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 University of Wisconsin Health is pushing cholesterol screenings after seeing an uptick in kids with high cholesterol.  U-W Health Kids says preventative screenings can help prevent heart disease and death.  Doctors say screenings are important because kids often times don’t show symptoms of high cholesterol.  They say cholesterol screenings are especially important for families with a history of heart disease.

There will be plenty of horsin’ around at Wisconsin Farm Technology Days 2023 in Baraboo, July 18-20. Equine enthusiasts can prepare for an entertainment-packed schedule in the Fleet Farm Arena. Wayne Williams, host of “Speaking of Horses” TV and Radio with over 40 years of announcing under his belt, will be manning the microphone in the Fleet Farm Arena.    “We’ve put together an exciting program that everyone – experienced horsemen and women and never-ever riders will really enjoy…” “This year

The woman accused of killing her boyfriend after a day of drug use in Green Bay last year attacked her lawyer in court yesterday.  Taylor Schabusiness was handcuffed but managed to hit her attorney in the head with an elbow during a hearing yesterday morning. A deputy tackled Schabusiness, and they continued to fight on the floor of the courtroom. Schabusiness is looking at first degree homicide charges after police say she strangled her boyfriend while they were having sex,

Everyone is okay after a house fire in Chippewa Falls yesterday evening. Firefighters say they got a call to a house on Dover Street just before 6 p.m. That’s when they found a sparkling light fixture and a fire in the attic. Crews quickly put-out the flames. The damage was limited to about 10 thousand-dollars, but the family had to find a new place to stay last night because of the smoke and water.

Wisconsin’s governor wants over two-and-a-half billion-dollars more for public schools in the state. Governor Evers released his education budget preview yesterday. In addition to a lot more money, the governor wants a statewide free school lunch program, a new focus on student mental health, and a look at student literacy before the fourth grade. The governor has proposed many of the ideas in the past, and the Republicans who control the state legislature have shot them down. Republican lawmakers are

Prospective school bus drivers in Wisconsin won’t need to learn their carburetors and fuel pumps, at least not anytime soon. The DMV yesterday said it will continue the waiver for the engine parts portion of the bus drivers’ test. Wisconsin began waving that part of the exam in January of last year to make it easier for schools to hire drivers. The new waiver will last until November of next year. The DMV says all other parts of the bus drivers’ test, including the

There is a lot of support for the Brewers, and just about everybody wants to keep them in Milwaukee, but not everyone is happy with Governor Evers’ plan to do that. The governor yesterday announced a plan to send the team nearly 300 million-dollars from the state’s record surplus to pay for long-term maintenance projects at American Family Field. A lot of taxpayers, and some conservative groups in the state. Don’t want to see hundreds of millions of dollars in

Governor Tony Evers won’t deliver his budget speech til later this evening, but Republicans are already blasting it as too big and too expensive. State Senator Steve Nass yesterday said the governor is looking to ‘fleece’ taxpayers out of the state;s record seven billion-dollar budget surplus. The governor has previewed key pieces of his budget over the past several days, and all of them look to spend more money. Nass said he expects Republican lawmakers to ignore most of the

Wisconsin’s race for Supreme Court now has a six million-dollar price tag. The ad tracker, Medium Buying, yesterday said there have now been six million-dollars worth of ads purchased in the race. Most of the ads are coming from outside groups, as opposed to the candidates themselves. Voters will narrow the field down next week. There are four candidates, two liberals and two conservatives. The top two vote getters will then move-on to the election in April. The record for

Data shows the most popular Valentine’s Day candy in Wisconsin is a heart-shaped box of chocolates.  Candy-store-dot-com says second and third in Wisconsin are M and M’s and conversation hearts.  Candy-store-dot-com says it uses 15 years of online bulk candy sales data to determine the most popular Valentine’s Day candy in each state.  It says a record 57-percent of consumers are expected to buy Valentine’s Day candy this year.