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The top Republican in the Wisconsin Assembly says a court will have to decide if Governor Evers has the power to extend school funding out for the next 400 years. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos was on UPFRONT over the weekend. He called the governor’s partial veto, which eliminated some numbers and a dash to extend a proposed two-year school funding increase out until the year 2425, ‘questionable.’ Wisconsin governors have broad veto powers, but Vos said it remains to be seen if the governor

Wisconsin’s governor says he’s willing to talk about a broader tax cut, but he wants something in return. Governor Tony Evers told a Madison TV station over the weekend that he vetoed the Republicans’ three-and-a-half billion-dollar tax cut from the state budget because it was ‘too broad.’ The governor says he’s willing to negotiate about a new tax cut, but wants to see what else Republican lawmakers are willing to bring to the table. The governor’s veto all but eliminated

The northern lights could be visible in the skies over Wisconsin and more than a dozen other states this week.  The University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute is predicting high activity of the aurora borealis on Thursday across Canada and much of the northern U.S.  The best time to see the northern lights will be from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. local time, and the best place to see them will be in rural areas away from the city lights. 

An arrest leads to a 7th OWI for a Texas man traveling in Wisconsin. Alfredo Pizarro, 46 years of age, from Abilene, TX has been arrested by the Wisconsin State Patrol Eau Claire Post for operating a motor vehicle under the influence, 7th offense. On 07/08/23 at approximately 1:14am, a Wisconsin State Patrol Trooper observed a vehicle stopped on the right shoulder of Interstate 94 near milepost 53 in Dunn County. A subsequent investigation including a standardized field sobriety test

Hello. Welcome to your weekend. We are glad you are here! So, here we are in July and as Summer slips forward the week can sometimes feel stressful, packed, and exhausting. Hey, we get it. That’s why we like to slow things down a little bit on Saturday mornings with a “scroll down memory lane.” It’s a simple look back at events that happened on this day in history before you head out to create new history today. So, grab

 A Dane County judge has ruled that an 1849 Wisconsin law banning abortion, that went into effect when the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year, does not create a ban on abortion.  Attorney General Josh Kaul said Judge Diane Schlipper’s ruling on Friday is a “significant and positive development” in a lawsuit challenging the ban the Republican-controlled Legislature passed after Roe was overturned.  Schlipper ruled that the 1849 law creates a ban on feticide, under a 1994 Wisconsin Supreme Court case.  The

Dodgeville is celebrating farmers this weekend.  The 37th Farmers Appreciation Day begins at 5 p.m. at Harris Park.  The event will get rolling with live music and a “sip and “savor,” followed by a fireworks show at dusk.  A Farmers 5K Run/Walk starts at 8:30 a.m. at Dodgeville High School.  Farmers Appreciation Day is aimed at recognizing farmers and agribusinesses, and educating the public about the agriculture industry. CLICK HERE FOR MORE.

UW Health is recruiting volunteers for a clinical trial to test the new Alzheimer’s drug the FDA approved on Thursday.  The drug is aimed at slowing progression of the disease.  The study is open to people age 55 and older who are at risk of developing Alzheimer’s symptoms.  The trial requires a four-year commitment and includes screening visits, blood draws, cognitive testing, PET and MRI scans, and physical exams.  More information on the study is available online.

Despite the recent holiday gas prices in southern Wisconsin are over ten cents lower than they were last month.  Today the average in Madison is three dollars and 30 cents a gallon, while this time last month it was three-43 a gallon.  However, Triple-A says gas demand did go up over the holiday weekend so gas prices could follow.

As many travelers were frustrated by the interruptions to flights recently, this week we circle the runway to land a story that will return to the days of friendly skies.  A United Airlines pilot was able to fly with her pilot mother for the first time ever. It’s a relationship that has a deep bond that stretches far beyond the cockpit.  Pilot Brooke Patterson Van Howe announcing that she will be co-piloting a plane with her mother, United Airlines Captain Brenda Patterson. Proof that from