Wisconsin's Midday News

This week’s Bucks Insiders features Play-by-Play Broadcaster Lisa Byington who talks about how the team looked during shootaround, if the team is feeling frustration over their record this season, what the team does during travel off days and a prediction for how many points Giannis will score tonight.

Commercial Association of Realtors Wisconsin CEO Tracy Johnson talks about how a recent report from the Commercial Association of Realtors Wisconsin suggests Metro Milwaukee is far from being a balanced market. What does the report reveal about the housing shortage? How are cities looking at this urgent need? Which communities are approaching this problem correctly? What are some of the stalled projects in Milwaukee and why? What does this mean for the community when sites are vacant and projects are stalled? What are some of the projects that are moving along as planned?

1. Some Milwaukee city leaders are expressing serious concern over police use of Flock license plate readers, after accusations that a police officer used the system to stalk his partner and his partner's ex. 2. Two people have been injured in a shooting at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. 3. A Costco shopper is suing the retailer to get his tariff costs back.

Wisconsin's Midday News has your Top Two at Two. Guests include Surgical Oncologist Dr. Ajay Sahajpal from Ascension Wisconsin. We also talk about how an 11-year-old girl reported missing in the Los Angeles area in 2020 has been found safe in eastern North Carolina and how the statistics indicate a significant decline in smoking rates across various demographics in the United States.

Surgical Oncologist Dr. Ajay Sahajpal from Ascension Wisconsin talks about how The American Cancer Society recommended the starting age for average-risk colonoscopy screening be lowered from 50 to 45 due to rising colorectal cancer rates in younger adults. Why was this change made? Can you prevent colorectal cancer? Is there a better method being worked on to improve the preparations for getting colonoscopies?

1. A historic emergency oil release. Now that the war with Iran has closed the Strait of Hormuz to shipping traffic, hundreds of millions of barrels of oil will be released into the market. 2. Cleanup is underway today after severe storms and tornadoes ripped through portions of Illinois and Indiana.

Wisconsin's Midday News has your Three Big Things. Guests include TMJ4 News Meteorologist Lauren Larsen. We also talk about a new way to clean up space debris, 2026 Preview Week for the Milwaukee Brewers, and connecting Zoomers with Boomers!

1. Thankful for just hail here in Wisconsin, as that was the worst of it for our storms last night. 2. The White House is embracing autonomous-vehicle technology and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration plans to loosen safety standards that it says are preventing the industry from booming. 3. Speaking of transportation, rising gas prices are significantly impacting rideshare drivers.

Wisconsin's Midday News has your Now at Noon headlines. Guests include ESPN Wisconsin Host Jason Wilde and ABC News Correspondent Jim Ryan. We wrap up with how an 11-year-old girl reported missing in the Los Angeles area in 2020 has been found safe in eastern North Carolina.

ABC News Correspondent Jim Ryan talks about how the nation’s leading experts on hurricane frequency, strength and landfall location are looking ahead to June 1st and taking an educated guess at what the 2026 storm season might bring. The big question is, will we get El Niño? Weather specialists are keeping their fingers crossed and hoping we do. At the same time, the National Hurricane Center has issued a list of 21 names to be used this year.

ESPN Wisconsin Host Jason Wilde talks about how the NFL league year and free agent period officially begins at 3:00 this afternoon. Are there any surprises among the Packers players who are leaving? With all of these players gone, do the Packers have more money to spend? What has the departure of free agents done to the Packers draft capital for the upcoming draft? Who are the new players signing with the Packers?

1. A historic emergency oil release. Now that the war with Iran has closed the Strait of Hormuz to shipping traffic, hundreds of millions of barrels of oil will be released into the market. 2. Cleanup is underway today after severe storms and tornadoes ripped through portions of Illinois and Indiana. 3. The Department of Homeland Security re-instated the Global Entry program today.

Wisconsin's Midday News has your Top Two at Two. Guests include ABC News Correspondent Jordana Miller and ABC News Technology Reporter Mike Dobuski. We wrap up with today marking the 150th anniversary of the first phone call.

ABC News Technology Reporter Mike Dobuski talks about how just days after being designated a "supply chain risk" by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Anthropic is now firing back. The artificial intelligence firm is filing a new lawsuit against the Trump administration, calling the designation, which is typically only reserved for foreign adversaries, "unprecedented and unlawful." It comes after a deal between the Pentagon and Anthropic to use the tech company's AI technology fell apart, with Anthropic officials raising concerns about how its technology would be used for warfare and surveillance. Meanwhile, the Trump administration is also facing a new lawsuit from Nintendo, this time over tariffs.

ABC News Correspondent Jordana Miller talks about how U.S. firepower in Iran is ramping up. What is she experiencing in Jerusalem? What does protocol entail when the sirens go off? Why have Iran’s missile launching capabilities been reduced? What is reaction like to the new Iranian leader?

1. CEO's from the nation's biggest robotaxi companies are in Washington today for a first-of-its-kind meeting where they will make their pitch for expanding services into new markets. 2. Prepare for the storms!

