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6:17 - Marv's Weather:
Today... Sunny. Hi 79
Tonight... Partly cloudy. Lo 54
Saturday... Partly sunny with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the early morning. Hi 79
Sunday... Mostly sunny. Hi 81
6:40 - History Vault:
42 Years Ago Today - The first successful artificial heart pump was installed by surgeon Michael DeBakey.
39 Years Ago Today - The famous photograph that appears on the cover of the Beatles' album "Abbey Road" was taken.
34 Years Ago Today - President Richard Nixon told Americans that he made mistakes and resigned from the presidency effective August 9th, 1974.
6:50 - KFIZ News Quiz:
Bob Niederehe won a picnic pack and four tickets to the Bristol Renaissance Fair for knowing that 8-8-08 was expected to bog down the Wisconsin Lottery.
7:20 - Badger State Tractor Pull:
We talked with Glen Barthels about the Badger State Tractor Pull at the Winnebago County Fair tonight at the Grandstand. The Pull gets underway at 7pm this evening.
7:25 C.W. Smith Birthdays:
Odie 30 - Garfield's dopey side-kick.
Joshua Scott Chase 32 - JC from N'Sync was a member of the Mickey Mouse Club before joining the group in the 90s.
The Edge 47 - The U2 guitarists real name is David Evans.
Donny Most 55 - Ralph Malph on "Happy Days"
Larry Wilcox 61 - Officer Jon Baker on "CHiPS"
Dustin Hoffman 71 - Academy Award winning actor from Rain Man, Tootsie, Stranger Than Fiction, and many more.
Jack and Ruby Gebhardt celebrated their 47th Wedding Anniversary on Tuesday, August 5th and they are this week's winner for a Culver's Frozen Custard Cake. They are also registered to win a $500 gift certificate from C.W. Smith Jewelers at the end of the year.
8:20 - Travel Wisconsin:
We talked with Valerie from Travel Wisconsin to get the scoop on all of the wonderful events happening across the state this weekend. You can call at 1-800-432-8747.
9:10 - Behind the Badge:
Officer Steve Olsen brought in crossing guard Jim Schaeve and Lt. Duveneck to give us some information on how to apply to be a crossing guard. You can listen to a podcast of that interview here
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