While the college football playoff whittles down to two teams, it has been Division-3 champion UW-River Falls that has been stealing the NCAA headlines this week. Quarterback Kaleb Blaha broke a record that Joe Burrow set half a decade ago, and the Falcons have put River Falls on the map. This is all covered in 620 WTMJ’s Adam Roberts’ Reporter’s Notebook, which he previewed in studio.

An 11-year-old Appleton girl is the latest Everyday Hero. Josie Pethan saved her mother’s life with CPR. Pethan witnessed her mother having a cardiac emergency, called 911 and followed the steps she was provided. 620 WTMJ’s Erik Bilstad has more on this week’s Everyday Hero.

One day remains until the NFC Wild Card battle between the Packers and the Bears! Three-time Wisconsin Sportswriter of the Year Jason Wilde joined Wisconsin’s Afternoon News. Who is the better team, which players need to show up and what’s the future of Packers’ head coach Matt Lafleur look like based on this weekend’s outcome? Wilde covered it all with 620 WTMJ’s John Mercure and Julia Fello.

A Minneapolis ICE agent shot and killed someone. Peter Feigin is moving on as Bucks President. That all just scratches the surface of the first full week in 2026. This is the Week in Review. Re-live it all on 620 WTMJ.

Kate Hudson has earned a Golden Globe nominations for Best Actress after her role in Song Sung Blue caught plenty of traction. What are the odds that Hudson wins, and what does a nomination alone mean for a movie that was crafted as a love letter to the city of Milwaukee? 620 WTMJ’s Sandy Maxx, of ‘What’s On Tap’, joined John Mercure and Julia Fello in studio to break it all down.

Kate Hudson has earned a Golden Globe nominations for Best Actress after her role in Song Sung Blue caught plenty of traction. What are the odds that Hudson wins, and what does a nomination alone mean for a movie that was crafted as a love letter to the city of Milwaukee? 620 WTMJ’s Sandy Maxx, of ‘What’s On Tap’, joined John Mercure and Julia Fello in studio to break it all down.

Waddle and Silvy put a bow on their Bears-Packers preview before running through Aki's A-List.

The 2PM hour of Kyle, Brust & Nortman kicks off Packers–Bears week with Name The Game, as the guys label Saturday’s showdown with titles like “Costume Day Is Over,” “I Told You So,” and “Grate Them or Get Grated.” Bears fans from KBN Nation call in to make their voices heard on the Carbliss Talk & Text Line. The crew reacts to Dan Orlovsky on First Take calling the Bears defense flukey, saying Chicago is often gifted turnovers — and picking the Packers to win in a blowout. Plus, Brad explains why Jon-Eric Sullivan landing the Dolphins GM job should further validate Brian Gutekunst’s work in Green Bay.

The 3PM hour of Kyle, Brust & Nortman revisits the Monte Carlo simulations and turns into a brutally honest discussion about how nervous everyone will be if Packers–Bears comes down to the wire. The guys react to Wisconsin linebacker Mason Posa boldly stating the Badgers can be a College Football Playoff team in 2026 after their transfer portal success. It’s time for Green Bay Props & Preview and Dog of the Game as betting angles and key players are laid out for Saturday night. The hour wraps with Kyle admitting to a personal conundrum that could cause him to miss the start of the playoff game — leading the crew to question whether he’s actually the “man of the house.”