Wisconsin's Midday News has your Three Big Things. Guests include NCMEC Vice President of Missing Children Division John Bischoff and TMJ4 News Meteorologist Lauren Larsen. We wrap up with a shooting incident at Rihanna's home in Los Angeles.

NCMEC Vice President of Missing Children Division John Bischoff talks about how Savannah Guthrie’s family made a large donation to help search for missing children nationwide. What tools does this organization use to look for missing children? What do monetary donations go towards? What is the mission of this organization? How can the general public help support the organization?

1. Brad Schimel will not continue as U.S. Attorney in Milwaukee. 2. The Milwaukee School Board votes 5-2 to approve a plan to cut approximately 263 positions from Milwaukee Public Schools. 3. Wisconsin is one of more than two dozen states refusing to sign the settlement between the Justice Department and entertainment giant Live Nation.

Wisconsin's Midday News has your Now at Noon headlines. Guests include Brewers Extra Innings Host Dominic Cotroneo. We also talk about MPS moving forward with a plan that cuts about 260 jobs, the protein craze hitting Buffalo Wild Wings, and how some travelers are still stranded due to the ongoing war in Iran.

Brewers Extra Innings Host Dominic Cotroneo talks about how Spring Training is preparing the team for the season, what the team does on off days, and some of the best giveaways coming up this season at American Family Field.

1. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says today will be "The Most Intense Day" Iran has faced so far in the war. 2. CEO's from the nation's biggest robotaxi companies are in Washington today for a first-of-its-kind meeting where they will make their pitch for expanding services into new markets. 3. A 14-year-old student from Wauwatosa is helping lead the charge on a new bill at the State Capitol.

Wisconsin's Midday News has your Top Two at Two. Guests include BBB Serving Wisconsin Senior Director of Investigations Lisa Schiller. We also talk about how arrangements have been announced for the late Bob Harlan.

BBB Serving Wisconsin Senior Director of Investigations Lisa Schiller talks about spring and summer break travel scams. Should you avoid banking transactions or checking personal accounts on an open Wi-Fi network? How should you expect to be contacted by the front desk? What are some other common ways scammers target travelers?

1. Extreme fear is driving the U.S. Market right now, as the U.S.- Israeli war with Iran is now in week two. 2. Airfares are surging as the war in Iran intensifies and local travelers and business owners say they just can’t afford it.

Wisconsin's Midday News has your Three Big Things. Guests include WSGA Executive Director Rob Jansen and TMJ4 News Meteorologist Lauren Larsen. We wrap up with how a prank gone wrong left a Georgia teacher dead.

WSGA Executive Director Rob Jansen talks about how many Wisconsin golf courses appear on Golfweek's list of the top 100 courses you can play in America? 11. That's tied with California for the state with the most courses in the top 100. What is the overall impact of golf on the state and how many jobs does it support? Wisconsin’s golf industry surpasses the combined economic contributions of several of the state’s signature sectors, including craft beer, wine, local spirits, and Packers’ home games. How has the rise of high-end destination golf altered the economic profile of golf in Wisconsin compared to traditional local courses? What impact do major championship tournaments, like the Ryder Cup or the AmFam Championship, have on short-term and long-term tourism spending? What can the WSGA do to ensure the continued growth of golf among younger generations?

1. There's a settlement in the government's case against a concert and ticketing giant. 2. The partial government shutdown is having a growing impact on air travelers and just in time for spring break. 3. Today, Uber expanded its "women-only" option.

Wisconsin's Midday News has your Now at Noon headlines. Guests include MMAC Senior Advisor Tim Sheehy and ABC News Correspondent Jim Ryan. We wrap up with the fate of the man involved in a complex Kohl's Cash scam and how pet ownership is at an all-time high in the U.S.

ABC News Correspondent Jim Ryan talks about how consumers are already feeling the pinch of inflation are re-shuffling their budgets in response to gasoline prices that surged 14% in the past week. Saturday’s national average pump price was the highest since 2024. Energy analysts blame soaring fuel costs on the intensifying conflict in the oil-rich Middle East, but other factors are at play. Meanwhile, the question around American dinner tables is, how high could gas prices go?

MMAC Senior Advisor Tim Sheehy talks about how while facing a reported $46M budget deficit, the MPS Superintendent is proposing a reduction of 263 jobs, none of them teaching positions. Is this a necessary step, and how will it affect students and taxpayers? Much of the news in Wisconsin is focused on the siting of data centers, but little of it on the use case for AI, this week UWM’s Co-Innovation lab shared a series of stories on how Wisconsin companies were using and benefiting from AI-what did we learn? Meanwhile, a new survey by staffing agency Robert Half has some interesting results about remote, in office, and hybrid work trends, including in Milwaukee, what are the highlights?

1. Extreme fear is driving the U.S. Market right now, as the U.S.- Israeli war with Iran is now in week two. 2. Iran has a new Supreme leader, he's the second son of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the man taken out by US forces at the end of February. 3. It's happening half a world away but the conflict in the Middle East is hitting us here at home, it's hitting our wallets.

