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PHOTO: Sergio Figueredo, 29, a student in the English Language Learners courses at Chippewa Valley Technical College, jumped at the chance to learn CPR through the College because he wants to be able to help in an emergency.  Sergio Figueredo watched intently as the CPR instructor showed him and his 15 classmates how to place the heel of their palms on the chests of manikins to help pump blood to and from the heart during an emergency.  “It came together pretty quickly. And by the time

Don’t expect the new state budget to look much different than the current state budget. The Republicans who will write Wisconsin’s next spending plan were on Capital City yesterday. State Senator Howard Marklein and State Rep. Mark Born said they expect to follow the same path as they did two years ago, and write their own state budget. Both said there’s very little from Governor Evers’ plan that will make the final cut. Madison’s State Senator, Melissa Agard was also on

Wisconsin lawmakers are looking to shed more light on the state’s Parole Commission decisions. A Senate panel will meet tomorrow to take-up a plan that would force transparency on the Parole Commission. Currently, the commission is exempt from the state’s open meetings law. The new proposal would require the Commission to not only give the public notice of when it is meeting, but also to post any parole decisions on the state’s Department of Corrections website. The legislation comes after a

A Madison middle schooler is looking to spell his way to a championship. Aiden Wijeyakulasuriya won the Badger State Spelling Bee over the weekend. He lasted 22 rounds and nailed the spelling of words like ‘narcohypnia’ and ‘winceyette.’ Aiden is a seventh grader at Blessed Sacrament in Madison.

With March being National Nutrition Month and over 40% of U.S. adults considered obese, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2023’s Most Overweight and Obese Cities in the U.S., as well as expert commentary. In order to call attention to the communities where weight-related problems are most prevalent, WalletHub compared 100 of the most populated U.S. metro areas across 19 key metrics. Our data set ranges from the share of physically inactive adults to projected obesity rates by

An update from the Eau Claire Sheriff’s Department confirms the death of an inmate. On Sunday, March 12th, a 29-year-old female was found unresponsive in the Eau Claire County  Jail. The Eau Claire County Sheriff’s Office has requested another area Sheriff’s Office and the Eau Claire County Medical Examiner conduct an independent investigation into this death.  No name is being revealed at this time pending the ongoing investigation.

There are howls surrounding Wisconsin wolves. Wisconsin’s Department of Natural Resources wants to get away from a specific number of wolves in the state, but some lawmakers aren’t ready to follow.  A handful are pushing a plan at the Capitol that would set a wolf population number into state law.  State Senator Rob Stafsholt says lawmakers don’t have a specific number in mind, but they do want to have a number.  He says it was a shock to hunters and

Wisconsin’s tribal communities will get their day at the Capitol this week.  The State of the Tribes is set for tomorrow.  Tribal leaders speak to lawmakers and the governor each year and lay-out goals for both the legislature and the tribes.  This is the 19th year for the State of the Tribes.

Hello. Welcome to your Saturday. We are glad you’re here! After a week that can sometimes feel long, stressful, or just plain hard, we like like to slow things down a bit to ease into the weekend with our weekly “scroll down memory lane.” This is a simple look back at events that happened on this day in history before we head out and make new history today. So, grab your favorite sippin’ drink and let’s scroll! On This Day:

 Daylight saving time begins tonight, or actually, tomorrow morning.  The annual “spring forward” happens at 2 a.m. Sunday, when clocks move to 3 a.m.  Wisconsin is one of the 46 states that observe daylight saving time.   Only Arizona and Hawaii don’t observe daily saving time, along with American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.