ROCK MORNINGS

It's Thursday!

Recapped the Olympics, including the updated medal count, Quincy Hall's come-from-behind win in the 400m, how much the medalists make for winning, and an athlete who got busted trying to buy drugs.

Talked about JD Vance & Kamala Harris both being in Eau Claire yesterday, and Nelly getting arrested at a casino in St. Louis!

Today's "National Pickleball Day", and a couple of dudes are going to try & set a world record for Pickleball volleys.

Cool story about a kid in Indiana that paid tribute to a former teacher who made a significant impact on his life.

Did you hear about the guy from Philippines who is their first ever gold medal winner? He's getting a fully furnished condo, a bunch of money, free food, and free colonoscopies!

During today's "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about a school that thinks wearing all black means you're depressed, a couple of astronauts that might end up in space for a lot longer than they intended, a man who was killed in a wakeboarding accident, a dog that set a house on fire after chewing a cellphone charger, a naked guy in Iowa who tried to carjack someone, a club in Atlanta that put a bunch of free booze in the parking lot after it closed, a woman who was trying to illegally siphon gas while smoking a cigarette, a guy who was rigging the toilets at a car wash with small explosives, and a woman tried to feed herself & a bunch of friends at an Applebee's with their "AYCE" special.

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HUMP DAY!

Another beautiful day in the Coulee Region.

We recapped yesterday's Olympic action, including an updated medal count, Amit Elor dominating in her gold-medal match, Cole Hocker's extremely exciting win in the men's 1500m race, and Gabby Thomas winning the women's 200m!

Elsewhere in Olympic news, former gymnast McKayla Skinner(who threw shade at the current gymnastics team) is now claiming that she & her family are receiving death threats.

Talked about both Kamala Harris & JD Vance visiting Eau Claire today on the campaign trail.

Cool story about a guy who won a free admission ticket for Disneyland almost 40 years ago that they honored recently when his daughter went, and another cool story about some officers in Texas who saved a cat with it's head stuck in a jar.

Played another round of "You're Killin' Me, Shaws" for $20 of Brian's morning-show money thanks to Pasture Pride Cheese in Cashton.

Zack from Brownsville guessed correctly & won the cash(it was from "Real Genius")

News broke yesterday that Pitbull is going to sponsor Florida International's football stadium for the next five seasons, and have you seen the news about a robot dentist?

During today's "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about a #FloridaMan who sold a gun that was used to shoot a child, a bunch of athletes at the Olympics are getting hospitalized because of the conditions in the Seine river, a bear that walked across the top of a fence, an airport manager that had his wallet stolen by a seagull, a Bluey Bucks heist, and a guy who stole a bunch of wine but never drank any of it.

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Welcome to Tuesday!

We had some significant rain & wind move through the area last night, but nothing close to what's going on in the south with Hurricane Debby.

Recapped the Olympic action from yesterday, including an updated medal count, an offer for the French pole-vaulter that went viral over the weekend, a cyclist who had to use the bathroom mid-race, and a very emotional story about a rower from Great Britain.

ICYMI, the Brewers will be back at Am-Fam Field on Friday after a few games on the road, and they're offering a 2-for-1 deal on beers.

Let you know what's new on New Release Tuesday and we talked about a new hack to help you de-clutter your house.

A kid in Oklahoma recently hosted his annual backpack giveaway for students returning to school in the fall and they gave out over 6,000 backpacks filled with supplies!

And a tortoise who's been missing for a couple of days managed to cross a busy highway before being found by the cops & returned to his owners.

Have you heard about the new dog perfume from Dolce & Gabbana? It's real. And it's EXPENSIVE!

Grant Bilse is back from vacation and joined us to talk Brewers!

And during today's "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about Robert F. Kennedy & a bear, a guy who's using billboards to find a date, a guy who hit a Lowe's employee over the head with a sledgehammer before stealing some drill bits, a woman who killed her roommate's pet spider, a guy who hit his mother in the face with some spaghetti, a man who got two fast food meals for his birthday but wasn't very satisfied, another guy who wanted a third hash brown, and a world-record eggplant!

