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Everyone should have their lights back by noon today. We Energies’ outage map shows a few hundred people remained without power overnight. The company says at its worst, this week’s snow and ice knocked-out power to about 980 thousand people. The worst of the outages were down in Racine and Kenosha. Folks there saw more ice than people in and around Milwaukee.

Authorities in Waukesha County are remembering a retired deputy who died while hiking the Grand Canyon last week. The sheriff’s office took to Facebook yesterday to confirm the death of 56-year-old Scott McDonnell. The National Parks Service says he was found dead in the Grand Canyon last Friday. He was apparently trying to hike the Colorado River. The sheriff’s office says McDonnell ‘served our county honorably for 29 years’ and ‘will be missed.’

Former Wisconsin Governor Tony Earl has passed away.  Governor Tony Evers’ Office says former Governor Earl died this morning at 86-years-old after suffering a stroke last weekend.  Earl was the 41st governor of Wisconsin and served one term from 1983 to 1987.  All flags in Wisconsin are now being flown at half-staff in his honor.

A memorial service is being held next week for former University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Doctor Rebecca Blank.  Her memorial service will be held at First Congregational United Church of Christ in Madison at 2:00 p.m. on March 4th.  The service will also be livestreamed.  You can find the link on the University of Wisconsin-Madison website.

Madison’s new snow plows have their official names.  After thousands of votes from the public, the plows will be called Saltimus Prime, Snowbi Wan Kenobi, Seymour Pavement, and Dolly Plowton.  You can see a full breakdown of the voting on the city website, WITH AN EASY CLICK HERE.

A cybersecurity internship grant addressing the needs of the Wisconsin’s critical infrastructure utilities has been awarded to University of Wisconsin-Stout, a higher education leader in the field. The $299,000 Fast Forward grant from the state Department of Workforce Development and University of Wisconsin System will provide paid industry internships to adult learners, including state university and technical college students who are seeking to enter the information technology and cybersecurity field or enhance their skillset. Students who are unemployed, underemployed or

While customers begin to clean out from the winter storm that has dropped feet of snow in the area this week, Xcel Energy reminds them to check their natural gas meter to make sure it is clear from snow and ice. Clearing snow and ice from natural gas meters is key to avoiding the potential for dangerous natural gas buildup indoors due to vents becoming sealed when covered in ice and snow. Xcel Energy strongly recommends keeping the entire meter

The Eau Claire Male Chorus is pleased to announce it will present BROTHERS SING ON, our 77 th Anniversary, Reunion Concert, on Saturday, April 15, at Regis High School, starting at 7 p.m. The Eau Claire Male Chorus has invited former singers for this special Reunion Concert. Current and former members will total approximately 60 voices for this exceptional event. The Chippewa Valley Boys Choir will also be part of the concert. Tickets are $12 in advance, $15 at the

Governor Evers has declared another energy emergency. The governor yesterday ordered the emergency because of widespread power outages. The governor’s order makes it easier for out-of-state crews to come into Wisconsin and help restore electricity. Thousands of people across the state lost their power during the worst of yesterday’s storms. This is the third time the governor has declared an energy emergency in Wisconsin this winter.

Wisconsin’s Democratic U.S. Senator isn’t happy that the federal government wants to allow nut milks to continue to call themselves ‘milk.’ Senator Tammy Baldwin yesterday sent a letter to the Food and Drug Administration over the agency’s milk alternative guidance. She said that America’s dairy farmers work hard to produce ‘second-to-none products,’ and she doesn’t want plant-based products to ‘get away with using their good name.’ Dairy farmers have been trying to get a federal law that defines milk and