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Hello. We are glad you are here on this Earth and we welcome you to Saturday. Sometimes the week can seem long, uncooperative, or just plain exhausting. We get it. That’s why we like to start the weekend with a slightly different approach. A simple start and an ease into the day. Today is Earth Day. Let’s take a peek into what the planet has planned. First of all, we look local where you can participate in events from clean-up

Today is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.  The aim is to keep prescription drugs from being misused as two-thirds of people who misused prescription painkillers got them from a friend or family member.  You can turn in unneeded prescriptions at collection sites all across the U.S.  Medications of all kinds will be accepted with no questions asked and the drugs will then be incinerated.  You can search Google Maps for “medication disposal near me” for pharmacies, hospitals, police stations,

State officials are warning about scammers who are impersonating Capitol Police.  The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection and the Department of Administration put out a warning on Friday.  Scammers are “spoofing” the Capitol Police dispatch number are calling people, saying there’s a warrant for their arrest and demanding payment.  Officials with the two departments said Capitol Police will never make threatening phone calls about a warrant or arrest.  And officers won’t ever call to demand payment or ask for

The Brewers return home tonight on a four-game winning streak.  They play the Red Sox at American Family Field at seven o’clock.  The Brewers are coming off a three-game sweep of the Mariners in Seattle.  They’ve lost just five games this season but have just a one-and-a-half game lead over the Pirates for first place in the Central Division.

A new passenger trolley is coming to Eau Claire this summer.  The trolley is expected to start operating in July and will offer tours of the city and its historic locations.  Volume One is the company running the trolley and is also hiring tour guides and drivers on its website.  The last time trollies ran in Eau Claire was over 100 years ago.

After weeks of rising gas prices there’s some evidence Wisconsin gas prices are going back down.  Triple-A says the statewide average is three dollars and 50 cents a gallon, down four cents from this time last week.  Gas prices in Madison seem to be dropping even faster, down six cents from last week.  Triple-A says right now the U.S. is seeing gas demand go down alongside oil prices.

In accordance with Executive Order #187, the flags of the United States and the State of Wisconsin shall be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Sunday, April 23, 2023, in honor of former Governor Tony Earl.

The pages of history hold many heroes and for this week’s Friday Feel Good we take those words off the pages and put them into song.  A Southwest Airlines gate agent at Oakland International Airport honored a World War II veteran by getting everyone to sing “God Bless America“.  As he exited, the Southwest employees and passengers finished off the song to the 100-year-old veteran. Proof that though time marches on, Patriotism still stands tall.  YOU CAN HEAR THE FRIDAY

ABOVE PHOTO: Wayne Poppe receives the March University Staff Employee Appreciation award from Chancellor Katherine Frank. / UW-Stout Wayne Poppe has received the University Staff Employee Appreciation award for March at University of Wisconsin-Stout. Poppe, from Menomonie, is a steamfitter with Building Maintenance. He has worked at UW-Stout 27 years. “Wayne’s dedication to UW-Stout can be seen all over our campus…” The person nominating Poppe stated: “Wayne’s dedication to UW-Stout can be seen all over our campus through his many fabrication projects, from keeping

 This morning, Wisconsin Army National Guard Soldiers from units across the state began a grueling three-day gauntlet known as the Best Warrior Competition. The competition tests each Soldier’s endurance while measuring their physical, mental and professional capacity as they demonstrate their proficiency in various tasks. Physical fitness, marksmanship and land navigation are among the tasks competitors will face as the weekend progresses. “The Soldiers and noncommissioned officers that we have here today are among the best that we have in