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A rainy Monday morning to start the week. Thankfully, it's going to be MUCH cooler this week with highs in the upper 70's expected almost every day this week.

We recapped a lot of Olympic stuff from the last few days, including an updated medal count, Simone Biles & Katie Ledecky dominating and winning even more gold, Noah Lyles becoming the fastest man on the planet, and Brian's favorite - Ryan Crouser - getting that gold in the shot put.

Plus, the French pole-vault guy's dong and the dirty ass water in the Seine making athletes sick.

Did you see the kid at the Packer family night event over the weekend who caught THREE consecutive kick-offs??? Get him a contract ASAFP!

Speaking of kids, there was a 14 month-old toddler that recently fell into a well but was extracted thanks to some quick-thinking firefighters & EMS workers.

There's apparently a new "Alphabet Song" and to be honest, it sucks.

This week's "Monday Morning Throwback" was from 2011 and included an appearance by Skradie in the marsh.

Emotional moment over the weekend at the HOF induction for Steve "Mongo" McMichael & his family.

A lot of Olympians are finding new & interesting ways to make a few extra bucks, just like Kendall Ellis who teamed up with Charmin after a porta-potty mishap.

During today's "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about a new A.I. "friend" that people can buy, a fugitive from Wisconsin was just caught in Iowa after being on the run since the 90's, a Frontier Airlines pilot who was arrested just before he was scheduled to take off, polite burglars in California, a #FloridaWoman who plugged a conduit pipe in her yard with some concrete, a man who found a nose ring in his Taco Bell, and a guy who stuck a live eel up his ass that began eating it's way through his abdomen.

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Happy Friday, y'all!

We wrapped up the week today with all sorts of stuff.

Of course, we talked quite a bit about the Olympics, including an updated medal count, Simone Biles' new gold medal, Katie Ledecky's 13th career medal, Kate Douglass' first ever gold, and of course…the whole boxing thing.

Let you know what's on TV this weekend and what's in theaters, and we had a cool story about a kitten born with four ears!

Did you know that this month is the 10-year anniversary of the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge?

The Packers got some new uniforms this season, and our bus trips to Lambeau are now online at WiscoTrips.com!

Back to the Olympics with the Turkish gun guy going viral, and a great endorsement deal between and Italian gymnast & a cheese manufacturer. Plus, have you seen the video of the mom trying to do some of the gymnastics moves in her kitchen?

Had a phone issue this morning, so no Racing Report from Doc! Sorry!

During today's "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about a McDonald's employee that set a fire in the dumpster, a housekeeper in Vegas that was stealing from people staying at the hotel, a stuntman named Sparky Spangler, a bunch of goats that went missing in Milwaukee, a guy who got bit by a snake after trying to rescue it from being run-over by cars, and a VERY dysfunctional family that fought about some chicken.

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Happy Birthday Jean!

The old gal got another year older today…not really sure what the official age is. Somewhere in the 50's.

Lot of Olympic stuff again with an updated medal count, the men's basketball team with a big win over South Sudan yesterday, Katie Ledecky getting another gold medal, and the "Sadly, I didn't make the team" videos.

We also talked about the NFL's new kick-off rules.

A couple in Wisconsin recently got married, but their reception got interrupted by a tornado. The venue did not get hit, but they sheltered in the basement with a bunch of strangers and now the video of their first dance as a married couple is going viral.

Bill Belichick got himself ANOTHER job, and we talked about some of the new food offerings at the WI State Fair.

During today's "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about a new Ford patent, Taco Bell implementing AI in some of it's drive-thrus, a Lululemon recall, a fight at a funeral home, a guy who got fired from a Walmart & called in a bomb threat, a train enthusiast who caused a massive derailment, a rental car that was returned with 9 pounds of meth, and a TV anchor that got drunk & broke a dude's nose.

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Hump Day!

Gonna be steamy the rest of the week with high temps near 90°

Spent a bunch of time talking about the Olympics this morning, including the Women's gymnastics Gold medal from yesterday, the total medal count, the Brazilian surfer, and we took a look at the 2028 Summer Olympics in L.A.

Sweet video of a Dad who just found out that BOTH his daughters are pregnant and are due three weeks apart.

Gave you a list of things to look forward to in the month of August, and we played another round of "You're Killin' Me, Shaws" for $10 of Brian's Morning-show money!

During today's "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about the US Army wanting some of it's advertising money back from The Rock, a cattle herder who found a woman chained to a tree in a forest, a pool in Canada that was being used without the owner's consent, a pit bull on a motorcycle, a window washer who got stuck on a very tall building, a bank that got robbed through the drive-thru, and a retired guy in Maryland who won the lottery with twenty-five identical tickets.

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Welcome to Tuesday!

The Olympics were again a big topic of discussion for us, including the updated medal count, Snoop's commentary on a badminton match, and the new American hero...Stephen Nedoroscik!

Let you know what's new on New Release Tuesday, and we had a couple of heroic stories about a bus driver that saved a toddler, along with a hiker that saved some people trapped by wildfire.

Some fast food news this morning as Culver's has teamed up with JJ Watt for a new meal that donates $1 from every "JJ's Way Meal" to the JJ Watt Foundation. And Chipotle is now selling a burrito-proof lipstick, while a Chipotle employee in Georgia claims he was threatened at gunpoint by his manager because he didn't take the trash out!

Do you wash your fruits & veggies in the dishwasher? Apparently some people do. Weird.

Also, people are kinda critical of the Google AI ad that keeps running during the NBC coverage of the Olympics.

During today's "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about the US debt finally hitting $35 trillion, wild mushrooms are causing people to call 911, a man who died while being chased by wasps, the Hellcat dude has finally been arrested, a couple that got lost at sea for 40 hours, a woman who got arrested for having a "drug bag", and a #MomOfTheYear who drilled a metal screw into her 12 year-old daughter's rear end.

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Here we are, all in the same place!

After being apart for the last few weeks, Jean's back from DC, Brian is back from NH, and Shaw is back from a few days off.

The Olympics were the main topic today after the first weekend of competition, but we also got to our "Monday Morning Throwback", and ran down a list of specials for National Chicken Wing Day!

FIFA came down hard on the Canadian Women's Soccer team for spying on another team with drones, and did you see "Cap Catcher Bob" over the weekend? This dude is definitely a highlight from all the action in the pool in Paris.

Jean recapped her vacation to our nation's capital, and during today's edition of "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about a #FloridaMan who just came out of a coma only to get killed by a truck, someone got popped with 1,000 marijuana plants in their car, the soda cans on Southwest flights are exploding, some Olympians are dabbling in OnlyFans to earn a few extra bucks, a woman who tried to sneak drugs into a prison in a lasagna, a guy who got lost in the woods for 14 days, a guy who fell down a fifty-foot well, & a woman in Boston who had her car attacked by a turkey!

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Welcome to Friday & get ready for the heat.

Gonna be in the 90's tomorrow, and upper 80's most of next week.

Had an apartment fire on the Northside of town yesterday, and a no-no from Dylan Cease of the Padres!

We finished up the week by letting you know what's going to be on TV this weekend and what's hitting theaters.

Doc joined us to talk racing thanks to County Materials in Holmen, and we hooked you up with some stats & info on the upcoming Olympics.

Had a new "Karen of the Day" who tried to claim the entire beach for herself when a family walked by.

Did you see the video of the old payphone in Milwaukee that might have saved a couples' lives?? Crazy stuff.

ICYMI, ESPN8: The Ocho is coming back with all sorts of new & wacky sporting events!

During today's "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about the hot garbage smell in NYC, a seagull that won't stop stealing bags of chips, the Hellcat guy is back in the news, a rapist who drugged himself, a cyclist who had a run-in with a grizzly, a dude who went for a hike in Death Valley with flip flops, a guy who got arrested TWICE in a week for trying to bring drugs into an airport, and a Supreme Court decision about boneless wings.

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