Show intro/Friday Song

Exploding trees/MSP protestors/Treadmills

Badgers/Bucks/Championship games/Ravens

What's on TV/In theaters

Apt fire rescue/Class ring/Kidney donation

Pie Day/Measure your feet day/Handwriting day

NBA gambling scandal/Man City refunding fans

Scientifically accurate movies

Mascot salaries

Bad News with Happy Music

 Daily Check-Ins

Schools & businesses are closing due to the record cold temps, so make sure you check before you head out today!



It's show day, so we mixed in some extra 311, Lit, & Sick Puppies before tonight's show at the La Crosse Center.



In the news this morning, the WI DNR responds to the viral "exploding trees" posts on social media, a nationwide recall on treadmills, and several people who interrupted a church service in Minneapolis have been arrested.



In sports, the Badgers won their 5th in a row last night by beating Penn State, the Bucks look to get back on track tonight against Denver, a look at this weekend's AFC & NFC Championship games, the Baltimore Ravens have hired a new head coach, and the NFL award nominations are out!



We let you know what's on TV this weekend and what's new in theaters.



And speaking of movies, a list of "scientifically accurate" movies according to NASA.



Today happens to be "National Pie Day". And it's also "National Handwriting Day" and "Measure Your Feet Day"



Elsewhere in sports, the latest on the NBA betting scandal, and a soccer team is refunding a bunch of it's fans after a sub-par performance recently.



Cool story about a class ring that was found by a guy with a metal detector & returned to it's original owner. A dramatic video of firefighters in Michigan who rescued several people and a pet from an apartment fire. And another great story about a woman who donated a kidney to her best friend.



A study took a look at how much various mascots earn…and it's got us thinking we chose the wrong career path.



And in today's edition of "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about a unique way of dealing with bear attacks in Japan, a guy who was selling cars on Facebook Marketplace…then stealing the cars from the people he sold them to…and then trying to sell them again, three soccer fans got arrested for wearing the Borat man-kini to a match featuring Kazakhstan, a woman who neglected her elderly father for so long that his bones were exposed, and a drag queen is getting sued by Patagonia.

Schools &amp; businesses are closing due to the record cold temps, so make sure you check before you head out today!
 
It's show day, so we mixed in some extra 311, Lit, &amp; Sick Puppies before tonight's show at the La Crosse Center.
 
In the news this morning, the WI DNR responds to the viral "<a href="https://www.wbay.com/2026/01/22/wisconsin-dnr-responds-viral-posts-exploding-trees/">exploding trees</a>" posts on social media, a nationwide <a href="https://www.eatingwell.com/treadmills-recalled-fire-hazard-11890712">recall</a> on treadmills, and <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/fbi-homeland-security-arrest-two-protesters-disrupted-minneapolis-chur-rcna255409">several people</a> who interrupted a church service in Minneapolis have been arrested.
 
In sports, the <a href="https://www.si.com/college/wisconsin/basketball/biggest-takeaways-from-wisconsin-badgers-98-71-win-at-penn-state">Badgers</a> won their 5th in a row last night by beating Penn State, the <a href="https://www.docsports.com/free-picks/nba/2026/denver-nuggets-vs-milwaukee-bucks-prediction-1-23-2026-preview-and-pick.html">Bucks</a> look to get back on track tonight against Denver, a look at this weekend's <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/playoffs/2026/01/20/nfl-playoffs-schedule-bracket-afc-nfc-championship-weekend/88257556007/">AFC &amp; NFC Championship games</a>, the <a href="https://www.nfl.com/news/jesse-minter-ravens-hire-head-coach-chargers-dc">Baltimore Ravens</a> have hired a new head coach, and the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/nfl-mvp-award-finalists-2aecebfdf696129cfc0e686b081218d8">NFL award nominations</a> are out!
 
We let you know what's on TV this weekend and what's <a href="https://www.fandango.com/">new in theaters</a>.
 
And speaking of movies, a list of "<a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-15457469/NASA-list-scientifically-accurate-sci-fi-movies.html">scientifically accurate</a>" movies according to NASA.
 
Today happens to be "<a href="https://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/national-day/national-pie-day-january-23">National Pie Day</a>". And it's also "<a href="https://nationaltoday.com/national-handwriting-day/">National Handwriting Day</a>" and "<a href="https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/measure-your-feet-day/">Measure Your Feet Day</a>"
 
Elsewhere in sports, the latest on the <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/1st-defendant-sentenced-nba-gambling-scheme-gets-2/story?id=129429568">NBA betting scandal</a>, and a soccer team is <a href="https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/47681540/manchester-city-refund-bodo-glimt-champions-league">refunding</a> a bunch of it's fans after a sub-par performance recently.
 
Cool story about a <a href="https://www.klkntv.com/good-samaritan-returns-1966-crete-high-school-class-ring-found-in-new-jersey/">class ring</a> that was found by a guy with a metal detector &amp; returned to it's original owner. A dramatic video of <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/dramatic-michigan-apartment-fire-rescue-seen-helmet-cam">firefighters in Michigan</a> who rescued several people and a pet from an apartment fire. And another great story about a woman who <a href="https://www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nova-scotia/article/i-wasnt-ready-for-her-to-go-ns-woman-makes-life-saving-donation-to-friend/">donated a kidney</a> to her best friend.
 
A study took a look at <a href="https://www.fox29.com/news/grittys-salary-is-almost-higher-than-pennsylvania-gov-shapiro-report?utm_source=fark&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_content=link&amp;ICID=ref_fark">how much various mascots ear</a>n&hellip;and it's got us thinking we chose the wrong career path.
 
And in today's edition of "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about a unique way of dealing with <a href="https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/japan-deploys-pepper-spray-drones-as-bear-attacks-hit-record-levels-3308144/">bear attacks</a> in Japan, a guy who was selling cars on Facebook Marketplace&hellip;then <a href="https://www.kctv5.com/2026/01/20/kansas-city-man-accused-selling-cars-facebook-then-stealing-them-back/">stealing the cars</a> from the people he sold them to&hellip;and then trying to sell them again, three soccer fans got arrested for wearing the <a href="https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/three-football-fans-jailed-after-36596702">Borat man-kini</a> to a match featuring Kazakhstan, a woman who <a href="https://lawandcrime.com/crime/daughter-refused-to-give-diabetic-74-year-old-father-his-medicine-neglected-him-until-bones-were-exposed-from-extensive-pressure-ulcers-cops/">neglected her elderly father</a> for so long that his bones were exposed, and a <a href="https://nypost.com/2026/01/22/us-news/patagonia-sues-drag-queen-pattie-gonia-claiming-irreparable-harm/">drag queen</a> is getting sued by Patagonia.

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