This is your WFHR Daily News Roundup for locally grown radio 97.5 FM and 13.20 AM and
WISC country 105.5 FM WIRI in Wisconsin Rapids.
Civic media news.
I'm Terry Bell.
Here's what Wisconsin needs to know.
Another inmate has died at the Wapun State Prison.
The initial investigation points to suicide.
The fifth time inmate has died at Wapun since June of last year.
Nine people, including the former warden, were arrested earlier this year on felony charges
connected to some of those deaths.
Swing State polls show Kamala Harris as a race Donald Trump's lead,
Marquette Poll Director Charles Franklin says it appears President Biden dropping out
of the race is a game changer, at least for now.
Democrats who were very unenthusiastic when Biden was the candidate have now become
almost as enthusiastic as Republicans erasing an advantage that Republicans have had all
year.
Franklin speaking with Wisconsin I the two major presidential campaigns will hold competing
events in Oclair tomorrow.
Vice President Kamala Harris has had plans to hold a rally in Oclair since last week.
Late yesterday Republican running mate JD Vance announced plans to speak to the press
in Oclair.
A new University of Wisconsin study finds income inequality in Wisconsin is not as wide as
other states, but it's growing.
Robert Craig, Wisconsin citizen action says that's due to years of policy decisions and
tax code changes.
We need to deliver policy that restores the conditions for greater economic equality
and greater racial equality because our socio economic system is color coded and where
you are more likely to be poor, you are black or brown than if you were white.
Craig says clean energy jobs backed by federal investments can help reverse the trend.
Studies around Wisconsin are getting money to reach out to people who need lead pipes
removed.
$900 million in loan money comes from the bipartisan infrastructure law.
Communities can start applying at the end of the month.
More than 37,000 led service lines have been replaced or shut off in Wisconsin since 2018.
Wisconsin wildlife officials are out there fall hunting forecast for 2024.
The archery and boat years season for deer is being extended in some areas.
The Department of Natural Resources expects good harvest numbers for turkeys, fesins,
grouse and bear.
I'm Terry Bell, civic media news.
Now here's what you need to know closer to home.
For WFHR and WIRI News, I'm Melissa Kay.
We received a lot of rain overnight.
The National Weather Service at Southwood County Airport reported over two inches of rain
between yesterday and this morning.
A watch for flash flooding was in effect until Tuesday morning for our listening area.
Another can be unpredictable.
Just last week, Wood County Sheriff's Rescue was called to help with a swift water rescue
at Northwood County Park.
The Richfield Rural Fire Department, along with eight other agencies, were dispatched after
a 64-year-old park's employee was swept away in his vehicle.
The man was attempting to close the gates at the campground to prevent cars from crossing
the Yellow River.
The vehicle he was in was swept off the road by fast-moving water.
The man was rescued after two hours and no injuries were reported.
Down around, don't drown, remember that 50% of flood-related deaths are due to someone
driving or walking into flood waters.
Tonight is National Night Out in Wisconsin Rapids.
A night of community fun will happen from three to six at Witterfield.
The city still has road construction happening on Lincoln, but you can access the Witterfield
parking lot on that road.
There's also parking available on Chestnut Street and the parking lots on both sides of
the Aquatic Center.
You can have a free night of family fun with police and fire displays, balloon-making
and face-painting, bounce-houses, and a free ticket to the Raptors' game that starts
at 6.35.
It's time for back-to-school shopping if you haven't already started.
The BBB has a few tips to make it easier.
Be sure to have a list for in-person shopping.
Research big ticket items, shop smart with sales and tax-free weekends, don't hesitate
to ask for discounts, consider buying in bulk with other parents, and shop wisely and
safely online.
Talking about mental health issues has become more commonplace, however, it is still a struggle
for some of us.
Here's Brittany Marlowe.
Many veterans are resistant to asking for help for PTSD or mental health issues, but
a director of veteran services says not seeking help only makes it worse.
That's not the best thing to do if you're struggling with mental health, is bury it.
The body will push it out, it's like shrapnel, it's mental health shrapnel.
If you or someone you know is experiencing a mental health crisis or is suicidal, please
call 9-8-8.
You can go swimming at the Wisconsin Rapids Aquatic Center on Friday and kids 14 and under
will get a free ticket to the Raptors' game.
You can register your dog for the Winter Park Gone to the Dog's Pool Party.
It happens on Monday, August 19th, from 3.30 to 5.30.
The cost is $5 per dog and a donation to the Humane Society.
There's an emergency blood shortage in the nation.
Summer heat impacted blood drives in nearly every state.
The American Red Cross has issued an emergency notice of low blood supply.
We have several drives happening this month in Wisconsin Rapids.
The first is this Friday at Lincoln High School.
