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Today, Friday, August 25th is the last day that Fairfax Pool will be open for the 2023 Summer Season. However, on Sunday, August 27th, from 12pm-3pm, Fairfax Pool will be open exclusively to the Canine Crowd! Bring your dog or dogs down to the Fairfax Pool to cool off and have a howling good time. Concessions will be available along with Pet Vendor Booths! Below are a few reminders for the 2023 Doggie Swim Fest:

The Wisconsin State Patrol and St. Croix County Sheriff’s Office responded to a single-vehicle motorcycle crash. It happened at 1:35 PM on Friday August 25th on I-94 Westbound at Mile Post 16 near Baldwin. Upon arrival on the scene of the crash, a lone occupant from the motorcycle, 24 year old Michael Brinker, from Woodville was located with life-threatening injuries. First aid and life-saving measures were provided to the victim. The driver later succumbed to their injuries. The crash remains

“Whether you are a Donald Trump backer or detractor, the first mug shot of a former president is a historic moment that deserves a bobblehead,” Today, the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum unveiled a Donald Trump Mug Shot Bobblehead following his arrest in Georgia for charges related to his efforts to overturn the state’s 2020 election results. The former President of the United States had a booking photo taken at Atlanta’s Fulton County Jail on Thursday, August 24th, and was released on bail.

The U.S. Secretary of Education is coming to Wisconsin next month. Miguel Cardona is visiting Madison on September 7th as part of the 2023 Back to School Bus Tour. He’ll also make stops in Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, and Minnesota.

A Madison bakery set a record this week for most donuts in a single order–9 thousand donuts for Epic Systems in Verona. Greenbush Bakery co-owner Taylor Carlson says they needed two vans to transport the 750 dozen donuts. To fill the Epic Systems order, while meeting retail and wholesale needs, the bakery made more than 13 thousand donuts Wednesday. The 9-thousand donut order breaks Greenbush’s previous record of 72-hundred donuts in 2021, also ordered by Epic.

Whether you are arguing over toys or hugging, there are a wide range of emotions that can come with ] having a sibling. For this week’s Friday Feel Good we hear the story of a brother and sister who’s story beats all odds.  A Staten Island woman who was abandoned as a baby found out that her brother, who was also abandoned and adopted by the same parents, is actually her biological sibling.  Vicky and Frank Laffin talk about this amazing

Student loan payments will be starting again soon after years of pauses due to the pandemic. Nathan Nash from the Federal Trade Commission says you need to be on the look out for scammers who will try to make a quick buck by saying they’ll handle payments for you. The FTC says scammers have been posing as a “Biden Loan Forgiveness” plan to lure students. They were able to collect millions in upfront fees. If you need help with your

Donald Trump has become the first former U.S president with a mug shot. He spoke briefly Thursday in Georgia shortly after he was booked at the Fulton County jail for his alleged efforts to overturn the state’s 2020 election. Trump called the case “a travesty of justice,” saying he did nothing wrong. The Trump Campaign is also offering T-shirts showcasing his mug shot. CLICK HERE FOR MORE. The former president reiterated his claims of “election interference” in regards to 2024.

The latest candidate for Congress in western Wisconsin doesn’t live in our area, but plans to soon and wants to represent you. Aaron Nytes is from Milwaukee, but is finishing-up law school at Harvard, yesterday he jumped into the Democratic race for the 3rd Congressional District. Democrat Rebecca Cooke announced her bid for the same seat last month. CLICK TO LEARN MORE. He says he plans to move to La Crosse once he graduates from Harvard, likely next spring. The

Wisconsin’s elections chief will not appear before lawmakers about the future of her job. Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe yesterday said she will not appear before the Senate Committee on Elections when or if lawmakers call for a hearing. Wolfe is relying on an opinion from Wisconsin’s attorney general that says she is not up for reappointment, which means the Senate cannot vote on her appointment. A number of Republicans, and at least one Democratic senator, want to remove Wolfe