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.
A state lawmaker is banned from the lack of flambo reservation in northern Wisconsin over
a march he made at a meeting in August.
When state Senator Mary Felskowski said giving money to the tribe to end a dispute over
road closures would be like giving into terrorists.
The tribe's president says Velskowski's comment damaged negotiations and harmed the tribe.
Another case of West Nile viruses confirmed in Wisconsin state health officials, say a person
in rock county was infected, it's the seventh West Nile case confirmed in Wisconsin this
year.
Fewer than 1% of people who can track West Nile virus develop serious symptoms, but health
officials urge people to be careful to reduce their exposure to mosquitoes.
Vice President Kamala Harris returns to Wisconsin, we expect to learn more this week about a
stop in Wisconsin on Friday.
Meanwhile her running mate Tim Walls was in was on superior over the weekend.
We cannot have four more years of that nearly 80 year old man yelling at people to get
off his yard screaming about cats and looking out for himself.
Republican running mate JD Vance campaigns in old Claire tomorrow.
At least 1,350 people in Wisconsin registered to vote after pop star Taylor Swift endorsed
Vice President Kamala Harris last week, that's according to vote.org Swift posted her
support for Harris on Instagram Tuesday night after the presidential debate.
There's talk of trimming the federal trade commission by 27% but Aaron Whitty of the consumer
Federation of America says the FTC has good ideas like making it easier to cancel online
subscriptions.
It would make it as easy for someone to cancel a subscription as it is to sign up for it.
And that proposal has gotten thousands of comments from consumers about how much time they
are wasting a group called opportunity Wisconsin is calling on Congress to pass clean funding
bills without extreme provisions that would hurt families.
Wisconsin will distribute about $30 million in federal money to increase internet access.
The American Rescue Plan money will loan devices to more than 50,000 households and more
than 30,000 homes will get free Wi-Fi.
I'm Terry Bell, civic media news.
Here's what you need to know closer to home.
It's a victory Monday for the Packers.
Hi, I'm Chibi Kusku with sports filling in for my Clemens.
Green Bay got a 10 point lead in the first half and stayed ahead of Indianapolis the rest
of the way, taking a 16 to 10 victory at Lambo Field on Sunday.
A leak will us through his first career touch-tomp pass and Josh Jacobs ran for 151 yards.
The defense also got in on the act and intercepting three passes by the Colts.
Head coach Matt LaFlor was happy to get the win.
I'm so proud of our staff, our players, just everybody sticking together because adversity
is coming in every week in this league and you face it in game, you face it obviously
going into the game when you don't have your star quarter back and you just got to find
a way to win because at the end of the day nobody cares and this game is about winning
and you got to do it however you got to find a way and our guys found a way today.
The backers will play Tennessee this Sunday.
Milwaukee's rod of extra-ending losses continued Sunday as the Brewers fell 11-10 in ten
innings to the Diamondbacks.
Milwaukee took a lead in the top of the 10th but gave up three runs in the bottom half
with closer Devon Williams left in the bullpen.
It doesn't get any easier for the Brewers who will host the Phillies and Diamondbacks for
a 7-game homestam beginning tonight.
Milwaukee's lead in the NL Central is at 10 games.
I'm Jimmy Cusca with Civic Media Sports.
On your entertainment beat, I'm Pete Schwabba.
Paramount's Lioness has added new cast members for season 2.
Joining series leads Zoe Saldana will be Max Martini and Patricia Dillion.
The Taylor Sheridan created show which is inspired by an actual military op-s outfit focuses
on Saldana's character as she tries to balance her dangerous work with family.
Good show.
The athletes becoming actor's trend continues first that was Travis Kelsey and now Steph
Curry.
The Hollywood Reporter says Curry wants to act and be a media mogul and has started a
new development company called Unanimous Media.
The four-time NBA World Champion and two-time MVP can currently be seen in Peacock's
Mr. Throwback.
This is not really anything new is back in the day Jim Brown pursued a career in Hollywood
after leaving the gridiron as did Dick Butkis and even Apollo Creed himself Carl Weathers
was also a former NFL player in a related story John Goodman plans to try out for the
New York Knicks.
The 40th annual video music awards are in the books after a festive night.
The event took place in UBS Arena in New York last Wednesday night.
Some of the big winners were Sabrina Carpenter for Best Song.
She also performed and made out with an alien.
No joke.
M&M won for Best Hip Hop and Lenny Kravitz took home the prize for Best Rock video.
Chepp Elrond won for Best New Artist despite showing up in an outfit that looks like it
was designed by me.
Ron and Carpenter also performed at the event as did LL Cool J.
Sticking with the video music awards, Chepp Elrond got snippy on the red carpet telling
a photographer to shut the f*** up.
The singer later explained that she is not comfortable with cameras and has anxiety around
a lot of people.
Good luck on tour.
Those around her most likely on the payroll showed their support.
In her defense, I yelled the same thing at the photographer who took my high school graduation
photo.
Taylor Swift had her own network special last Wednesday night, also known as the video
music awards.
The event took place at the UBS Arena in New York and Swift was a big winner.
It took the stage often for acceptance speeches while taking home lots of hardware.
For the third year in a row, the Megastar won Best Music Video for Fortnite on which
she collaborated with Post Malone.
The video also won Best Direction.
Swift's video for Anti Hero won in 2023 and her own version of All Too Well took home
the prize in 2022.
Swift also won Artist of the Year for the second year in a row.
She is the only artist to win the award in Back to Back years.
That's right, she is no longer an up-and-comer.
During Swift's many acceptance speeches, she honored the victims of 9-11 and surprised
everybody by giving a shout-out to Travis Kelsey, who she referred to as her boyfriend.
Swift also encouraged people to register to vote.
For more, Shelby's fun, tune in to Nightlight.
With me, Pete Schwabba, weeknights from 6-8pm on the Civic Media Radio Network.
With your forecast, I'm Corey Hartman for today, mostly sunny highs in the mid-80s, partly
cloudy, upper 50s tonight, Sunshine 83 for Tuesday.
For Tuesday night, clear skies and a low around 53.
Lots of sun Wednesday and Thursday with highs near 80 degrees Friday, back to near 80.