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The origins of National Hamburger Day are unclear. The National Day Calendar said the origin of the hamburger itself is surrounded in controversy, but that it most likely first appeared in the 19th or early 20th centuries and has grown in popularity over the years.

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Here are some places to score deals in Wisconsin:

Buffalo Wild Wings: On Wednesday, the participating locations are offering any burger at half price, including the All-American Cheeseburger and the Triple Bacon Cheeseburger (offer good for takeout or delivery using the promo code GOBURGER on the app; not valid for dine-in orders).

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Burger King: Free hamburger with a $1 purchase for rewards club members on Wednesday.

Dairy Queen: Through Sunday, rewards club members who buy Signature Stackburger get a second one free. The deal is available on the DQ mobile app.

Perkins: The chain’s National Hamburger Month special continues through Saturday. The Great American Burger Trio — a cheeseburger, fries and pie— costs $9.99.

Shake Shack: Through Sunday, get a free ShackBurger with a $10 or more purchase (order in the Shack app, online or in-Shack kiosks; use code BURGERMONTH).

Smashburger: On Wednesday, any single burger costs $5.28 (offer good at participating locations nationwide; redeem the deal in-store or through Smashburger’s website and app with the code JUST528).

Wahlburgers: Through Thursday, get half off all Brothers’ Choice Burgers, the Our Burger, BBQ Bacon and O.F.D. using the code HAMBRUGERDAY online or in the app (offer good at participating U.S. locations; not valid on third-party delivery systems).

Wendy’s: From Wednesday through Sunday, customers using the Wendy’s app can get a Jr. Bacon Cheeseburger for a penny with any other purchase.

White Castle: Throughout May, the chain is celebrating National Hamburger Month with special offers, including a “Slider-bration” event where sliders sell for 25 cents, along with other promotions.

Severe storms are forecast to pass through Milwaukee the evening of May 15, bringing egg-sized hail and gusty winds to the area.

Storms will develop in the Madison area Thursday afternoon, before moving eastward toward Waukesha County by 6 or 7 p.m., according to Tim Halbach, warning coordination meteorologist with the National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan. The severe weather could hit the Milwaukee anytime between 6 and 8 p.m., he said.

"Whenever the storms come through, that's when we should expect the large hail, some high winds and chances for a tornado or two to develop," Halbach said. "Basically all the severe thunderstorm hazards will be possible today."

The greatest tornado risk will be in central Wisconsin, toward Fond Du Lac and further northwest, he added. Milwaukee has a lower tornado risk due to cooler temperatures by the lakefront.

Winds across much of the state will likely reach between 60 mph and 80 mph, and rainfall totals in Milwaukee will likely reach between a quarter and a half inch, Halbach said. Flash flooding is unlikely.

"These storms are going to be moving by pretty quick,," he said, "but with any thunderstorms, you can get some torrential downpours when they come through."

As for the multi-day, dense fog over Milwaukee, the shifting winds from the storm should clear out the lingering fog by end of day, Halbach said. Friday, May 16 will bring more windy weather, with some chances of showers in the afternoon. Rain may linger into May 17 but should clear up by the end of the weekend.

Tips for staying safe during thunderstorms

Here are some tips to stay safe during a thunderstorm, according to NWS:

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A national safety group gave nine Wisconsin hospitals a "D" this spring. Most hospitals in the state earned a "C" or better.

WISCONSIN — A new hospital safety report released Thursday shows 17 hospitals in Wisconsin earned “A” grades based on their ability to protect their patients from often preventable harm.

The Leapfrog Group’s Spring 2025 Hospital Safety Grades are a biannual ranking that assigns a “A,” “B,” “C,” “D” or “F” to all general hospitals in the United States based on their ability to protect patients from medical errors, accidents, injuries and infections.

Out of 67 hospitals evaluated in Wisconsin, 17 earned an A, 13 earned a B, 31 earned a C, and nine received a D in the Spring 2025 safety grades. Most hospitals fall in the C range.

Grade A

Grade B

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Grade C

Grade D

You can see the full rankings here.

Across the nation, 11 hospitals have earned "A" grades on all 27 evaluation rounds over the 13 years of the report card.

They include: Mayo Clinic-Phoenix in Arizona; French Hospital Medical Center and Kaiser Permanente Orange County-Anaheim Medical Center in California; Endeavor Health Elmhurst Hospital, Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital and University of Chicago Medical Center in Illinois; Saint Anne’s Hospital (Massachusetts); Inova Loudoun Hospital, Sentara CarePlex Hospital and Sentara Leigh Hospital in Virginia; and Virginia Mason Medical Center in Washington.