Wisconsin is remembering the life and legacy of former Green Bay Packers President Bob Harlan. To share some of his memories and talk about Harlan's achievements, former Packers Vice President of Finance Andrew Brandt joined Greg and Jessica on the phone

Go beyond 4th base at AmFam this Summer! Jessica has details of a new concert coming to the home of the Brewers, plus more going deep in the Three Big Things. Plus, Brian Niznansky won't go to 69 so he says we're getting 70s this weekend! And Jim Ryan joins the show to talk turning back the clocks

Wisconsin's Midday News has your Top Two at Two. We talk about how Attorney General Josh Kaul is joining a coalition of states to sue over President Trump’s latest round of tariffs, how TODAY show host Savannah Guthie returned to Studio 1A in Rockefeller Center, and Aaron Rodgers opening up about his life off the football field.

1. The sentence is in for a young Wisconsin man who set fire to a lawmaker's office, after learning about a possible TikTok ban. 2. The sentencing hearing for Nikita Casap is scheduled to begin at 1:30 this afternoon in the Waukesha County Circuit Court.

Wisconsin's Midday News has your Three Big Things. Guests include TMJ4 News Chief Meteorologist Brian Niznansky and Dr. Christopher Simenz from the Medical College of Wisconsin. We also break down the American service members who were killed over the weekend in the Iranian drone strike and a new way to communicate with your pet.

The latest Weekly Wellness Check with Dr. Christopher Simenz, associate professor and director of the Master and Doctor of Public Health Programs at the Medical College of Wisconsin, includes social drivers of health and food insecurity.

1. Attorney General Josh Kaul is joining a coalition of states to sue over President Trump’s latest round of tariffs. 2. The sentencing hearing for Nikita Casap is scheduled to begin at 1:30 this afternoon in the Waukesha County Circuit Court. 3. Investigators appear to be at a loss today in the search for TODAY show host Savannah Guthrie's mother.

Wisconsin's Midday News has your Now at Noon headlines. Guests include ABC News Crime and Terrorism Analyst Brad Garrett and Milwaukee Bucks Play-by-Play Broadcaster Dave Koehn. We wrap up honoring another Everyday Hero.

Milwaukee Bucks Play-by-Play Announcer Dave Koehn talks about Giannis’ rare response to receiving a technical foul last night, why the Bucks are slumping again after seemingly bouncing back, and response to a new Sports Illustrated article calling for Doc Rivers to be replaced as Head Coach.

ABC News Crime and Terrorism Analyst Brad Garrett talks about how the Nancy Guthrie case has subsided from the headlines due to current events, the number of tips in the case has tapered off. That doesn't mean investigators aren't continuing to run down possible leads. One lead that did not pan out is DNA on a glove found about two miles from Nancy Guthrie’s home; it was traced back to a person who works at a nearby restaurant and “has nothing to do with the case.” However there still is no information about the unknown DNA found in the Guthrie house other than perhaps being run through CODIS. That leaves the possibility of the unknown DNA being compared to DNA in genealogy websites like GEDmatch and Family Tree DNA. How does this process work with various laws and restrictions on some of these ancestry databases and why might it take several weeks or longer to find a potential match?

1. The sentence is in for a young Wisconsin man who set fire to a lawmaker's office, after learning about a possible TikTok ban. 2. Thousands of Americans are still stranded across the Middle East, but the administration reports more help is on the way. 3. TODAY show host Savannah Guthie returned to Studio 1A in Rockefeller Center today, as the search for her missing mother continues.

Wisconsin's Midday News has your Three Big Things. Guests include TMJ4 Meteorologist Lauren Larsen. We also talk about how the State Department now says it is actively securing military aircraft and charter flights for American citizens stranded in the middle east and possible flight cuts coming to O'Hare airport in Chicago.

1. The U.S. just used a torpedo to sink an Iranian warship off the coast of Sri Lanka. 2. U.S. job creation and salaries picked up momentum in February. 3. Wisconsin is taking steps to expand access to healthy food to improve health statewide.

Wisconsin's Midday News has your Now at Noon headlines. Guests include Milwaukee Film Executive Director Susan Kerns and CBS News Justice Correspondent Scott MacFarlane. We wrap up with a new rule being enforced on United Airlines flights.

CBS News Justice Correspondent Scott MacFarlane talks about how the Senate is scheduled to vote today on a war powers resolution as the Iran War is in its 5th day. What is this resolution and who authored it? What happens if it passes and if it fails? Has backlash been along party lines or bipartisan? How are NATO allies reacting? Has the security posture around the capital increased? Department of Homeland Security Secretary, Kristi Noem testifying before a house committee, was it a single action that forced this, or a collection of things? Meanwhile, Bill and Hilary Clinton were deposed separately for roughly 9 hours behind closed doors regarding their connection to Jeffrey Epstein. What happens next? Any thought that President Trump could end up in a similar situation down the road?