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A soon-to-be life sciences communication graduate at Wisconsin-Madison is the new “Alice in Dairyland.” Halei Heinzel was chosen on Saturday by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection. As the 77th Alice in Dairyland, Heinzel will have a full-time position with the agency touting the importance of agriculture in the state. Current Alice in Dairyland, Ashley Hagenow, will serve until July 8th, when Heinzel takes over.

Hello. We are glad you are here! Welcome to your weekend. It’s both Derby Day and May 4th, the day that Star Wars fans get to embrace all things Jedi and beyond from a galaxy far, far away. But here on Earth, your weekend might already seem full. That’s why we like to take some time on Saturday morning to simply slow things down a bit. It’s a “scroll down memory lane.” A look back at events that happened on

May the Force be with you this May 4th. Mark Mayfield has more.

The “most exciting two minutes in sports” is here as the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby takes place today at Churchill Downs in Louisville. The current favorite Fierceness will start from the 17th post position, while second-favorite Sierra Leone is starting out of the number-two gate. Fierceness is running at five-to-two odds, Sierra Leone at three-to-one. For those who like betting on the longshot, West Saratoga, Grand Mo The First and Society Man are running at 50-to-one. A total

Some Dane County supervisors don’t want the sheriff sending any more deputies to break up the protests at UW-Madison. Nine supervisors signed a letter yesterday pressing the sheriff to ‘not succumb to any impulse for action that will silence activists working to shape public discourse through peaceful means.’ Several Dane County deputies were part of the police sweep that cleared tents from the UW-Madison Library Mall on Wednesday. A handful of them were hurt in the scuffle with students that

Two Wausau West High School students are champions in an international competition. Senior Jackson Albee and junior Sadie Steinbach teamed up to win the School-Based Enterprise-Retail Operations competition at the International Career Development Conference. The two beat out 304 other teams to win the award. The event was held in Anaheim, California.

Flags will be at half-staff on Sunday to honor firefighters who have given their lives in Wisconsin. It’ll be National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend. The honor had been celebrated in October up until last year, when it was moved to May by the Fallen Firefighters Foundation. Flags will also be flown at half-staff on recognition dates in September and October.

Wisconsin is getting a visit from President Joe Biden next week. The White House says he will be in Racine on Wednesday to discuss his Investing in America agenda, which focuses on funding infrastructure improvements and clean energy. He’ll also host a campaign event. It’ll be the fourth time Biden has visited the state so far this year.

Applications to hunt elk this season in Wisconsin are open through the end of the month. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources says the Black River Elk Range will be open for the first time since elk were re-introduced to the state. Applicants have to choose between the Black River Elk or Clam Lake ranges while applying. Fees are ten dollars each, with seven of those dollars going toward elk management and habitat improvement. Applications are available on the DNR’s

Responders never know exactly what calls will come in and for this week’s Friday Feel Good we pick up the receiver and trace it back over 2 decades to a story that begins with a rescue and ends with a unique connection.  24 years ago, a cop in Indiana named Gene Eyster saved a baby boy after someone abandoned him in a cardboard box.   Now they’re in the news after Gene found out the kid grew up to become a cop himself. 24-year-old Matthew