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A bit of freezing rain covered with some light snow. VERY dangerous driving conditions this morning.
We started the morning with the Thursday Song from our buddy, Adam Palm.
In the news this morning, a Viroqua man has been arrested on federal charges of smuggling firearms to Saudi Arabia, the protests at the State Capitol yesterday, a Wisconsin couple is suing Walgreens after their son died, and President Trump signed an executive order yesterday that bars transgender athletes from competing in women's sports.
The Bucks got a nice win over Charlotte last night after trading Khris Middleton, the Badgers take on Iowa on Saturday, the trades in the NBA are dominating the news cycle, Dick Vitale is going to return to the broadcast table this weekend for the Duke/Clemson game, and a figure skating event will benefit the victims of the recent plane crash in DC.
We ran our interview with Grant Bilse of the Wisco Sports Show as he broadcasts live from the Super Bowl, and we also got on the phone with Office Cora to talk about what's happening in the 715 this weekend.
Let you know what's on TV tonight and talked about a really bad answer on "Family Feud". Plus, it's our second edition of "Hypothetical Thursday"…where we ask each other hypothetical questions.
Big game coming up on Sunday and we discussed a new list of our favorite Super Bowl food items.
Incredibly heroic kid in Philly saved his sister's life during the medical plane crash that happened last week, and a pilot in Arkansas is being praised for stopping a teenager who came into the airport with a gun & demanding a plane.
In a classic case of F' Around & Find Out, one of the Yankees fans that grabbed Mookie Betts during the World Series is now bitching & moaning about the repercussion from his actions.
And in today's edition of "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about a #FloridaMan who tried to set a forest on fire, a judge who had to resign after some comments he made about being a juror, a woman who is suing an MLB team after she allegedly slipped on some dog pee at a game, and what the hell is going on with Build-A-Bear?
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Some snow possible tonight…maybe more on Saturday.
Got most of my Super Bowl food yesterday in a trip to the grocery store. Still need a few more items to complete the smorgasbord!
Kicked things off this morning with an update on the Amber Alert in Wisconsin for a missing 16 year-old girl, all of the 67 bodies from last week's plane/helicopter collision in DC have now been recovered, President Trump paused the tariffs on Canada & Mexico, Waffle House is adding an egg surplus charge to all it's locations, and the USPS is temporarily suspending accepting packages from China & Hong Kong.
In sports, the Badgers cruised to a win over Indiana last night, and the Bucks look to break a 4-game losing streak tonight in Charlotte. We discussed the who/what/when/where details of this Sunday's Super Bowl, including a very special guest who is expected to attend the game.
Elsewhere in the world of sports, Mason Crosby officially announced his retirement yesterday, Alexander Ovechkin got another goal last night to get within 17 of Gretzky's record, and NASCAR implemented an interesting new rule recently.
A few feel-good stories this morning including a school's first ever deaf homecoming king, a guy who made a video game for his girlfriend, and a new heart pump designed specifically for children!
Today is "National Fart Day", so we talked about some interesting facts about farts!
According to a recent survey, Americans say that their "perfect day" would include a 42 minute nap, and over 3 hours of watching TV. So we discussed what our "perfect days" would look like.
As the big game gets closer, we've got more info on some of the commercials you can expect to see, and we also took a look at some of the more well-known prop bets you can make.
And in today's "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about a drunk guy driving around on just a rim, a #FloridaMan who ran from the cops while wearing a dalmation onesie, a guy who got tased after he bit a police officer outside of a strip club, & a man who lived with his wife's corpse for several days before reporting it to police.
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Not sure what it was…but something I ate yesterday kept me up all night.
Needless to say, I'm definitely planning on a nap this afternoon.
Big day today as we inch closer to Sunday's Super Bowl! We talked about some of the commercials that we'll be seeing on Sunday, and we discussed the five food items that must be at a Super Bowl party.
We let you know what's new on New Release Tuesday and we were scheduled to talk to Grant Bilse who is in New Orleans for a week of live broadcasts on "Radio Row"…but he was busy setting up interviews and we put our chat with him on the back burner until Thursday morning.
