Hello. Thanks for being here. We appreciate you spending time with us! As the holiday season kicks in, stress can also kick in. Saturday mornings are a time when we like to slow it down just a bit and take a “scroll down memory lane.” It’s a simple way to look back at events that happened on this day before you head out and create new memories today. So, grab your favorite sippin’ drink and let’s scroll! Today is Saturday,
Read MoreWisconsin gas prices are falling. Triple-A reports the statewide average for regular was three-07 a gallon on Friday. That’s nearly 60 cents lower than a month ago. Some stations in the Madison area are selling gas for less than three dollars a gallon.
Read MoreFlying out of Madison is convenient and expensive, according to a new study. The study by financial technology company SmartAsset found that the average fare to fly out of Dane County Regional Airport is one of the highest in the country. Dane County Regional’s average of 526 dollars is the same as the average for flights out of Washington Dulles International Airport. The study found only one other airport, Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International in Alabama, has an average fare of more than
Read MoreThe Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) caught 202,300 spongy moths (formerly named gypsy moth) in 10,044 traps this summer as part of the federal Slow the Spread of the Spongy Moth Program. “Wisconsin weather trends have allowed the spongy moth population to grow over the last several years,” said Michael Falk, DATCP’s trapping coordinator. “A lack of extreme cold events has allowed many spongy moth eggs to survive the winter, and a steady trend of warm,
Read MoreThrough a generous outpouring of private donations from Chambers Island landowners, The Door County Land Trust has acquired a 22.75-acre ecological gem that fits perfectly into the original 830-acre plan for the Chambers Island Nature Preserve. Formerly part of the grounds that hosted the Green Bay Catholic Diocese Holy Name Retreat Center, the parcel is located between the island’s Lake Mackaysee and the bay of Green Bay. This isthmus extends land protection on Chambers Island while providing easy public access
Read MoreAt the direction of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, the City of Eau Claire will be performing required maintenance on the Half Moon lake dam during the week of December 5, 2022. The DNR requires this maintenance as part of the permitting process for the dam and is not related to the boardwalk trail proposed for the area. Trees create weaknesses within the dam structure and are a potential safety hazard. Maintenance will include removing all woody vegetation from
Read MoreWisconsin volleyball opens its 2022 national title run tonight. The top seeded Badgers host Quinnipiac at University of Wisconsin Fieldhouse at seven o’clock. A win means the Badgers will move on to the the round of 32 against the winner between eight-seed Washington and TCU tomorrow night.
Read MoreStarting next year Lacrosse will be an official high school sport in Wisconsin. Today the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Board of Control unanimously approved sanctioning boys and girls lacrosse starting in the 2023-2024 school year. The WIAA says it will release more details in the future.
Read MoreSome love stories are spicy with young love and some “dip into” a more steady and regular routine. For this week’s Friday Feel Good we head to a grocery store, where an elderly Arizona couple had the perfect ingredients for a special love story all their own. They decided to tie the knot where they first met . . . in the condiment aisle of their local grocery store. The newlyweds Brenda and Dennis Delgado talk about their relationship and why it
Read MoreThe Eau Claire County District Attorney’s Office has determined that the actions of City of Eau Claire Police Officers Sam Sperry and Tre Johnson on September 4, 2022, in the course of their law enforcement duties in the City and County of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, were reasonable acts of self-defense and defense of others. TO READ THE FULL REPORT, CLICK HERE.
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