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Wisconsin’s budget road-show is on the move again this week. The legislature’s budget-writing Joint Finance Committee will be in Eau Claire and the Wisconsin Dells for hearings this week. The idea is to allow the public to present lawmakers with their budget priorities. At the first hearing last week, local leaders turned-out in droves to ask for more state money. After this week, there will be one final budget hearing at the end of the month. Then lawmakers will begin to write Wisconsin’s

More than three thousand people have weighed-in on Wisconsin’s proposed wolf management plan. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources released the public comments on the plan late Friday. Many of the people who commented are against the plan. DNR wants to change the state’s strategy for wolves, in particular the agency wants to get away from a wolf population number. Environmentalists are happy to see the changes, they want to have fewer ‘human-wolf interactions’ in the future.

Governor Evers is closing-in on one thousand pardons. The governor on Friday issued 159 more pardons, bringing the total for his time in office to 933. Most of the people on the most recent pardon list had decades old convictions for drugs or other non-violent crimes. The governor says they all paid the price for their crimes, and have gone on to make a difference in their community. The governor says they all deserve a ‘new start.’

The city of Eau Claire is looking to spend some of the last of its coronavirus stimulus money to make sure homeless people can ride the bus for free. The city council will vote tomorrow night on a plan to spend 12 thousand-dollars in ARPA money on bus vouchers for the homeless. City councilor Andrew Werthmann says free rides could allow Eau Claire’s homeless to get out of downtown, and look for jobs or go grocery shopping. Eau Claire is

Harley Davidson’s plans for its new headquarters could mean some changes at Highland Park. Harley’s foundation is proposing to rename the park to Harley Park, take over maintenance and upkeep at the park, and roll it into the new Hub. Harley is looking to transition its downtown headquarters into the Hub, which is essentially an open space for the community. A groundbreaking is set for later this summer, but the plans for Highland Park may take a little longer.

Wisconsin lawmakers could get an up-or-down vote on whether to spend taxpayer dollars on American Family Field. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos on Friday said the proposal to spend 300-million-dollars on the ballpark will likely be separate from the new state budget. A stand alone piece of legislation would allow lawmakers to vote on the America Family Field funding without having to vote for or against another plan. Vos is not saying why the ballpark deal is being looked at on its

Hello. Welcome to a brand new day! We’re glad you are here. After a week that can sometimes feel long, stressful, or just pain overwhelming we like to slow things down for you on Saturday with a simpler start to your day. We take a look back at events that happened on this day in the pages of history before you set on to record new milestones today. It’s a “scroll down memory lane of sorts.” So, grab your favorite

The Red Cross is moving to protect families against fire.  Volunteers will install 600 free smoke alarms in homes across the Madison area.  The Red Cross will put on a Sound the Alarm event one week from today, April 15th.  Volunteers also will help families develop a disaster plan during free home safety visits.  To schedule an appointment or to volunteer, SIMPLY CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO.

A new area code is coming to more than a dozen Wisconsin counties.  The state Public Service Commission announced on Friday that some new phone numbers in the 920 area code could be assigned to the new 274 area code.  The affected areas cover much of northeast Wisconsin but  extend as far south as Beaver Dam, Fort Atkinson, and Watertown.  People who have 920 area code numbers won’t see any change.  The new area code will go into effect on May 5th.

For baseball fans, it’s time to start cheering again as the crack of the bats are back. Here in Wisconsin, the Brew Crew is off to a solid start and for this week’s Friday Feel Good we round the bases and hit a home run for a couple that has a special connection to the Brewers that has nothing to do with the game.  A Milwaukee couple is celebrating the birth of their baby thanks to a 50/50 raffle they won at a