In the news this morning, an Amber Alert has been issued in Wisconsin for a pregnant teenager, Air Wisconsin is planning on some pretty massive layoffs of it's workforce, and a truck carrying eggs crashed on a freeway in LA.
In sports, the Bucks lost again last night to the Thunder, the Badgers slid in the most recent AP Top 25 rankings, Myles Garrett is looking to get out of Cleveland, and the Rams are apparently looking to get rid of Cooper Kupp.
Elsewhere in sports, fans in Canada continue to boo the United States National Anthem, a gambling ring is under investigation for it's role in some unusual wagering in both the NBA & the NCAA, and an MLB umpire was just fired for sharing a legal sports betting account with a friend who then bet on baseball games.
Interesting results from a study on the impact of playing Bingo with seniors, and we obviously see snow every winter…but for a lot of people in the South, they've never seen it before. Like this guy who absolutely LOVED it!
Facebook turns 21 years old today, and in honor of it's birthday, we ran down a list of things you shouldn't post on social media.
And in today's "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about a United Airlines flight that caught fire as it was taking off, another flight that had no working restrooms, a woman who discovered her husband was having an affair, a guy who stole a car from a dealership after they denied his loan application, and a guy was shot & killed after he told his friend he could dodge bullets.
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Hope everyone made the most of the nice weather yesterday! It's gonna get chilly this week.
Speaking of the weather, we started the morning talking about yesterday's prediction by Punxsutawney Phil of six more weeks of winter! We also gave an update on the deadly plane crash in Philly this weekend, a Wisconsin woman who falsely reported her child missing, and a look at people trying to move to Canada.
In sports, the Bucks have been struggling as of late, the Badgers got a nice win over Northwestern on Saturday, Alexander Ovechkin scored another goal this weekend to get within 18 of Gretzky's record, and a couple of massive trades happened in the NBA as the deadline looms.
Elsewhere in sports, people in Canada are booing during the playing of the United States National Anthem, and three more accusations have been made against Ravens kicker Justin Tucker.
We let you know what's on TV tonight and recapped last night's Grammy awards. Also, Brian thought his wife was dead this weekend after going to the Wisconsin Dells to see Pat McCurdy.
2nd Floor Sara stopped by the studio to let us know what's going on in the area this week, and we had a story about a heroic jump-roper who saved a teenager in a frozen pond! Also, check out this young shooting survivor who's trying to spread joy with fart noises. Hell of a kid!
As we get closer to the big game on Sunday, we took a look at the costs of some of your Super Bowl party food, and also took a glance at how much money some of the players might make if they win the game. In regards to the food you might be serving up this Sunday…you may want to check the expiration dates on the condiments in your fridge.
And in today's edition of "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about a priest in Detroit that allegedly used a girl's hair to floss his teeth, a stripper in #Florida who used a banana to assault a convenience store clerk, a guy who broke into a mall in Atlanta to steal some Cinnabon, and a bear that was hiding out under a guy's house in California to survive the recent wildfires.
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Ugh. I drank too much yesterday. I gotta stop drinking on weekdays.
Needless to say, I'm here…but barely.
We started things off this morning with an update on the plane/helicopter collision from the other day, a blood pressure medicine recall, a new specialty license plate in Wisconsin, and the star of "Emilia Perez" issued an apology for some old social media posts.
In sports, the Bucks wrap up a 4-game road trip tonight in San Antonio, the Badgers are at Northwestern tomorrow afternoon, there's been some serious allegations made about Ravens kicker Justin Tucker, and Alexander Ovechkin got a little closer to Gretzky's record last night.
Elsewhere in sports, Terry Rozier is being investigated for some unusual bets made on his games, and Dana White issued a strong statement about Bryce Mitchell's recent comments on a podcast.
Have you heard about the recent "Stick Tok" phenomenon? It's a scene, man.
Doc joined us for the first Racing Report of the NASCAR season thanks to County Materials in Holmen, and we let you know what's on TV this weekend, what's going to be in theaters, and told you about some new music releases.
Cool story about an Ohio State fan that's celebrating their national championship by handing out some scholarships, and a dog that's been missing for EIGHT YEARS was recently reunited with it's owner.