On August 9th, you can donate from 8.30am to 2pm.
The Community Blood Center of Central Wisconsin will be collecting donations at the former East
Junior High School on August 20th, from 10 to 3, and August 26th, from 2 to 7.
And McMillan Library will hold a blood drive on Friday, August 23rd, from 10 to 3.
Please donate if you can.
There's a cruise in car and tractor show at Rudolph Park this Saturday from 9 to 6.
There'll be a petting zoo and touch a truck from 10 to 2, and the tractor parade starts
at 3.
There's fun for the whole family on Saturday, August 10th.
And that's what you need to know.
I'm Alyssa K, WFHR and W.I.R.I. News.
The Packers get craft back.
I am my Clemens with sports.
After suffering a torn pectoral muscle this spring, Packers tied in Tucker Craft has been
cleared to practice.
I think the reason why I'm playing in the NFL is because of my yak capabilities.
You know, we get in a hot situation, I'm in the flat, catch the ball, it's 20 yard
game.
Baseball LA Dodgers first space been Freddie Freeman, return to action after being at his
three-year-old son Maxx's bedside last week, paralyzed, with Gilan Barray syndrome.
It's been a long week.
No one should have to go through this, just get a three-year-old.
I don't know how many times Chelsea and I said we wish we could switch, you know.
Boys now back home in recovery, Freeman thanking the Dodgers organization and Brewer's manager
Pat Murphy.
Anybody associated with the Dodgers has been incredible, and then I want to give a shout
out to Pat Murphy and his staff.
They actually sent a whole video to us and my family about how they were praying for
us and wishing us well.
The Brewers play the Braves tonight in Atlanta, with sports, I'm Mike Clemens.
On your entertainment beat, I'm Pete Schwabba.
The Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez divorce has been injected with some actual Hollywood-styled
drama.
According to Shug Knight, illicit videos of Lopez were found when the FBI raided Sean
Diddy Combs properties a few months ago.
The former death row CEO claims the FBI gave the videos to Affleck as a solid to prepare
him in case the videos potentially went public.
Knight is apparently basing this all on the timing of the issues between Affleck and Lopez.
Combs has been accused of crimes ranging from sex trafficking to sexual assault.
What are the effects of divorce for middle-aged man?
For Ben Affleck, he sought counsel from his ex-wife Jennifer Garner, who eventually had
to excuse herself from being her ex's therapist.
Affleck is also rocking a foe hawk like Robert De Niro in Taxi Driver.
This all comes as TMZ reports that Affleck and Lopez are not speaking to each other.
In the meantime, Ben Affleck will presumably be on the lookout for a new girl named Jen
while looking like Travis Bickle.
Molly Kearney has left the show Saturday Night Live after two seasons.
Kearney is the show's first non-binary cast member ever.
On social media, Kearney called their SNL experience a dream come true and looked back
fondly.
Her exit follows the exit of fellow cast member, Punky Johnson, who announced she was leaving
the show after four seasons.
Johnson also put out a social media message that said,
SNL, I love you.
What could possibly make shooting a steamy sex scene for a movie even more awkward?
When asked what his most embarrassing scene ever to film was by El Magazine, Josh Hart
and it said it was a scene from the 2001 film Pearl Harbor, where he and co-star Kate
Beckinsale made love in a parachute.
If you haven't already guessed, it was a Michael Bay film.
The star of the new film traps as Beckinsale's one-year-old child and her boyfriend were
present during filming.
That's enough to give a guy a case of the yips.
Among other things.
It was another record breaking weekend to the box office.
Not only did Deadpool and Wolverine keep the top spot for the second weekend in a row,
it topped 100 million in sales for the second week and is on pace to top 400 million at
the domestic box office, and well over 800 million worldwide.
If the current pace keeps up, it could overtake Inside Out 2 for the highest earning film
of 2024 so far.
Box office prognosticators said that it is likely Deadpool and Wolverine will become the
highest grossing R-rated movie of all time, without the adjustment for inflation.
That Deadpool and Wolverine is already the highest grossing R-rated film domestically overtaking
the passion of the Christ.
Rounding out last week's top five were Twister at 22 million.
The new M-Night Thriller trap starring Josh Hartnett, which pulled in 15 million, despicable
me at 4 million in Inside Out 2 at just under 7 million.
For more showbiz fun, tune in to Nightlight with me, Peach Wabba.
Weakness from 7-9pm on the Civic Media Radio Network.
Mostly sunny today are high in the mid-70s this afternoon, with wind out of the northeast
at 5-15.
Tonight mostly clear will drop down to around 55 for a load tomorrow, partly becoming
mostly cloudy, with a high in the mid to upper 70s.
I'm either you're all that is Sean Cable.
Outside now, it's 58!