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Wisconsin students who struggle with dyslexia could be getting some help soon.  The state senate this week passed it’s first-ever bill directed at addressing the condition.  If the governor gives his approval, the bill will create a guidebook to help educators and families identify and deal with dyslexia.

The cost for regular gas in Wisconsin is down three-cents-a-gallon compared to a week ago.  Triple-A says the average price statewide is two-dollars-and-39-cents, while it’s two-53 across the country.  Drivers in Madison are paying two-35 and in Milwaukee, two-38.  In neighboring Illinois drivers are paying a Midwest-high two-65 for a gallon of regular gas.

A traffic stop leads to a drug bust in Sawyer Co. It was on January 24th at 10:40 a.m. when a Sawyer County Deputy conducted a traffic stop near the Village of Stone Lake on a tan Chevrolet Blazer because the driver, 34 year old James Q. A. Griffin, was not wearing his seat belt. While the Deputy completed the seat belt violation citation, another Deputy arrived and utilized his K-9 partner, Trace, who alerted to the presence of drugs

On Friday, January 24th at 5:15 in the morning a 4-vehicle crash happened on Hwy 53 north of Hwy 8. A truck lost control and struck a guard rail. Two semi-trucks traveling north collided with each other to avoid this crash and a vehicle that was travelling behind the semi-trucks could not stop in time and stuck the back of one of them. Only one minor injury and one lane of Hwy 53 was closed for about one hour. All

On Monday, January 20, just before 10 pm. on trail 33, a snowmobile operating by Jesse Andrews of Rice Lake struck a tree. Andrews was flown to an area hospital with what appeared to be a broken leg. Excessive speed was a contributing factor on this case. Then, on Wednesday, January 22, at 8:30 p.m., on 26th Ave near Hwy M, a snowmobile operated by Jerad Bellefeuille of Rice Lake failed to stop for a trail stop sign and struck

A New York teen’s petition to move the Super Bowl to Saturday is going viral.  Phil Hulett reports. CLICK HERE TO HEAR MORE FROM THE SIDELINES OF THIS PLAY!

A Turtle Lake man is pleading guilty to possessing child pornography.  Reports say Adam Rhodes recently pleaded guilty to one charge and had eleven other charges thrown out.  Rhodes is accused of having over 30 images of child porn on his electronic devices.  He’ll be sentenced in April.

A member of the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents has resigned.  Gerald Whitburn announced his immediate resignation Thursday, meaning Governor Tony Evers will get to choose his replacement.  Whitburn was appointed by former governor Scott Walker in 2011 and was in the middle of a second term that would’ve lasted through 2025.

Partiers at the Democratic National Convention could be able to grab a drink til 4 a.m. this summer. Lawmakers are considering a proposal that would change when bars in the state would have to close. Right now, last call in Milwaukee is at 2 a.m. The head of Visit Milwaukee, Peggy Williams-Smith, yesterday said wants to push that back. She says other DNC host cities have kept their bars open til 4 a.m. to accommodate the convention crowds.

For many people, music is woven into most life’s most important moments. Whether celebrating a wedding or special occasion, or helping you through loss or sad moments, many people consider music to be therapeutic. And now, science is agreeing. More and more nursing homes are using music therapy with dementia patients.  And it’s remarkable how well some of them remember their favorite songs, or even lyrics.  (There’s a documentary about it called “Alive Inside” and you can click here to see