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For WFHR and WIRI News, I'm Melissa K. As we get closer to the peak tornado month of June, Wisconsin has already seen several touchdown.
Meteorologist Brittany Marlow has more. A total of nine tornadoes tore through the state last week on Thursday. The National Weather Service conducted their damage surveys on Friday and rated three of them, EF2s, on the enhanced Vegeta scale.
The National Weather Service says winds of 125 miles per hour hit new Richmond in far northwest Wisconsin and 120 mile-power peak winds destroyed parts of Juneau, Mayville and Colby in southern areas of the state.
And the tornado in Juneau was on the ground for over nine miles. The others are rated EF1s with 95 mile-power winds in Lumira, Christie, and another in Juneau that hit the airport.
The rest were EF0s and rib balls and loyal with around 80 mile-power winds there. Before Thursday, the state had seen seven tornadoes in total this year, all of which appeared on April 28th.
Now in just two days so far this year, Wisconsin has experienced 16 in total. The state's average is 23 per year. Last year, we broke records with 45 tearing through our backyard.
Gas prices rose 7.1 cents over the last week for an average of 298 today. This is 2.5 cents higher than a month ago and over 38 cents per gallon lower than this time last year.
Oil prices jumped following President Trump's decision to reduce tariffs and strike new trade deals. This move caused gas prices to increase in over three quarters of US states last week.
Drivers are seeing significant savings at the pump compared to a year ago, but that gap has narrowed as oil prices have rebounded. As it looks now, this could be one of the most affordable summers for motorists since the pandemic.
Prices in central Wisconsin today range from 282 to 289 per gallon. During a House Appropriations Committee hearing last week, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was questioned about his vaccine views in Washington. Lisa Hale has more.
Wisconsin's second district Democratic Congressman Mark Pocan asked Kennedy if he had a child today, whether he would vaccinate that child against measles. His answer?
For measles, probably for measles. I would, you know, what I would say is my opinions about vaccines are irrelevant.
The exchange came amid ongoing but waning measles outbreaks in the United States. The head of Health and Human Services in President Trump's administration also said,
I don't think people should be taking advice medical advice from me as HHS Secretary Kennedy's job is to protect the health of Americans and manage various agencies such as the CDC and the FDA.
Budget negotiations are at a standstill in Madison. Stuart J. Wattles has the story. Senate leaders are urging Governor Evers to meet this week to keep talks on track before the fiscal year ends. Senate Majority Leader Devon Lamehu and Speaker Robin Voss say their tax cut proposal is on hold until they can sit down with the governor.
Democrats are criticizing Republicans for delaying debate on key budget items.
The annual click-it-or-ticket campaign begins today and runs through June 1st. The Portage County Sheriff's Office is joining law enforcement agencies across the state and country to reinforce the life-saving habit of wearing a seatbelt.
Buckling up is one of the easiest and most effective steps you can take to survive a crash. Wisconsin law allows officers to stop and cite motorists for not wearing a seatbelt.
The goal of the click-it-or-ticket campaign is to reduce fatal crashes in coincides with the first summer travel holiday.
I'm Melissa K for WFHR and WIRI News.
It's the Brewers and the Orioles. Hi, I'm Mike Clemens with Sports. The Brewers host the Baltimore Orioles tonight at AM Fanfield.
After seven years Baltimore fired their manager Brandon Hyde over the weekend and replaced him with third base coach Tony Manzalino.
Yesterday the Brewers avoided a sweep. They beat the twins five to two. Pat Murphy conceding. The Brewers have not spent very much this year in free agency.
I trust the players. I like the players. I think they're good. Now, did we go spend a lot of money in the off-season guys? Let's call a spade spade. No, we did. Are we real deep in the position player business? No, we're not. But we have good ones.
In golf, Scotty Sheffler shot 11 under par to win the PGA at Quail Hollow in Charlotte.
I've prepared my entire life and to have a chance to win a tournament that I've dreamed about as a kid is a pretty cool feeling.
And when you step up out on the first tee, you know, there's definitely stress. It's definitely challenging. But at the same time, I mean, it's a lot of fun.
At Scotty Sheffler was Sports on Mike Clemens.
On your entertainment beat, I'm Peach Wabe. Jennifer Lawrence is the last true movie star according to Sean Penn.
The actor discussed numerous celebrities on the Lewis The Row podcast recently, and his usual spoke his mind.
The fast times at Ridgemont High Star said he felt the movie star manufacturer stopped working right after Lawrence.
That's a lot of pressure on Lawrence. Penn also had effusive praise for Tom Cruise, calling him an extraordinary craftsman and an actor who pursues excellence on such a high level.
Penn also talked about how impressed he was with the fact that Cruise does his own stunts and called him in addition to being a remarkable actor, probably the best stuntman in Hollywood.
Penn did say there were many young great actors out there. And when asked if Timothy Chalamet was one of them, said he hadn't seen any of the complete unknown stars films.
Scarlett Johansson says after her breakout role in 2003's Lost in Translation, she enjoyed success, but it came with the baggage of being offered acting roles that objectified her.
The actress told Vanity Fair that she felt she was being exploited and had to have a talk with her representatives about what kind of roles she wanted.
She also said her co-star in the film Bill Murray was in a strange place during the filming, saying that he was dealing with stuff.
Love when people allude to things but don't give you the full tea. She did say she thinks Murray isn't a much better place now as life has humbled him.
If you haven't seen Sofia Coppola's Lost in Translation, it's a great movie and Johansson is excellent.
Former Bestie Taylor Swift and Blake Lively have had a rough patch.
Source to say the world's biggest pop star wants nothing to do with Lively until after her legal battles with Justin Baldoni are over.
Baldoni and Lively are embroiled in lawsuits stemming from their film It Ends With Us. Swift was served a subpoena in the case and there are rumors that Lively is trying to get her support.
Swift has made it clear she did not appreciate that and wants no part of it and has made clear she had nothing to do with the film and wants to keep her distance from the drama.
The New York Post reports the friendship is in a fragile state.
I love movies that are cinematic but it's also fun when the filmmaker takes chances.
The new film Hallow Road takes place primarily in one location, a car.
The film stars Matthew Rees and Rosemond Pike as parents who get a call that their daughter was in a car accident.
Most of the film takes place between the two actors driving to the scene.
The thriller is reviewing well and will find its way to America in August.
For more showbiz fun tune in to Nightlight with me, Peach Waba.
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A mix of clouds and sunshine today with a high in the mid to upper fifties this afternoon.
A little breezy at times especially later this afternoon.
Tonight breezy with showers after midnight or low in the low fifties tomorrow.
Mostly cloudy with scattered rain and a high in the mid fifties.
I'm yourologist Sean Cable. Outside now it's forty.
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