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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.
From the WFHRWIRI Newsroom, I'm Terry Barr.
Powerful spring storms rolling through parts of Wisconsin Monday night into early hours today.
Forecasters watching for a risk of tornadoes severe thunderstorms and large hail in some areas.
Now those storms also in two waves, one traveling across the northeastern Iowa areas and into southwestern Wisconsin then toward the northeastern part of the state.
Then a second line of storms also coming across the southern part of the state early this morning.
National Weather Service officials are saying storms could hang around through at least 4 AM on Tuesday.
Visit WFHR.com and WIRI.FM for the latest information about the storms.
Any damage reports and what you can expect next.
And then listen for more updates throughout the day in our newscast at the top and bottom of the hour.
Meantime a new state law is offering an alternative to the traditional bartenders license in Wisconsin.
Here's Joe and crewlats with details.
The statewide operators permit is a new alternative to traditional operators licenses often referred to as bartenders licenses.
Unlike licenses valid only within the issuing municipality, the statewide operators permit is valid at licensed or permitted premises anywhere in Wisconsin.
It provides flexibility for businesses operating in multiple municipalities eliminating the need to obtain separate licenses for each location.
For more details and permit qualifications, visit the Wisconsin Division of Alcohol Beverages website at revenue.wi.gov.
And after more than 20 years in Wisconsin Rapids, Applebee's is permanently closing.
Not clear what happened, but a sign on the door indicates the restaurant is closed for good as of Monday, 45 people work there.
I'm Terry Barr.
You're listening to WFHR and WIRI News.
The Brewers head to Chicago.
Hi, I'm Mike Clemens with sports baseball.
The Brewers opening a three game series tonight against the Chicago White Sox center field or Garrett Mitchell on the 10-day I.L.
With a strained oblique muscle, Pat Murphy on moving Jackson Cheerio over to center field.
I think he'll adjust to it.
There's, you know, he's got a long way to go to be a great outfielder and he certainly has the ability as he's shown offensively.
He has the ability to be everybody's good defensively.
So it's a work in progress, but I think he'll respond.
NFL, the Packers have signed a free agent Isaiah Simmons to a one-year deal.
The veteran linebacker played for the Giants last season.
NBA, a must win for the box tonight as they face the Pacers in Indy down three games to one.
Yannis on seeing Damien Lillard go down Sunday night with that torn Achilles tendon.
You see like your team and being down, you know, first thought is like, come on, get up, get up, get up.
He cannot walk on his own.
You kind of know that these cities, especially for the guy like Damon.
That's the Bucsiana Santedicupo with sports on Mike Clements.
On your entertainment beat, I'm Pete Schwabba.
Sinners did not make as much as it did last week when it was also number one, but still set a record.
The film pulled in 45 million bucks, which is only 6% less than it made opening weekend.
There's typically a huge fall-off in week two, even for hit movies, but especially for horror films according to variety.
Impressive reviews are giving Sinners serious legs.
And speaking of legs, Star Wars, Revenge of the Sith, 20th anniversary re-release, was number two bringing in 25 million plus,
which edged out Ben Affleck's The Accountant 2.
If you want to hear Ben Affleck do a weird accent, he didn't do in the first film. Check it out.
The Minecraft movie finished in fourth place with just over 22 million.
Rounding out the top five was the horror film Until Dawn, which brought in 8 million.
So far, the box office has seen 11% higher gains than at this time last year.
A good sign, so keep going to the movies.
The new Hunger Games film, Sunrise on the Reeping, is in pre-production High Gear.
Last week, two leads were cast, and now Jesse Clements has been cast as a young Plutarch Havensby.
Hope I'm saying that right? That was the role previously played by Philip Seymour Hoffman.
Hoffman's last film roles, before passing away in 2014, at the age of 46, were both Hunger Games movies.
Sunrise on the Reeping takes place 24 years before the Hunger Games, and should hit theaters in November, 2026.
Here's one of Pete's picks that I liked 75% of.
The film Drop is a good thriller for most of the movie.
It's got a slick look, as well acted, and has an interesting plot where a widow goes on a first date.
Throughout the course of the evening, her phone is air-dropped, threatening messages.
It's a fun watch while trying to figure out who's behind the threats.
It goes a little off the rails in the last 15 minutes, and becomes a bit unrealistic.
Having said that, you will love 75% of this movie.
Robert De Niro won an Oscar for his portrayal of a young Vito Corleone in The Godfather 2.
It might never have happened if he was not rejected for a part after auditioning for The First Godfather.
De Niro auditioned for the role of Sonny Corleone, which went to James Khan.
At a ceremony in Los Angeles last week, honoring Francis Ford Coppola, Bobby D.
thanked the famous director for not casting him in The First Godfather, saying it was the best job I ever never got.
If you've got some money burning a hole in your pocket and are in need of a used couch, you might be in luck.
The original couch from Rosanne will be auctioned off.
The couch is expected to draw a $10,000 bid to start, but could pull in as much as 40-60 Gs.
Just FYI, this is the same couch on which John Goodman gave Rosanne a foot rub.
But rest easy, the winner of the auction will receive a complimentary bottle of for breeze.
For more showbiz fun, tune in to Nightlight with me, Peach Waba, weeknights from 6-8pm on The Civic Media, Radio Network.
Mostly cloudy and a little breezy this morning becoming sunny this afternoon or high today in the upper 50s.
Tonight partly cloudy will drop down into the mid to upper 30s for an overnight load tomorrow.
Little sun in the morning clouds and showers in the afternoon with a high right around 60.
I'm meteorologist Sean Cable.
Outside now it's 46.
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