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The Wisconsin Supreme Court says a woman who was sexually assaulted by a basketball coach when she was 13 waited too long to sue the league where she played.  The court yesterday rejected the woman’s lawsuit against the AAU.  She sued the league under  Wisconsin’s law that allows for civil suits in abuse cases until someone is 35-years-old.  She got her suit filed not long before her 35th birthday, but the court said because the law only applies to churches and religious orders,

It’s almost time to start looking for little Badger football helmets again.  The University of Wisconsin yesterday said the 100 Days to Kickoff Scavenger Hunt will begin next week.  The school will hide 100 mini Badger football helmets across the state.  At 6 a.m. on May 25th, one week from today, the locations will be released and the scavenger hunt can begin.  The prizes include everything from Badger gear to tickets to Badger football games. CLICK HERE FOR MORE.        

The plan from Wisconsin Republicans to send a half-billion dollars more to local governments has been unveiled, and now the political tug-of-war can begin.  Republicans in the State Assembly last night approved their shared revenue plan, despite the fact the Senate Republicans and  Governor Tony Evers are not fully on-board.  Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said he’s done negotiating on the plan.  The governor said earlier in the day that he was ‘optimistic’ about the negotiations.  The plan approved by the Assembly last

One of Wisconsin’s congressmen is the fastest man in Congress, again.  Congressman Mike Gallagher won the ACLI Capital Challenge yesterday.  It’s a 5k race for members of Congress and others at the Capitol.  This is the sixth straight year that Gallagher has won the race.  He completed the race in just over 20 minutes.  The race is held each year in support of Junior Achievement USA.  Gallagher has not lost a race since 2017.

Smoke from Canadian wildfires is blanketing the Midwest, especially northern Wisconsin.  The National Weather Service says Madison is still seeing hazy skies, but the worst smoke is from Eau Claire to the north.  The smoke could also make for some vibrant sunsets.

Wisconsin receives the most drugs of any state during the most recent drug take back day.  The Wisconsin Department of Justice says nearly 55-thousand-500 pounds of unwanted medication were surrendered this spring.  That’s the most of any state and over a thousand pounds more than what Wisconsin received in the fall.  Since drug take back days started in 2010 Wisconsin has received the third-most drugs of any state.

Cleanup is underway in Green County after a truck carrying milk tips over.  The sheriff’s office says the truck crashed on Bump Road near Albany this morning, closing the road between Albany and Peebles Road.  Right now it’s unclear if anyone’s hurt.

The Baymont by Wyndham at 4075 Commonwealth Avenue today announced it has been awarded the annual Best of Baymont 2022 Award, which recognizes the brand’s top performing hotels and their staff. In celebration of the achievement, Jessica Sather, the hotel’s General Manager, accepted the award from Baymont and Wyndham Hotels & Resorts leadership. “We are so proud to receive this honor, as our team has worked incredibly hard to consistently deliver a high level of service to our guests,” said

For the 11th year, the HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital Community Garden is offering garden plots to community members with limited resources to grow fresh produce for their families. “We don’t call it garden work – we call it dirt therapy.” The cost per plot for private use is $20, however scholarships may be available to offset the cost. Service organizations, church groups, civic clubs, and others willing to grow and donate 100% of their harvest to local food pantries and

There’s a new push to toughen Wisconsin’s laws for illegally passing school buses. State Senator Jesse James and state Rep. William Penterman are pushing the idea less than a week after a Sauk County girl was killed by a pickup truck driver while she waited for her school bus. Wisconsin’s fines for passing a bus currently start at 30 dollars, and go up to 300 dollars. James and Penterman want to start the fines at 300 dollars, and take them as high