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Above photo: Wisconsin Union Directorate Forum Committee member Jim Ehrman with MartinLuther King Jr. after King’s lecture at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on March 30, 1962.COURTESY OF WISCONSIN UNION “…Freedom is like life. Freedom is one thing. It is indivisible. You have it all, or you are not free.”-dr. mlk jr. This weekend, Americans across the country were celebrating the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.  President Biden is honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in

Police in Chippewa Falls are still investigating a weekend incident. There was a shooting downtown on Saturday and from what we do know so far, it’s being called an attempted homicide. Investigators say they got a call from a woman Saturday night who said she’d been shot. About two hours later, police found the suspect who they say shot her. Officers say the two know each other, but they’re offering any more specifics. They are also not saying what led-up

A bald eagle is being blamed for a power outage in Hudson. It happened yesterday afternoon, and Xcel Energy says about 8-00 people were left in the dark. Hudson Officer James Wildman says he heard the boom, and found the eagle lying dead near the powerlines. Wildman says he called the DNR. Xcel says it took about four hours to restore power to people in Hudson.

The reaction to Wisconsin’s flat tax plan is exactly what you’d expect. Democrats at the Wisconsin Capitol are calling the plan a tax cut for millionaires. Madison state Senator Melissa Agard says the plan from Senate Republicans helps people who earn more in the state. Republican lawmakers and conservative groups say giving people their money back will help all taxpayers in the state. Eric Bott with Americans for Prosperity in Wisconsin says lowering taxes will also make Wisconsin a much more attractive place for workers and companies.

Kyle Rittenhouse will not be speaking about censorship at a Texas brewery after all. Managers at the Southern Star Brewing Company in Conroe, Texas on Friday said they are canceling the Rally Against Censorship that was supposed to feature Rittenhouse. Southern Star said it is an ‘apolitical organization,’ and said the rally ‘doesn’t reflect our own values.’ The brewery says it makes beer for people who like beer, that’s all. Rittenhouse said he is disappointed by the cancellation, and he

One of the candidates for state supreme court says she’s embracing her ‘progressive’ label. Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Janet Protasiewicz was on Capital City Sunday, and said she is not embarrassed by being called a progressive. She says she is certainly a progressive when it comes to Wisconsin’s election maps, marriage equality, and a woman’s right to choose. She is one of four candidates running for the Supreme Court in the fall. There’s another liberal candidate, and two conservatives. Voters

 There’s no new billionaire in Wisconsin. Lottery managers say a man in Maine won Friday’s Mega-Millions drawing. The winning ticket is worth one-point-three billion-dollars. That comes to about 724 million-dollars in cash, before taxes. The winning numbers, just in case you want to know if you won anything, were 30, 43, 45, 46, 61, and gold Mega Ball 14.

Milwaukee’s National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum is marking Martin Luther King Jr. Day in its own way. The Museum is offering a talking MLK bobblehead. The bobblehead has King behind the podium, and it has several recorded clips of his famous I Have a Dream speech. You can order the bobblehead, starting today, at the Museum’s online store. But you will likely have to wait until April for it to be delivered.

 A man has been arrested in Columbia County for stealing a car that had a woman sleeping in the back seat.  The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office says they got a call early Saturday from a woman who claimed she was being driven at high speed by a man who wouldn’t let her out.  She told authorities that she and her family had been parked at a truck stop in Dekorra and that her family went inside while she slept in

The town of New Glarus is celebrating its Swiss heritage by performing an ancient ritual called Silvesterchlausen.  The Swiss New Year’s celebration was performed Saturday afternoon in downtown New Glarus, and featured local citizens wearing tree costumes yodeling and playing cowbells.  The president of the Swiss Center of North America said the goal of the event was to preserve the area’s Swiss cultural heritage and share their traditions with the people of Wisconsin.  Event organizers said it was the first time