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A lost fanny pack with money and other personal items is returned to its rightful owner.  WKOW reported yesterday that Madison Police officials say a woman found the fanny pack near Winnebago Street and Bashford Avenue and handed it off to Madison Police.  Investigators say there was ten-thousand dollars in cash and a cell phone in the fanny pack.  A bank receipt for the money helped investigators track down the rightful owner.

Hello! Somehow we have arrived at the last weekend in August. We are glad you are here. Each Saturday we like to take a peek back in the pages of history before we roll out into the day. So, grab your favorite morning sippin’ drink and let’s take a “scroll down memory lane.” On this day: In 1907, the United Parcel Service began service in Seattle, Washington. In 1922, the first radio commercial was broadcast on WEAF in New York

The Wisconsin Supreme Court denies a petition to remove the mask use mandate in Dane County.  Yesterday, the high court rejected the request from petitioners with the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty.  The judges voted 4-3 to deny the request saying the case isn’t in the state supreme court’s jurisdiction.

 A human trafficking operation lands five men under arrest for solicitation of prostitution.  Authorities in Fond du Lac say sex trafficking is not a victimless crime and most victims are subject to violence, intimidation and are repeatedly exploited.  The names of the suspects taken into custody yesterday have not been released.

The average price for regular gas in Wisconsin is down four-cents-a-gallon compared to a week ago.  Heading into the weekend Triple-A says the price at the pump in the Badger State is 2.98 a gallon today and the national average is 3.14.  Drivers are paying two-86-a-gallon in Appleton, two-81 in Fond du Lac, two-92 in Green Bay and two-97-a-gallon in Madison.

A delegation of Republican Wisconsin congressmen are learning about the relocation of Afghan refugees at Fort McCoy.  The Army installation began receiving refugees last week and can accommodate as many as ten-thousand people.  It is anticipated many of the refugees will move out of Wisconsin.  The delegation touring the fort today included U.S. Representatives Mike Gallagher, Glenn Grothman, Bryan Steil, Tom Tiffany and Scott Fitzgerald.

In a year that has been a struggle for many people in many ways, this week we take a minute to check out a good deed in a normal place…. a grocery store. CLICK BELOW TO HEAR THE STORY WITH MORGAN MCCARTHY: Despite hardship, life goes on. And, for this Veteran, a trip to get groceries was turned into a positive experience when a cashier pitched in to help a hero. A reminder that a little kindness has no price

School districts across Wisconsin are struggling to hire teachers. A 2020 Wisconsin Policy Forum report says enrollment in the Wisconsin teacher programs has dropped by more than one-third. The assistant superintendent for the School District of Janesville says they will have teachers from one school virtually teach students at another school. He says the schools don’t anticipate the situation getting better with COVID-19 going on.

The 40th Buckshot Run is back in Eau Claire. The run helps raise money for Special Olympics Wisconsin athletes. The race this year will be on Tuesday, August 31st and Saturday September fourth. More than nine-thousand Special Olympics Wisconsin athletes will be helped.

The Pablo Center at the Confluence in Eau Claire is requiring proof of a COVID-19 vaccination or negative COVID test this year. The executive director at the center says the rule will be in place from September 11th to November first. People inside the building will also be required to wear masks indoors, vaccinated or not.