We ran a few clips from our interview with Eva from "Eva Under Fire" this morning! You can check out the entire interview here.
Tomorrow is February first, so we took a look ahead at some of the things to look forward to in the upcoming month.
And in today's edition of "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about a 94 year-old woman who was caught doing 106mph on an interstate, a #FloridaWoman who got busted for throwing a brick through her ex-husband's window, another woman who is divorcing her husband after she found out that he was hunting for Bigfoot with his ex-girlfriend, and a woman who's facing jail time after bombarding another woman with farting videos.
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Back into the mid 50's today! Might see the 50's again on Sunday, too.
We started the morning with the Thursday song, and in the news, an American Airlines plane collided with a Black Hawk helicopter just outside of DC, a 72 year-old bus driver in Wisconsin was arrested for OWI, America's "Worst Mayor" got into a brawl at a recent community meeting, and a large drug bust in Wisconsin.
In sports, the Badgers blew it last night against unranked Maryland, the Bucks play again tomorrow night in San Antonio, and should the Lombardi trophy be renamed after Tom Brady?
Elsewhere in sports, NBA commissioner Adam Silver recently suggested changing to 10-minute quarters to speed up games, and Caitlin Clark has turned down an invite to participate in the NBA All-Star Weekend.
We let you know what's on TV today/tonight, and a really deserving kid in Philly recently got surprised with free tickets to the NFC Championship game!
Today was our first ever "Hypothetical Thursday", where we would ask each other a separate hypothetical question and see what our answers are, along with our listeners.
Office Cora joined us just after 8am to talk about what's she's doing this weekend in the 715, and the Milwaukee Admirals are planning on busting out some retro jerseys later this season to honor the late, great Bob Uecker.
In today's edition of "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about a woman in New Zealand who found a knife in her sandwich wrap, a school in California that had to cancel classes after they had a bunch of copper wire stolen from inside it's walls, a guy who broke into a house & stole a brand new toilet, a stolen subway train in NYC, a homicide suspect in Springfield, Missouri who looks a lot like "Sideshow Bob" from "The Simpsons", and a guy who assaulted his roomie with a bologna sammich.
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Went for an hour-long walk yesterday and it felt fantastic! Looking forward to more time outdoors tomorrow when it gets back into the 50's!
Even saw a few motorcycles yesterday.
This morning, we began with an update on the drones in New Jersey, some news about the Doomsday Clock, a recall on some potato chips, and
In Sports, the Bucks lost to Portland last night, #17 Wisconsin takes on Maryland tonight, the teams have decided which uniforms they'll wear in the upcoming Super Bowl, an Eagles fan has died after falling from a street pole after Sunday's game, and the cover of "MLB: The Show 2025" will feature three athletes.
Elsewhere in sports, the new coach of the Jaguars needs to work on his "DUVALL" chant, Jerry Jones loves a good glory hole, the NCAA has changed the start time of the men's basketball championship game, Ravens fans are doing their best impersonation of Bills fans, and a longtime minor league hockey player finally got the call up to the NHL!
We talked about what's on TV tonight and also heard Bill Burr discuss his recent appearance on Howie Mandel's podcast. Plus, Anthony Mackie had to clarify some comments he made about playing "Captain America" and what it represents.
Today is "National Puzzle Day", so go home & bust out a 1,000 piece puzzle this afternoon! And if you're looking for a side-hustle, you might want to look into buying a couple of vending machines.
A recent survey found that 61% of Gen-Z'ers can't make an omelette!
And in today's edition of "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about an exploding toilet, a woman who got denied for a Lyft because the driver said she was too big, a gym teacher in Waukesha was REALLY drunk, and a #FloridaMan who ended up in a wood chipper.
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Up near 50° today…and into the 50's on Thursday.
Gotta get the truck through a car wash!
In the news this morning, Selena Gomez got destroyed in the internet after posting a video of herself crying about deported illegal immigrants, former UWL Chancellor Joe Gow is now suing in Federal court to get his job back, President Donald Trump signed even more Executive orders yesterday in regards to the military, and what is DeepSeek and why is it making the news?
In sports, the Bucks got a nice win last night over the Jazz, the Badger men's basketball team moved up in the rankings again before their game against Maryland tomorrow night, and Jimmy Butler got suspended by the Miami Heat………again!
