What's on TV/Dancing with the Stars

Missing cat/3D-printed beak/100th bday

Halloween stuff - Boomers/Horror movies

Have Ritz crackers changed/Coffee shop hours

Mispronounced food words

Bad News with Happy Music

Sure...it's Monday. But at least it's going to be rather nice this week with temps in the upper 60's & low 70's.

In the news this morning, the latest on the riots in France, a woman in Kansas drives onto a soccer field...killing several people, more info on the deadly school shooting in Oregon last week, Wisconsin is getting millions of dollars to bring more Amtrak service to Madison,

In sports, the Badgers lost to #12 UCLA on Saturday, a look at the updated NCAAF rankings after a wild weekend, the Rays take a 3-2 lead on the Guardians in the ALCS, a recap of yesterday's NFL action, checking in on the WNBA Finals, the NBA regular season kicks off tomorrow afternoon, Tyler Reddick wins in Arizona, and Jalen Hurts is on the IR indefinitely.

We talked about what's on TV & streaming today/tonight. And a pro from "Dancing With the Stars" gets suspended.

A cat that went missing for nearly two years gets reunited with it's owners, a bird receives a 3D-printed beak, and a woman celebrates her 100th birthday!

Halloween is next Saturday and one group of people are definitely not going to be celebrating...according to a new online poll. Plus, a list of the best horror movies of 2026!

Elsewhere in sports, the deadly rappelling incident from Saturday, a Duke player apologizes for his interaction with a trainer, a Bearcats player gets injured on the medical cart, and the NBA is changing some of the bets you'll be allowed to make this upcoming season.

Are you mispronouncing some of these food words?

A debate about what hours coffee shops should be open. And are Ritz crackers the latest thing to change their original recipe?

And in today's edition of "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about a wedding venue that refuses to refund a couple's money after the groom dies, a woman is arrested for standing in the way of delivery robots, the dynamic pricing at Walmart, a drone delivering McDonald's & booze to an inmate in Quebec, a brewery owner claims there's a ghost in his kitchen, a #FloridaMan gets eaten by a massive gator, and a dude in Brazil who sold all his belongings & traveled to meet his girlfriend who turned out to be A.I.

