to how inmates Thomas Deering and James Newman got away on April 16th and made it to Rockford, Illinois where they

Customers must use a face mask inside Menards stores.  If you have needed to pick up home essentials, then you likely know this. If not, and have plans to perhaps make a run and start some gardening or other home based projects this weekend, expect to bring a face covering. The Eau Claire based home improvement products retailer made the announcement yesterday.  Store officials say if a person doesn’t have a mask the person can buy one at a Menards

Each Friday we like to end your week (Or, start your weekend…depending on which you prefer!) with a positive story. Hopefully, it makes you smile, or infuses your day with a little boost of spirits. For this week, we have two stories. First we go to the West Coast. A group of inmates in California have been making personal protective equipment for first responders.  They’ve made over 3,000 face shields, and prepared enough fabric for thousands of face masks.  They

The state is setting up community testing events to screen for COVID-19.  Governor Evers today said several departments including Emergency Operations, Health Services, Emergency Management and the Wisconsin National Guard are assisting local health departments to set up the testing.  The first sites are focused in western Wisconsin.  One is open until 7:00 Friday to any Wisconsin resident with symptoms at the Buffalo County Highway shop in Alma.  Another drive-thru testing site will be open Sunday and Monday between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. at

Another popular event with a huge economic impact is being canceled because of the COVID-19 crisis.  EAA AirVenture is canceling it’s 2020 fly-in convention in Oshkosh which was set for July.  It would have been the 68th year for the event.  Organizers hope it will go off without a hitch in 2021.  The AirVenture gives about a 170-million-dollar economic boost to an area including Winnebago, Fond du Lac, Calumet, Outagamie and Brown counties.

The cost for regular gas in Wisconsin is up 18-cents-a-gallon compared to a week ago.  Triple-A says the average price statewide is a-dollar-37 today.  The national average is one-77.  Drivers in Appleton are paying a-dollar-22-a-gallon after paying 98-cents last Friday.  The price at the pump is one-35 in Fond du Lac, one-30 in Green Bay, a dollar-40 in Kenosha County and a-dollar-35 in Madison.  

An incident with a dog ends with shots fired. It was on Thursday, April 30th when the Marshfield Police Department responded to a residence in the northwest part of the city for reports of a loose dog acting aggressively towards pedestrians. Upon the officers arrival, the dog aggressively charged the officer on two occasions. As a result, the officer defended himself using his firearm, discharging 4 rounds. The dog received minor injuries from the encounter as did the officer. A