The USDA and health officials are reminding fans about food safety this Super Bowl weekend. The experts say wash your hands frequently when dealing with meat or poultry, but do not wash chicken wings other poultry products or meat. USDA research has found that washing and rinsing chicken and meat greatly increases the spread of germs. DON’T JUST “WING IT!” The USDA has posted several food preparation and serving tips online-just click here to see more!
Read MoreThe 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 today, which is 29-cents more a gallon than this date a year ago. Drivers in Madison are paying two-32, in Milwaukee two-29, two-49 in the Pierce-St. Croix area and two-59 a gallon in Superior.
Read MoreRosa Parks lives on in motion and on Tuesday, February 4, 2020 Eau Claire Transit will be honoring Rosa Parks on her birthday by observing Transit Equity Day. When riders climb aboard an Eau Claire Transit bus on Tuesday, they will see that a seat will be marked in her honor acknowledging her work and detailing the efforts of Eau Claire Transit and the City of Eau Claire to make public transit accessible and affordable to all. Initiatives include Income-Qualifying
Read MoreFor this weeks’ Friday Feel Good we head to Michigan. An older guy named Howard Kirby recently paid $70 for an old couch set at a second-hand store, and set it up in his man cave. Then a few weeks later, he noticed one of the cushions had a lump in it. So his daughter opened it up. And inside was a small fireproof safe filled with $43,000! His first thought was he could pay off the rest of his
Read MoreWhile groundhogs across the country get ready to make their weather predictions on Sunday, one critter from Michigan is putting odds on the Super Bowl. Alisa Zee has those details. CLICK HERE TO HEAR MORE ABOUT THE PICK!
Read MoreFor nine years Stepping Stones has run Winter Haven. An overnight shelter for homeless adults, completely with volunteers. Hundreds of Dunn County residents and college students have participated by working overnight shifts to keep people safe from the elements. This year, there is a shortage of volunteers. Since November, the shelter has been utilized by 33 guests. Some of those only stayed a night or two, others have been there since November. Winter Haven has asked for more hands on
Read MoreA man is in custody after a standoff in Barron County. Police say they got a call about a possibly suicidal person with a gun in Cumberland early Thursday morning. Police say the suspect barricaded himself inside a house with a woman and fired shots out a window. The man was eventually arrested and charged with reckless endangerment, being armed while intoxicated, and domestic disorderly conduct.
Read MoreA man convicted of killing three people in Dunn County won’t get a new trial. Reports say Serghei Kundilovski withdrew his guilty pleas in court yesterday, but a judge ruled he couldn’t have a new trial. Kundilovski argued he didn’t understand the consequences of his plea because he’s fluent in Russian and only speaks broken English. He pleaded guilty in November of 2017 to killing three people in a near head-on crash in July of 2017.
Read MoreMarquette University in Milwaukee is hosting a satellite location for the 2020 Iowa Caucuses. This means Iowa residents who aren’t in the state next Monday can vote at Marquette. It’s one of over 100 satellite Iowa caucus sites being held around the country.
Read MoreRide ‘um Bucky! A new bobblehead of former Wisconsin star J.J. Watt is revealed. The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum in Milwaukee this morning released a bobblehead of Watt wearing his Wisconsin jersey while riding on the back of a badger. Watt will also host Saturday Night Live for the first time this Saturday.
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