Elsewhere in sports, Vanderbilt got fined again for court-storming after an upset win over Kentucky, a bunch of Eagles fans were injured after Sunday's win over the Commanders when a car plowed into a crowd, and a hammer throw accident at a high school in Colorado killed someone.
We let you know what's new on New Release Tuesday and we talked to Grant Bilse of the Wisco Sports Show!
A couple who lost their home and almost all of their possessions in the California wildfires were able to find something extremely special in the rubble.
We took a look at a list of valuable band t-shirts and also ran down a list of eight everyday things that can be considered "exercise".
And during today's edition of "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about a guy who hid some drugs up his ass, a #FloridaDeputy who tried to smuggle drugs onto a cruise ship disguised as Skittles, a man in Texas who's under investigation for using his toddler to remove snow from his windshield, and medicinal tiger piss!
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What a weekend!
So much music…so many friends I ran into…all the beers I chugged!
Definitely needed a relaxing day yesterday to get mentally prepared for this week.
We started things off this morning with news about getting rid of the penny,
In sports, the Eagles & Chiefs are heading back to the Super Bowl after winning the AFC & NFC Championship games yesterday, the Bucks struggled in LA over the weekend, and the Badgers got back on track against Nebraska.
Elsewhere in sports, we recapped the victors at the Australian Open, and the Cowboys got a new head coach.
Brian talked about his two days at the La Crosse Center for the Riverfront Revolt, and 2nd Floor Sarah stopped by yet again to let us know what's happening in our area this week.
Cool story about a pizza delivery guy who got a tiny tip during a snow storm, but is getting some help from a GoFundMe that was set up for him. And a couple in Alabama won't have to worry about birthday parties for their child for the next 18 years after giving birth in a Krispy Kreme parking lot.
We let you know what's on TV tonight, and we talked about a Senator in Connecticut who wants theaters to be more honest with the "start times" for films.
Had a couple of food-related items this morning…including a link between Bacon & dementia, and a Skyline-chili flavored ice cream. Sounds nasty.
In case you missed it, an 11 year-old in LA found the ultra-rare Paul Skenes baseball card and is going to auction it off for charity!
And in today's edition of "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about a restaurant in NJ that added a "proud boys" burger to it's menu, a guy who caused $9,000 in damage to a carpet at a DMV, a dude who turned orange after eating a bunch of cheese & meat & butter, and a #FloridaPrincipal who threw a kegger for a bunch of underage students.
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It's finally here! Friday…AND…the Riverfront Revolt at the La Crosse Center!
See you there later today for Asking Alexandria, Starset, & Eva Under Fire.
On the show this morning, we started things off with the latest on Wednesday's school shooting in Nashville, President Trump's executive order to declassify documents related to the assassinations of JFK & MLK, a recall on a couple of Ford models, the Packer tailgate tour making it's way around the state in April, and a weather reporter who got fired after criticizing Elon Musk's gesture.
In sports, the Bucks beat up on the Heat last night, the Badgers play on Sunday, the AFC & NFC Championship games are also on Sunday, and Alexander Ovechkin inched closer to Wayne Gretzky's record again last night.
Elsewhere in sports, Novak Djokovic retired after his first set yesterday after an injury, and a Nebraska fan hit a putt that won him a brand new Porsche!
We told you what's on TV this weekend and what's in theaters, and we also discussed some unusual facts about the human body.
The "blizzard" in the south this week has led to an opportunity to help the homeless community there, and a contractor in North Carolina has been doing a lot of free work to help people there rebuild after the devastation left after Hurricane Helene.
Would you try a pizza-flavored cereal? Well, now you can! And in other food-related news, Costco is looking to hire someone to try all of their Super Bowl snacks.
ICYMI, the Philadelphia Eagles decided to sell some of the snow from the field at the Linc during their win over the Rams, and yes…it sold out.
During today's edition of "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about an adult diaper "influencer", a former #FloridaCop who shot a man with his own gun, a woman who unplugged her child's monitor in the NICU so she could ask the nurse for a turkey sammich, and a guy shot an Instacart delivery driver.
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