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Hello. Welcome to your weekend and thank you for making us part of it. We’re glad you are here. It seems that sometimes the weeks can feel long, stressful, or just plain difficult. That’s why we like to take time to slow things down a bit on Saturday morning with a “scroll down memory lane.” It’s a simple look back at events that happened on this day in history before we head out to make new memories today. So, grab

More than 30 south central Wisconsin cheese and dairy manufacturers are competing in this year’s U.S. Championship Cheese Contest.  Contest organizers announced this week that products from 31 regional companies and their cooperatives are among more than two-thousand entries across 113 classes of products from dairy processors in 35 states.  Entries will be judged February 21st through the 23rd at Resch Expo in Green Bay.  The champion will be announced on February 23rd.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is expanding its tuition promise program for low-income students.  Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin outlined the new Bucky’s Pell Pathway in her first address to the UW Board of Regents on Thursday.  The program covers full tuition for Wisconsin students whose families earn below a certain income threshold.  The university guarantees it will provide enough money in grants, scholarships, and work-study money to cover all of qualifying students’ financial need.  Mnookin estimates the program will benefit about 800 students when it

The Center For Black Excellence And Culture that’s planned for Madison’s south side is just 13-million dollars short of the 36-million it needs to break ground.  Founder Dr. Alexander Gee said on Friday he’s confident the center will reach that goal by the end of this year and bring ground in the spring of 2024.  The center to be built on West Badger Road in the historically Black South Park Street neighborhood will include space for visual and performing arts,

A local event will have you channeling your inner Lady and The Tramp while raising funds for local Girl Scouts to hop the pond! Just like in the iconic Disney movie, London is the location the Scout troop hopes to visit as part of an international trip that will include Paris as well. A spaghetti feed at Faith Lutheran Church on Saturday, February 11th is part of their plan to raise funds for the trip! You can let them handle

 Wisconsin gas prices are dropping back closer to where they were a month ago.  Triple-A says the statewide average is three dollars and 17 cents a gallon, down nine cents from last Friday.  That’s also just 17 cents more expensive than this time last month.  In Madison the average is three-14 a gallon, down five cents from last Friday.

Due to the warmer temperatures and for the safety reasons, The city of Eau Claire is letting all patrons know that all outdoor skating rinks are now closed for the remainder of the season. Pinehurst Park will remain open through February 26 (weather dependent) for sledding, downhill skiing, snowboarding, and gear share. In addition, Cross Country Ski Trails will not be groomed for the remainder of the winter season.

We are often told not to play with our food, but one group of students in ignoring that advice and setting a record in the process  An elementary school in Racine, Wisconsin attempted to break the world record for cereal box dominoes.  Students and teachers spent the past month collecting more than 7,000 boxes. Last week (on Feb. 3) they spent hours precariously lining the boxes up through multiple floors in the school, up and down stairs, and all the way

Gov. Tony Evers yesterday announced Executive Order #185 ordering the flags of the United States and the state of Wisconsin to be flown at half-staff on Mon., Feb. 13, 2023, in honor of Milwaukee Police Officer Peter Jerving, who was killed in the line of duty on Tue., Feb. 7, 2022, at the age of 37. “… his passing is an exceptional loss for the city of Milwaukee and our state…” -Gov. Evers “Officer Jerving was a devoted officer who

A new year-long statewide multimedia campaign will make people aware of Wisconsin’s 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. Department of Health Services Crisis Services Coordinator Caroline Crehan Neumann says that includes groups at higher risk of suicide Anyone, anywhere in the state can call, text or chat 24/7 to reach a trained counselor. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO.