Wisconsin's Midday News has your Now at Noon headlines.

Guests include ABC News Correspondent Jim Ryan and Marketing Director for the Lumberjack World Championships Shawn Connelly.

We wrap up with the latest Week in Review.

Marketing Director for the Lumberjack World Championships, Shawn Connelly, talks about how the competition showcases some of the best sawing, chopping, speed climbing, log rolling, boom running and axe throwing athletes from around the world. Why has this event become so important? Why does it take place in Wisconsin? What new record is being set this year? What details should eventgoers know?

ABC News Correspondent Jim Ryan talks about how a little more than halfway through 2025, the number of U.S. deaths caused by lightning is on pace to surpass the totals from 2022 and 2023. The latest happened Wednesday when a 61-year-old man was killed and a dozen other people were hurt after they were struck by lightning at an archery range in New Jersey, the second such fatality in that state in less than a week. Theories abound as to the cause of the sudden increase in lightning injuries, but the National Lightning Safety Council has advice on avoiding the danger.

1. New details at noon explain how Oconomowoc Police were able to catch the suspect in a deadly hit and run. 87-year-old Allan (Amy) died Wednesday, after being hit by an SUV on Monday. He was riding his tractor home at the time. He had just finished cutting the grass at a church in Oconomowoc. The man accused of hitting (Amy) had been on the run for days but police say they have him now. Officers arrested Matthew Brennecke of Dousman last night. Police Chief James Pfister says tips from the public were "crucial." But he says the most significant breakthrough in the investigation came from a camera system designed to capture license plates and characteristics of cars. Piecing together different videos allowed them to pinpoint the suspect's vehicle determine the license plate and ultimately help them track down Brennecke. Oconomowoc put up its first cameras with the Flock system last year.

2. President Trump is calling for the release of additional material from the Jeffrey Epstein files. This comes after Trump initially downplayed the significance of the case, calling it "boring" and labeling speculation about it a "hoax" perpetrated by Democrats. But Trump is facing mounting pressure from within his own party and amidst a news report connecting him to a letter found in Epstein's possession. Subject to the approval of a federal judge in the Southern District of New York, that's the key here; transcripts are usually highly protected. About that letter: Donald Trump has denied writing it, calling it "fake" and "false, malicious, and defamatory". It was all part of a 50th birthday album of stuff for Epstein. The letter ended with the words: “Happy Birthday — and may every day be another wonderful secret”. Trump has also announced that he will sue The Wall Street Journal for publishing the story.

3. Today, President Trump is set to sign the GENIUS Act, a measure focused on cryptocurrency. The signing is set for 1:30 our time.

Wisconsin's Midday News has your Top Two at Two.

Guests include Director and Producer of ‘Her Last Broadcast: The Abduction of Jodi Huisentruit’ Maria Awes.

We also bring you this week's Everyday Hero.

Director and Producer of ‘Her Last Broadcast: The Abduction of Jodi Huisentruit’ Maria Awes talks about how in 1995, rising TV news anchor Jodi Huisentruit disappeared from her Iowa apartment just before dawn, leaving behind signs of a violent abduction. Her case quickly became one of the nation’s most haunting unsolved mysteries. Now, 30 years later, this docuseries follows a major break that reenergized the case. Sparked by a 2022 “20/20” episode, a tip from one of Huisentruit’s close friends led Mason City Police to reveal a secret clue they had kept hidden for decades. In this fast-paced, true-crime series, cameras exclusively embed with the case’s law enforcement team as they doggedly follow new leads, conduct intense interviews, and embark on searches that lead them to two new persons of interest, all while growing closer than ever to answering the question: What happened to Jodi?

Wisconsin's Midday News talks about Greg’s dog being a finalist for We Energies’ ambassadog. Go vote!

1. The National Weather Service confirms at least two tornadoes from yesterday's severe weather. Teams are out across southern Wisconsin surveying more damage now. Both tornados confirmed so far were EF-0s. One touched down in Dodge County, between Hustisford and Waupun. The other twister touched down just north of Beaver Dam. It could take crews until at least Monday to survey all of the areas impacted.

2. A Waukesha County judge will approve the conditional release plan for “Slenderman” defendant Morgan Geyser. This means Geyser is approved for release from the Winnebago Mental Health Institute, where she has been held for seven years. Specific details of the release could be sorted out by the end of the week. Judge Wagner would then allow three days for any objections to the plan to be filed before ordering his final approval. Once approved by the judge, Geyser would be released to the residential placement facility in early August. In March, The Wisconsin Department of Health Services petitioned to revoke Geyser's conditional release. Geyser, along with Anisa Weir, were 12-years old when they stabbed their classmate, nearly killing her back in 2014. At the time, the two girls said they committed the crime to please a fictional character known as Slenderman.

Wisconsin's Midday News has your Three Big Things.

Guests include ABC News Crime and Terrorism Analyst Brad Garrett, TMJ4 Meteorologist Brendan Johnson, and Dr. Ben Weston from the Medical College of Wisconsin.

The latest Weekly Wellness Check with Dr. Ben Weston from the Medical College of Wisconsin includes President Trump’s chronic venous insufficiency, the Pneumonic Plague in Arizona, mouth taping for better sleep, and the latest obsession with lowering your cortisol levels.