Sure...it's Monday. But at least it's going to be rather nice this week with temps in the upper 60's &amp; low 70's.
In the news this morning, the latest on the <a href="https://nypost.com/2026/10/17/world-news/limoges-town-hall-largely-lost-after-far-left-protesters-cast-flames-on-historic-landmark-amid-french-unrest/">riots in Franc</a>e, a woman in Kansas drives onto a <a href="https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16217689/people-injured-pickup-truck-drives-youth-soccer-field-Kansas.html">soccer field</a>...killing several people, more info on the <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/hero-bystander-took-down-oregon-175100452.html">deadly school shooting</a> in Oregon last week, Wisconsin is getting millions of dollars to bring more <a href="https://www.channel3000.com/news/wisconsin-gets-over-218m-to-bring-amtrak-service-to-madison/article_2444b672-e863-497a-82f4-bba8d2faf51e.html">Amtrak service</a> to Madison,
In sports, the <a href="https://badgerswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/badgers/football/2026/10/18/social-media-reacts-to-wisconsins-humbling-week-7-loss-at-ucla/92315627007/">Badgers</a> lost to #12 UCLA on Saturday, a look at the updated <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/ap-top-25-college-football-rankings-miami-byu/">NCAAF rankings</a> after a wild weekend, the Rays take a 3-2 lead on the Guardians in the <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/rays-win-alcs-game-4-2026">ALCS</a>, a recap of yesterday's <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/scoreboard/_/week/6/year/2025/seasontype/2">NFL action</a>, checking in on the <a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/wnba/live/wnba-finals-valkyries-steal-gritty-game-1-win-over-dream-as-gabby-williams-scores-26-010158009.html">WNBA Finals</a>, the <a href="https://www.nba.com/news/key-dates">NBA regular season</a> kicks off tomorrow afternoon, <a href="https://www.nascar.com/videos/franchise/nascar-cup-victory-lane/reddick-after-phoenix-victory-this-group-never-lost-the-motivation/">Tyler Reddick</a> wins in Arizona, and <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/50202417/sources-eagles-place-jalen-hurts-ir-due-blood-clot">Jalen Hurts</a> is on the IR indefinitely.
We talked about what's on TV &amp; streaming today/tonight. And a pro from "<a href="https://ew.com/alan-bersten-jenna-dewan-paired-dancing-with-the-stars-val-chmerkovskiy-dwts-12179722">Dancing With the Stars</a>" gets suspended.
A <a href="https://abc7ny.com/post/missing-cat-found-571-days-2-state-adventure/19935936/">cat that went missing</a> for nearly two years gets reunited with it's owners, a <a href="https://nltimes.nl/2026/10/15/world-first-southern-ground-hornbill-gets-3d-printed-beak-prostheses-artis-zoo">bird</a> receives a 3D-printed beak, and a woman celebrates her <a href="https://people.com/woman-celebrates-100th-birthday-reveals-secret-to-living-long-life-exclusive-12170568">100th birthday</a>!
Halloween is next Saturday and <a href="https://d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/Halloween_poll_results.pdf">one group</a> of people are definitely not going to be celebrating...according to a new online poll. Plus, a list of the <a href="https://variety.com/lists/best-horror-movies-2026-ranked/">best horror movies of 2026</a>!
Elsewhere in sports, the <a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/airman-dies-utsa-rappelling-incident/">deadly rappelling incident</a> from Saturday, a <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/acc/2026/10/18/duke-football-kimari-robinson-swiping-trainer/92315249007/">Duke player</a> apologizes for his interaction with a trainer, a <a href="https://awfulannouncing.com/college-football/tnt-broadcast-captures-medical-cart-ramming-cincinnatis-josh-hough-into-wall.html">Bearcats</a> player gets injured on the medical cart, and the <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/16/nba-tightens-betting-rules-develops-ai-to-flag-suspicious-wagers.html">NBA is changing</a> some of the bets you'll be allowed to make this upcoming season.
Are you <a href="https://www.delish.com/kitchen-tools/g60620618/most-mispronounced-food-words-ever/">mispronouncing</a> some of these food words?
A debate about <a href="https://www.today.com/food/trends/when-coffee-shop-open-debate-customers-baristas-disagree-social-media-rcna603519">what hours coffee shops should be open</a>. And are <a href="https://brobible.com/culture/article/ritz-cracker-change/">Ritz crackers</a> the latest thing to change their original recipe?
And in today's edition of "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about a <a href="https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2026/09/23/unjust-and-ghoulish-wedding-venue-keeps-nearly-dollar16k-after-groom-to-be-dies-then-countersues-fiancee/">wedding venue</a> that refuses to refund a couple's money after the groom dies, a woman is arrested for standing in the way of <a href="https://6abc.com/post/woman-arrested-blocking-delivery-robot-center-city-philadelphia-confrontation/19941323/">delivery robots</a>, the <a href="https://brobible.com/culture/article/walmart-dynamic-pricing-butter/">dynamic pricing</a> at Walmart, a <a href="https://www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/article/drone-delivers-mcdonalds-nuggets-alcohol-to-inmate-at-quebec-prison/">drone</a> delivering McDonald's &amp; booze to an inmate in Quebec, a <a href="https://hudsonvalley.news12.com/ghosts-in-the-kitchen-newburgh-brewery-owner-shares-eerie-security-footage">brewery owner</a> claims there's a ghost in his kitchen, a <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/florida-fisherman-71-killed-nearly-12-foot-alligator-rescuers-face-more-gators">#FloridaMan</a> gets eaten by a massive gator, and a dude in Brazil who sold all his belongings &amp; traveled to meet his girlfriend who <a href="https://www.ndtv.com/offbeat/brazilian-man-sells-everything-travels-1-900-km-to-meet-girlfriend-she-turned-out-to-be-ai-12202634">turned out to be A.I.</a>

Also heard live from 6-9am on 95.7 THE ROCK in La Crosse, WI WRQT and 92.9 THE X in Eau Claire, WI WECL Brian Simpson - Jean Taylor - Scott Robert Shaw

Also heard live from 6-9am on 95.7 THE ROCK in La Crosse, WI WRQT and 92.9 THE X in Eau Claire, WI WECL Brian Simpson - Jean Taylor - Scott Robert Shaw

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Also heard live from 6-9am on 95.7 THE ROCK in La Crosse, WI WRQT and 92.9 THE X in Eau Claire, WI WECL Brian Simpson - Jean Taylor

Also heard live from 6-9am on 95.7 THE ROCK in La Crosse, WI WRQT and 92.9 THE X in Eau Claire, WI WECL Brian Simpson - Jean Taylor