This is your WCQM Daily News Roundup for 98Q Country 98.3 FM and Trail Mix 103.1 FM and 980 AM WPFP in Park Falls.
Now a look at Northwoods News, I'm Maddie Schaefer.
Gas prices across the country have remained relatively steady over the past week, while diesel prices have dropped slightly.
According to GasBuddy, the national average price for regular gasoline fell less than a penny over the last week, bringing the average to $4.29 per gallon.
That's about the same as a month ago, but $1.28 higher than this time last year.
Diesel prices dropped nearly 6 cents over the past week, bringing the national average to about $6.25 per gallon.
GasBuddy says more states saw gas prices fall than rise last week, but several factors could still push prices higher.
Oil prices climbed Monday following a deadly attack on an airport in Saudi Arabia over the weekend, raising concerns about further conflict in the Middle East.
GasBuddy is also waiting for updates on two refineries that were in the path of Hurricane Isaiah's.
Any disruptions could affect fuel supplies.
Federal data also shows gasoline and distillate inventories remain below their five-year
averages for this time of the year.
Gas Buddy says prices are showing some relief, but uncertainty in the Middle East and hurricane season could affect prices in the coming weeks.
Another Bayfield County committee is recommending changes to how the county uses flock cameras.
According to the Ashland Daily Press, the sheriff's committee voted three to two last month to recommend developing a countywide policy on automated license plate readers and other surveillance technology that could include banning their use.
The vote comes
after the county's executive committee recommended removing funding for the cameras from the 2027 budget.
Some supervisors have raised concerns about privacy, while others support the cameras as a tool for law enforcement.
Both recommendations are expected to go before the full Bayfield County Board on October 27th.
I'm Maddie Schaefer and you're listening to Northwood's
News.
For Civic Media News, I'm Connie Feldman.
With brewers fever sweeping Wisconsin state officials are warning fans to watch out for ticket scams.
The Wisconsin Department of Trade and Consumer Protection says sold out events like playoff games are a breeding ground for scammers hawking fake or counterfeit tickets.
DATCP Secretary Randy Romansky says be wary of too good to be true offers.
Sellers offering ticket printouts or photocopies and any requests to pay by wire transfer or prepaid debit cards.
He says the best way to buy tickets is directly from the team's website or official box office.
If you do go to the secondary market for tickets, he says make sure to use platforms with built-in buyer guarantees like SeatGeek and always make sure to check for hidden fees before checking out.
Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Call says his office is preparing for possible election security issues ahead of November's election.
In an interview with Civic Media Call addressed concerns about federal agents being sent to polling places.
It's against federal law for a federal officer to direct armed agents to an active polling place, and I don't think that the Trump administration will be violating that law, but if they do, we are prepared to respond.
He encourages voters to report any concerns.
First, somebody can contact one of the folks who's working at the polling place where they are.
They can also contact their local clerk or the state election commission.
Call also raised concerns about possible mail delivery delays and urged absentee voters to return their ballots early.
The race for Green Bay Mayor just got a bit bigger as City Council President Alyssa Profitt officially kicked off her campaign last Friday.
Profitt says her decision to run for Mayor comes from what she's learned working with current Mayor Eric Genrich and encouragement from people in her Green Bay neighborhood.
Profitt joins former Green Bay Mayor Jim Schmidt as the only announced candidate in the race.
Mayor Genrich recently announced he will not seek a third term.
The new Oshkosh law tilting power of the pub crawl to police seems to have made an impact.
Residents say this year's pub crawl event last weekend was quieter and less violent than in years past.
Saturday's event was the first pub crawl since the Oshkosh Common Council unanimously passed the ordinance in September to strengthen law enforcement around the event, an unsanctioned tradition of bar hopping that spawns house parties near the UW Oshkosh campus.
Last spring's pub crawl prompted 65 calls for police who gave out more than 40 tickets and arrested 10 people.
A 23-year-old man was also arrested after an alleged shooting near the UWO campus.
With just weeks to go until the November election, Democratic candidate for Wisconsin's third congressional district, Rebecca Cook, spoke to voters around the health care crisis and the impact the Trump administration is having on rural hospitals.
Civic media's James Kelly takes us to the Chippewa Valley campaign stop.
During a press conference outside the former HSH's Sacred Heart Hospital site on Thursday, Cook criticized the one big beautiful bill passed last year and the impact it could have on rural hospitals.
The hospital that's behind us here has been closed for years.
And when it closed, we lost behavioral health beds.
We lost labor and delivery.
We lost a fixture in this community that has ensured that people have access to care here in the Chippewa Valley.
Cook says if Democrats take control of the House of Representatives and Senate in the November election, their first legislative session should be solely focused on health care.
I'm James Kelly for Civic Media News.
Medicaid cuts from the one big, beautiful bill act are projected to cost Wisconsin roughly $7 billion in federal Medicaid funding over 10 years, severely straining rural health care infrastructure.
And that's your state news update.
I'm Connie Feldman for Civic Media News.
Mostly cloudy today are high right around 57 this afternoon.
Tonight, mostly cloudy will drop to 38 for a low tomorrow.
Clouds in the morning sunshine in the afternoon with a high right around 58.
Few scattered showers are possible tomorrow night into Thursday.
I'm meteorologist Sean Cable.