Leah Binder, the president and chief executive of The Leapfrog Group, said “A” grades should be a source of pride for hospitals, but she warned them not to “rest on that laurel.”

“Patient safety is a relentless, never-ending quest to put patients first,” she said in a news release. “That’s why Leapfrog is highlighting the hospitals across the U.S. that have earned Straight A’s for over two years. Sustaining an A over multiple years reflects a deep-rooted commitment to patient safety.”

The top five states with the highest share of Straight A hospitals since spring 2023 are Utah (29 percent), Connecticut (29 percent), New Jersey (27 percent), Rhode Island (22 percent) and Virginia (20 percent).

States with no Straight A hospitals for consistent performance over the past five grading cycles are Alaska, Delaware, Hawaii, Iowa, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Nevada, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming and Washington, D.C.

The states with the highest percentage of A Grades for spring 2025 are Utah, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Connecticut, South Carolina and Virginia.

No matter what stage of your career or personal life, this is a reminder of your power to be the change you want to see in the world. This is your reminder to Be The Somebody.

Join us as we celebrate the 2025 Women of Influence and hear from Amy Lindner, President and CEO of United Way of Greater Milwaukee and Waukesha County, who will share her story, insights, and advice to help us all Be The Somebody.

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Sarah Alt, Chief Process and AI Officer, Michael Best & Friedrich LLP Anne Brown, General Manager, CBS 58 Donna Brown-Martin, Director of Transportation, Milwaukee County Department of Transportation Meg Brzyski Nelson, President, Children's Wisconsin Foundation Jackie Carter, Port Director, Port Milwaukee Nilda Cintron-Cortez, Chief People Officer, Sellars Absorbent Materials Gabrielle Finley-Hazle, President, Aurora Health Care Maysee Herr, CEO, Hmong Chamber of Commerce of Wisconsin Syneathia LaGrant, Vice president and global head of talent and development, ManpowerGroup Melissa McCord, Partner, Quarles & Brady LLP Rebecca Mitich, Partner, Husch Blackwell Stacy Mitz, Senior Associate Vice President, Marquette University Jacqueline Moore, CEO, CMRignite (Creative Marketing Resources) Julie Nason-Pojar, Trade Compliance Executive, Kohler Co. Heather Nelson, President, Spring Bank Roberta Oldenburg, Director of Business Development, Findorff Amanda Payne, CEO, Waukesha County Business Alliance Kimberly Payne, Owner, Payne Consulting Jacquelyn Posselt, Senior Interior Designer, Principal Shareholder, EUA (Eppstein Uhen Architects) Nikki Purvis, CEO, African American Chamber of Commerce of Wisconsin Francisca Rodriguez, Owner, Fashion Fest MKE Susan Varela, Executive Director, Skylight Music Theatre Kamilah Williams-Kemp, Chief Product Officer, Northwestern Mutual

WISCONSIN — It may seem the universe is smiling down on Wisconsin during a rare triple celestial conjunction that will look like a smiley face from Earth in the predawn hours of Thursday and Friday.

The National Weather Service forecast in Milwaukee calls for:

Thursday: Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 55. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday: Showers before 10am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 10am and 1pm, then a chance of showers after 1pm. High near 56. North wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

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Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. North wind 10 to 15 mph.

During the so-called “smiley face conjunction,” Venus and Saturn will appear as two eyes over the thin crescent moon that looks like an upturned smile. To see the spectacle, look low in the eastern sky about an hour before sunrise.

But be aware, the window to see the smiley face conjunction is short.

The alignment occurs around 4:30 a.m. Central Time, about an hour before sunrise. The spectacle will be visible low in the eastern sky from anywhere in the world with favorable viewing conditions. Mercury may be visible as well.

If you’re lucky, you may also see a few meteors streaking across the sky. The predawn hours are ideal for shooting star chasers. The Lyrid meteor shower will be a couple of days past its peak and will continue through April 26. It’s known for fast meteors with glowing trains.

The ancient Eta Aquariid meteor shower began April 19 and runs concurrently with the Lyrids. This shower is the more prolific of the two, offering about 30 shooting stars an hour. These fast meteors also leave rains that can last anywhere from several seconds to minutes, according to NASA. The shower peaks overnight May 4-5 and rambles on until month’s end.

Also according to NASA, Earth’s hothouse twin planet Venus will continue to rise low in the east before dawn, looking a little higher each morning through the month. All month, Mars shines bright and looks reddish in the nighttime sky all month, according to the agency.