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Today (Mon.) is Snowplow Driver Appreciation Day. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation says Governor Tony Evers designated Nov. 27 as a day to remind drivers to give snow plows plenty of space on the road. The DOT and Wisconsin County Highway Association says Wisconsin partnered with 72 state county highway departments for more than a century. County highway workers have worked with the state year-round to come up with new and improved practices for winter weather road hazards.

Madison ranked in the top ten least sinful cities in America, according to a new report. The personal finance site WalletHub says they based results on crime, obesity, gambling, and adult entertainment data in 182 cities. Madison, Wisconsin ranked 170-ninth least sinful. The report says the most sinful cities are Las Vegas, Houston, and Philadelphia. Cities that joined Madison as least sinful are Bridgeport, CT, Fremont, CA and Pearl City, HI.

Many Wisconsinites will donate to charities, nonprofits, and other organizations this holiday season. During Charity Fraud Awareness Week, November 27 through December 1, and in celebration of Giving Tuesday on November 28, the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) is joining the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) in an effort to ensure donors’ money reaches real charitable organizations, not scammers taking advantage of their generosity. If you are looking to give safely you can CLICK HERE

Kids in Lake Holcombe are getting an extra day of Thanksgiving break because a tow truck crashed into their school. The school district says the tow truck hit the school early yesterday morning and broke a water main. Crews spent the day yesterday fixing the water main and cleaning the school. Lake Holcombe Schools hope to have kids back in the building tomorrow.

The woman shot in the hip by a deer hunter in Adams County is not going to push for charges. The DNR says a hunter shot 47-year-old Billie Johnson while she was walking her dog. Turns out, Johnson knows the hunter, says he taught her how to hunt, and says the man is an old family friend. Johnson says it was an honest mistake, and says she won’t be pressing charges. Johnson’s daughter says her mom was walking her dog

It was a busy Sunday for firefighters in Tomah. Dozens of firefighters spent most of the day fighting a fire at a building in downtown Tomah. Tomah’s  fire chief says the fire started in an apartment above a local Chinese restaurant. It took 11 hours to fight the fire because of the building’s design, and because of an effort to stop the fire from spreading. Ten people were displaced because of the fire, but there are no reports of any

It was another successful elk hunt in Wisconsin. The state’s Department of Natural Resources closed this year’s hunt two weeks ago, after all four hunters hit their quota. Wisconsin picked four hunters for this year’s hunt at random. They are from Cedarburg, Green Bay, Sparta and Mount Horeb. Wisconsin has allowed for limited elk hunting since 2018.

There will be a focus on mental health at the Wisconsin Capitol this week. A Senate committee will hold hearings on a series of plans from Republicans to expand mental health care in the state. One of the plans would start a pilot program to help first responders deal with the stress of their jobs, while another would change Wisconsin’s telehealth rules to allow out-of-state doctors to take-on clients in Wisconsin. There is also a plan to connect mental health

Wisconsin lawmakers are looking to make it illegal not to accept cash at most stores. An Assembly panel is holding a hearing on the idea tomorrow. The idea, supporters say, is to make sure that people who don’t like to or don’t carry cards with them can still buy what they need. The idea came after complaints that post-COVID, some places are no longer taking cash.

The pre-sliced cantaloupe recall for salmonella is growing. The FDA on Friday added three more brands of whole and pre-cut cantaloupes to the recall list. Those include Rudy brand whole cantaloupes, and Freshness Guaranteed brand and RaceTrac brand pre-cut cantaloupes. The FDA already issued recalls for Malichita brand whole cantaloupe, Vinyard brand pre-cut cantaloupe and ALDI whole cantaloupe and pre-cut fruit products. The FDA says nearly 100 people in 32 states, including here in Wisconsin, have gotten sick from eating