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A new passenger train through Wisconsin will connect Chicago, Milwaukee, and the Twin Cities in 2024. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation says the new service will run through the Wisconsin Dells and Portage, with connecting trains to Madison and Eau Claire as well. The DOT is partnering with the Federal Railroad Administration, Amtrak, and railroads for the service expansions. There will be both morning and mid-day departures from Chicago and St. Paul.

Aztalan State Park in Jefferson County is getting 300-thousand dollars in federal grant money. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources says the money will go toward preservation projects such as removing hazardous trees, structural repairs, and invasive plant control. The park is made up of the remains of a Native American village the DNR says was at its peak from 1000 to 1300 AD.

A Platteville couple recently survived a close call on a sinking ship in the Bahamas.  Chad and Kelly Schissel and his wife Kelly say they were among 100 passengers on a catamaran when it started to sink.   They say there were no directions from the crew, and passengers scrambled for life jackets and jumped in the water as the ship became submerged.  A 74-year-old woman died, and two others were injured. 

“I drove to Eau Claire, and everything went like a Swiss watch. And that’s very reassuring for someone who’s going to have surgery,”  In the neighborhood of Steve Bernstein, M.D., Halloween is a fun time for children and families. Dressed in their costumes, they visit neighbors’ homes; the chorus of “trick or treat!” rings out as goodies are dropped in their bags. Halloween 2022 was particularly remarkable for Dr. Bernstein, however. He’d undergone a minimally invasive aortic valve replacement surgery just

When it comes to Middle Schoolers it can be a tough time and roller-coaster ride of emotions, drama and social shake ups, all at a time when friends seem like the biggest deal in your life.  For this weeks Friday Fell Good we have a story about that age group, and a friend who jumped into action to SAVE a life.  A 7th grader in Pennsylvania named Ethan is getting praise after using the Heimlich maneuver on his choking classmate Bryce.  Ethan

The standoff between iPhone and Android users will soon take a turn. Apple announced plans to finally bring iMessage features to Android users. The company will add features including read receipts, typing indicators, and better support for group chats. The new standard will be called RCS, or Rich Communication Services.

There are lawsuits over the bonfire explosion in Brown County that sent several kids to the hospital last year.  Parents of the young people who were hurt in the explosion this week filed separate lawsuits against the party’s host, and the two teenagers who police say tossed a barrel of fuel into the fire.  One of those teens is looking at 13 felony counts.  The lawsuits accuse the adults who hosted the bonfire of negligence.

Wisconsin’s Right to Garden plan is a step closer to becoming law. An Assembly committee this week approved the plan which would stop local governments from banning vegetable or flower gardens. State Rep. Shae Sortwell is pushing the plan. He says leaders in his hometown of Two Rivers okayed a local ban on gardens. He says people have the right to grow their own food, and he says local governments should not be getting in the way. The Right to

There is a plan at the Wisconsin Capitol to give folks from Wisconsin first dibs on campground spots. Senator Howard Marklein introduced the idea this week. He wants to create a two-week window for Wisconsinites to book campgrounds, then open-up registration to everyone. Currently the DNR opens campground reservations 11 months ahead of time, and it is a first-come first-served basis. Marklein says that leads to a mad scramble, and sometimes people or groups from Wisconsin miss-out on the best

There’s a new option to get away from the Chippewa Valley, starting today. Sun Country is beginning its non-stop flights to Fort Myers. The flights will run until the end of April. Sun Country has been offering two flights per-week to Las Vegas, those will end on December 11th.