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 The University of Wisconsin is offering some students a chance at a free ride at the Madison campus. The school on Friday announced a new plan to pay for tuition, room and board, meals, fees, and even textbooks for students who qualify for Pell Grants. Pell Grants traditionally helped low income students cover the cost of a college education. In-state students who qualify will get four years for free. Out-of-state students who qualify would be limited to just two free years. UW-Madison

A man wanted for a drive-by shooting in Madison has been found hiding under the bed.  The U.S. Marshals Service says 20-year-old Raizelle Schaffer was wanted for a drive-by earlier this year on Village Lane in Madison.  No one was hurt in the shooting.  On Friday, the Marshals task force arrested Schaffer at a home on Rethke Avenue, where they found him hiding under the bed.  They also arrested his brother who tried to block officers from coming in.  Schaeffer

State and U.S. flags will be flown at half-staff tomorrow in honor of a Milwaukee police officer who was killed in the line of duty.  Officer Peter Jerving died Tuesday after he was shot during a struggle with a 19-year-old robbery suspect.  Governor Tony Evers says Officer Jerving was a devoted officer who proudly served his city.  Services for Jerving will be held Monday in Brookfield.

State election officials are testing the voting machines ahead of the February 21st primary.  A public voting machine test was held in Madison on Saturday, to give voters confidence in the election process.  Madison voters will be choosing candidates for mayor, while state voters will be filling an empty seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court.  The two highest vote getters will advance to the general election in April.  Early voting for the primary is open now through February 19th.

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.