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The GoFundMe for that injured Milwaukee firefighter and his daughter is at nearly 72-thousand-dollars, and growing. Firefighter Jeff Rothmeier’s family started the GoFundMe after he fell off a roof while fighting a fire on Saturday. He is recovering from serious injuries, including a spinal fracture and tenbroken ribs. His daughter is also hospitalized with kidney problems. The family says more than one-thousand people have donated to the GoFundMe so far, including one anonymous donor who chipped-in three thousand-dollars. The Rothmeier

There’s a new ice cream shop for dogs opening in Milwaukee’s Third Ward. Salty Paws owner Linda Smith says she got the inspiration for her shop from her dog, a French Bulldog named Coconut. There are plans for a nearby tap room and other projects as planner hope to create a ‘dog district’ downtown.

 Wisconsin gas prices look to be going back down.  According to Triple-A the statewide average sits at three dollars and 23 cents a gallon, down eight cents from this time last week.  In Madison the average is at three-26 a gallon.  Triple-A points to dropping oil prices, which are at their lowest point since August 2021.

Today the U.S. Department of Energy is renewing funding for the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center at University of Wisconsin-Madison.  The Department of Energy says the research center could get over 147-and-a-half-million dollars over the next five years.  The money will be used to find sustainable alternatives to gasoline.

Wisconsin is a top-five state for doctors.  That’s according to WalletHub, which says Wisconsin is the fourth-best state to practice medicine.  WalletHub says it uses 19 key metrics to make its rankings.  Wisconsin ranks second in opportunity and competition and has the second-cheapest annual malpractice liability insurance.  WalletHub says the best state for doctors is Montana and the worst is Hawaii.

The National Safety Council (NSC) reports more than 90% of all poisonings happen at home. Cosmetics and personal care products lead the list of most common substances implicated in pediatric poison exposures. According to the most recent data from the NSC, one poison exposure was reported to U.S. poison control centers every 15 seconds in 2020.  As part of National Poison Prevention Week, March 19-25, HSHS Sacred Heart and St Joseph’s hospitals remind you about the dangers of potentially poisonous

Reserve Component Maternity Leave (RCML) is now available to Wisconsin National Guard Soldiers. RCML authorizes traditional Soldiers to be paid for 12 unit training assemblies (UTAs) post childbirth, and they may use it flexibly in the year that follows. This leave is available for future drills and can be applied retroactively back to June 9, 2022, for any Soldiers who gave birth, did not attend drill and did not get paid by their unit. CLICK HERE FOR FULL DETAILS.

Visit Eau Claire is still accepting grant applications from organizations through the semi-annual Tourism and Cultural Arts grant programs. The deadline for application submission is April 15, 2023. The tourism grants are intended to encourage tourism development and promotion through events that will generate overnight stays and/or extend visitor stays while creating a positive image of the Eau Claire area. It is appropriate for new and expanding festivals, sports tournaments, conventions, and other special events that have a room night

Today is the first day of spring in the Northern Hemisphere.  In the U.S., we can officially say goodbye to winter at 4:24 p.m. our time.  South of the equator, it’s the first day of fall.

 A Milwaukee firefighter is recovering after falling off a roof during a fire on Saturday. The fire happened at an apartment complex near 80th and Oklahoma. Family members say firefighter Jeff Rothmeier has concussion, memory loss, a bruised lung, a spinal fracture and 10 broken ribs. The union for Milwaukee firefighters say he is stable, awake and talking. Rothmeier also has a young daughter who is dealing with kidney failure. There are GoFundMe’s set-up for both dad and daughter for