Getting ready for St. Paddy’s Day!

Could set a record today with the temps. Looks like the all-time high in La Crosse is 75° set back in 2012.

Even if we don’t break the record, it’s still going to be friggin’ beautiful today.

We wrapped up the work week with a couple of new “Date Night” winners thanks to Rocky Rococo’s & the Micon Cinemas in Eau Claire…and thanks to Saxon Hall & the Marcus Cinema in La Crosse.

Doc joined us just after 8am to talk NASCAR racing courtesy of County Materials in Holmen, and we also took a look at some St. Paddy’s Day stats & info as we get prepped for tomorrow’s 20th annual St. Paddy’s Day .01k to benefit the Hunger Task Force.

In the news this morning, three arrests were made in the recent shooting on La Crosse’s northside, an American Airlines plane caught fire in Denver leading to passengers on the wing of the plane to avoid the flames, the government is warning people about a toll/text scam, the “influencer” who snatched a baby wombat from it’s mother has left Australia & isn’t welcome back anytime soon, and a bunch of fish died in Winnishiek County due to a manure run-off.

In sports, the Bucks beat the Lakers last night to snap a three-game losing streak, the Badgers beat Northwestern yesterday to advance in the Big 10 Tournament, and after Minnesota’s loss on Wednesday…they immediately fired their head coach.

Elsewhere in sports, Steph Curry hit another 3-pointer milestone last night, and MLB’s regular season starts in Tokyo early next week! And did you see this Cubs player take batting practice with a Samurai sword?

We let you know what’s on TV & in theaters this weekend, and had a funny story about a cop in #Florida who helped a pizza guy make a delivery.

A recent poll found that terrestrial radio is still one of the top ways people consume music.

And in today’s edition of “Bad News with Happy Music”, we had stories about the growing interest in threesomes, a #FloridaMan who was stealing lap dances, a woman who left her baby in an Uber, a restaurant that has to compensate it’s diners after they found out some 17 year olds pissed in a hotpot, and a flight attendant on Alaska Airlines wants you to come get those hands.