We made it to Friday. Congratulations everyone.

Don’t let this early December warm up fool you. Winter is almost here.

Get ready by attending the Wisconsin Ice Fishing Expo in Oshkosh this weekend or settle in for some college sports on the tube. Speaking of college sports, the Badgers volleyball team continues to be red hot, and have advanced to the Elite Eight in the NCAA tournament.

In other Wisconsin college news, it looks like the UW System and GOP lawmakers may have found a temporary agreement that would scale back diversity recruitment practices in exchange for funding key projects and pay raises.

All this and more in today’s Key Reads…

Ice Age and North Country Trails designated as national parks – WPR

Badgers volleyball wins, advances to elite eight – WMTV

Survey: Abortion, health care most important issues for WOW County women – The Center Square

University of Wisconsin system freezing DEI positions in exchange for GOP budget cooperation, report says – KOMO

Wisconsin ice fishing expo hooks Oshkosh this weekend – Fox11