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Hello! Welcome to your weekend. This is our time to look back and see what has happened on this date in the pages of history. Each Saturday morning we take a little “scroll down memory lane” and a look back before heading forward into your day. Thanks for joining. We’re glad you’re here! Now, let’s see what has happened on the calendar pages along the way “On This Day.” Today is Saturday, December 26th, the 361st day of the year. 

Officials warn of COVID-19 vaccine scammers.  This week Middleton Police along with the Federal Trade Commission are among the government offices to issue vaccine scam warnings.  Middleton Police tweeted Wednesday for anyone to report calls requesting payment in exchange for being placed on a list or be bumped to the front of the line for a vaccination.  The report says real authorized vaccination sites don’t ask for personal information such as social security numbers or personal banking or credit information. 

A man faces his tenth OWI charge.  The 77-year old was stopped late Thursday when he was found driving the wrong way on a interstate ramp in Madison.  State Troopers say Clarence Gage didn’t pass the field sobriety test.  He was arrested on what troopers discovered after a background check is his tenth operating a vehicle while under the influence charge.

A shopping center near Houston went bigger this year, as Texas is known to do! They launched a pretty cool virtual Santa experience where kids talk one-on-one with a Santa hologram.  A local reporter got to try it out.  (The guy who plays him is in another room watching a video feed, so his responses aren’t pre-loaded.) CLICK HERE TO HEAR THE STORY: YOU CAN HEAR THE FRIDAY FEEL GOOD EVERY FRIDAY AT 2:45pm ON GREATEST HITS 98.1

Wisconsin Health officials confirm 15-hundred-and-six new COVID-19 cases in the last day.  The total number of positive cases since the beginning of the pandemic is nearly 468-thousand.  There were five additional deaths reported today, raising the statewide death toll to four-thousand-679.

The Badgers snap a ten-game losing streak at Michigan State with a Christmas win over the Spartans.  D’Mitrik Trice led the Badgers this afternoon with 29 points in the 85-to-76 victory.  It’s the first win for the Badgers in East Lansing since 2004.   Wisconsin improved to 8-and-1 overall and 2-and-0 in the Big Ten.

The average cost of regular gas in Wisconsin is up eleven-cents-a-gallon compared to a week ago.  Triple-A says the price per gallon in the Badger State is 2.05 while the national average is 2.21.  The price at the pump jumped 17-cents-a-gallon in Appleton today 2.02.  Drivers are paying 2.15-a-gallon in La Crosse, 2.02 in Madison and two-dollars in Milwaukee.

It’s here! In a year where so many things look different, Christmas came just the same. If you are celebrating Christmas this year, we wish you the Merriest of days. Christmas is one the most significant holidays in Western Christianity as it commemorates the birth of Jesus.  The traditional Christmas narrative says that Jesus was born in a stable in Bethlehem to Mary and Joseph.  Pope Francis is celebrating Christmas Eve in Rome with coronavirus restrictions in place. Midnight Mass started earlier than usual at

The latest coronavirus numbers in Wisconsin show some good news. The state’s Department of Health Services yesterday reported that nearly 92- percent of people who’ve ever tested positive for the virus have now recovered. DHS also reported that the state’s seven-day positive average fell below nine-percent. But DHS, however, is also reporting an uptick in deaths. The state’s death rate is now at one-percent. However, nationally the trend isn’t the same.   More than 120-thousand Americans spent Christmas Eve in

Chippewa Falls Police are using 10-thousand-dollars from some former officers to upgrade their cameras. The Chippewa Falls Police Department Alumni Association donated the money this week. The department will use it to buy a new pole camera. Pole cameras are used to keep an eye on high crime areas. The money came from donations to Chippewa Falls’ Back the Blue campaign.