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Hello. We are glad you are here. Thanks for taking time to stop by and check in. We know the days can get busy, the week’s sometimes feel long. Which is why we like to slow it down a bit on the weekend and take a “scroll down memory lane.” It’s a simple look back at events that happened on this day in history before we head out into a new day and make more memories along the way. So,

The Illinois Lottery says a billion-dollar Mega Millions ticket was sold at a convenience store near Chicago.   Lottery officials say the two-dollar ticket was purchased at a Speedway filling station in Des Plains that matched all six numbers in Friday night’s drawing.  The jackpot is worth an estimated one-point- three billion dollars before taxes, making it the second-largest Mega Millions jackpot ever.

Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes is officially endorsed for his U.S. Senate run by Wisconsin Democrats.  The state’s Democratic Party endorsed Barnes yesterday.  Party Chair Ben Wikler says Barnes “has won the support of working people in every corner of this state.”  The primary election is Tuesday, August 9th.

The St. Croix County Sheriff’s office is investigating a deadly stabbing.  The Sheriff’s office says several young adults were tubing on the Apple River yesterday afternoon when a 52-year old suspect who was also tubing in a separate group attacked them.  A 17-year old male from Minnesota died from stab wounds while two other males and a female in their 20s suffered stab wounds and are in critical condition.  Sheriff Scott Knudson says the suspect is in custody.

A 20-year old woman is in serious condition after getting thrown from a horse in Dodge County.  The incident happened Friday evening at a farm in Lowell.  The injured woman was airlifted to UW Hospital in serious condition after her mother found her lying in a field.  There is no word yet on an update of the victim’s condition.

Voting equipment testing is underway around Wisconsin.  The Wisconsin Elections Commission says the public can weigh-in on the use of the electronic equipment which will be in place for the August 9th primaries.  Public testing is by law and must take place at least ten-days before each election in which the devices will be in use.

Yet another Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Wisconsin drops out of the race.  Today Wisconsin Treasurer Sarah Godlewski announced the end of her campaign and endorsed Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes in the race.  Godlewski is the the third Democratic senate candidate to drop out this week, making Barnes the only well-known candidate left in the race.

Wisconsin gas prices continue to drop further below four dollars a gallon heading into the weekend.  According to Triple-A, the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded in Wisconsin is three dollars and 94 cents, down two cents overnight and down nearly 20 cents from this time last week.  In Madison the average is three-83 a gallon, down 13 cents from last week.

Sometimes it’s the little things in life that help us get through the day. Whether its treating yourself to a fancy coffee drink or getting a new hairstyle, those are the simple moments that can make a big difference.   For this week’s Friday Feel Good we have a story about a woman who arrived IN STYLE to her hair appointment after an Officer spotted her walking down the road.  The woman is 84 years old and no longer drives, but she wanted to

 A now-former swim coach at a suburban Indianapolis high school is looking at stalking charges in Wisconsin for traveling there to meet a woman who he follows online. Investigators say 45-year-old Matthew Papachronis paid a child five dollars to deliver a note to the young woman as she was sitting at her boyfriend’s baseball game in Plover, Wisconsin. She immediately called the police. Papachronis apparently told the woman he followed her to her home, and was stalking her for a few days. The