wisn 12 sports' stephanie sutton unveiled u.s. bank stadium, with a preview. stephanie: this is the vikings brand-new, billion-dollar stadium. i have to say, it is impressive and beautiful. i will do a quick pan of the stadium -- one of the highlights is the wall of windows to give this indoor stadium in outdoor feel. the packers will try vikings home opener tonight in a rivalry that is always fun to watch. >> we have been amped up the last couple years of the energy from the new system. we beat them three out of four but obviously they took the division for the first time in a while. it's a healthy rivalry. they are a very good team and it's an important game for us. will be a tough one. obviously there will be plenty of atmosphere for the first home opener. stephanie: the vikings players are warming up right behind us. this is exactly where the metrodome used to be before they built this brand-new, billion-dollar stadium and the than to christen it with a green bay victory. coming up later in sports, the key to stopping the vikings offense. stephanie sutton,

for the game-saving stop and the packers hold on for a 27-23 win over the jaguars. 12 sports stephanie sutton joins us live in jacksonville tonight. stephanie, a great escape by the packers. stephanie: yes, it was. it is muchle was over 100 degrees on the field during today's game, but somehow the packers managed the florida heat and the jaguars. they have a great play on defense to get their first win of the season. here's head coach and quarterback aaron rodgers after the game. >> i would classify it as a very good adversary. we knew this was going to be a difficult challenge, playing jacksonville. play down here. it was challenging with both games. our guys kept fighting, and they finished the defense. >> i don't think we played very well offensively. it was a really embarrassing last drive there. but we won. it was tough to win, and the one on the road. stephanie:' to jump in the pool. they also told me this was one of the hottest nfl games they has ever played in, and they are looking forward to going to minnesota next week. coming up next week in sports, what jordy nelson had to say aft

we'll go live to stephanie sutton in jacksonville in just a minute, but we start tonight with 12 sports director dan needles. dan: as one of the up and coming teams in the afc but the packers are one of the favorites to win the super bowl and the pack used their experience to pull out a close win today. and if you boil it down, the difference was aaron rodgers who did not turn the ball over and was responsible for all 3 packer touchdowns. the first came on this 6-yard run. rodgers later added a pair of spectacular touchdown passes to jordy nelson and this one to bortles passed for more than 300 yards, but it was the one yard he couldn't get on 4th and 1 with 23 seconds left that sealed the packers 27-to-23 victory. 12 sports stephanie sutton continues our team coverage, live from jacksonville. steph? stephanie: earlier today, this place was rocking. what a game between the packers and the jaguars in there season company will take it. >> it's tough to win in this league and on the road. the first game of the year after many of us didn't play a lot in the preseason. we went out there in t

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big 12 sports stephanie sutton has a preview from jacksonville. stephanie: packers in week one here in jacksonville. aaron rodgers and company know better. then to overlook this talented jaguars team. >> there's a lot of top picks playing on that defense. they are doing a lot of -- a good job of considering to add to the mix. on the offense of side, they have outstanding players for sure. they have some very nice weapons outside as well. we know what type of team where playing it, and the type of challenge is a real one. challenge head-on. >> it's a talented team across the board. explosive offenses what they thrive on. it's going to be a great challenge. they have three great running backs, and they will be fun to go against them for the first outing. stephanie: that's rookie linebacker blake martinez, with make his first nfl start in week one. the jaguars will be a good test for him in the packers. from jacksonville, stephanie sutton, wisn 12 news t sports. thema: kick off is at noon today. look for steph's live reports from jacksonville tonight

stephen watson and stephanie sutton will join us live at lambeau field for the big 12 sports edited debut saturday and 6:30 p.m. stephanie: again, wisconsin-lsu 230 p.m. tomorrow. patrick: football season is here. kathy: forecast next. mom, i have to tell you something. dad, driving and then the next... they just didn't stop and then... i'm really sorry. i wrecked the subaru. i wrecked it. you're ok. that's all that matters. (vo) a lifetime commitment to getting them home safely. love. lindsey: football or something is happening football or somethg is happening tomorrow, tailgating looks good, kickoff 77, and the rest of the forecast , easy breezy labor day weekend. umbrella by the workweek, you would need it. >> dicky: from hollywood it's ?jimmy kimmel live?! tonight, bob odenkirk, kendall jenner, and music from kiefer sutherland with cleto and the cletones. and now, stay focused, here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] ? >> jimmy: hi, everyone. welcome. very nice. i'm jimmy, i'm the host of the show. thanks for watching.

stephanie sutton and stephen watson have team coverage up next in sports. first though, here are tonight's russ: i've travelled over 50,000 miles all across wisconsin - listening to people, hearing their stories. a lot of folks are business owners and entrepreneurs. they tell me how hard it is to grow a business in today's economy. so together, we came up with the badger innovation plan. a plan to help wisconsin businesses grow through expanded access to high-speed broadband, because we need to export wisconsin products, not wisconsin jobs. ? >> take it away cheerleaders. >> i believe that we will win. i believe that we will win. stephanie: way to go whitnall high cheerleaders. i think they believe that they will win. welcome to week six of operation football and the first official firday of fall. let's kick things off with our woodland east conference greenfield taking on cross-town , rival whitnall. the battle of the birds the hustling hawks verses the falcons first quarter action after a whitnall turnover. greenfield capitalizes. quarterback rayvon bartl

dan needles and stephanie sutton have team coverage next in big i know you! [laughs] welcome! hi! we're your neighbors. we live across the street. thanks for this. i see you've got time warner cable like the rest of the hood. genius. yeah, they offer tons of free hd channels. and you can record six shows at the same time. looks like you're all hooked up. game's about to start. let's do it. we're watching here? oh yeah. ohh. how about you and i go watch my favorite show? make your move to time warner cable. for $89.99 per month you'll get dan: the packers have now won 15 straight regular season games when jordy nelson has caught a touchdown pass from aaron rodgers. rodgers certainly benefitted from the hands of his receivers today. in jacksonville, nelson made a great grab on the touchdown pass from rodgers. later in the first half, davante adams, who dropped a potential big gainer earlier in the game, made a great grab for a touchdown. in the second half, randall cobb joined the party with this 32-yard catch bobbling the ball twice before pulling it in. richard rodgers later added

we want to start with 12 sports stephanie sutton. stephanie: not many predicted the badgers would pull off the upset over fifth ranked lsu today at lambeau field, but they did, and they did it thrilling fashion. first college game at lambeau field since 1983, and bucky badger was loving it. wisconsin leading at the half, but didn't score a touchdown until the third quarter. touchdown run, just reaches across the goal line. badgers will take the score and are now up 13-0. but later the third quarter the momentum shifted. badgers turn the ball over twice and the tigers capitalize twice, , including bart houston throwing an interception to white for the pick six. all of a sudden badgers are trailing by one. but with under four minutes to play, wisconsin drives down the field. kicker raphael gaglianone hits a 47-yard field goal, his third one of the game. puts the badgers back on top 16-14. and with a minute to play, the badgers d'cota dixon picks off harris to seal the victory in titletown. the badgers upset the fifth ranked tigers 16-14

as 12 sports stephanie sutton reports, next week's bye comes at the perfect time for that stephanie: the packers defense gave up 385 passing yards and three touchdowns against matthew stafford and the lions. they held detroit to just 50 yards rushing. >> i thought we did a good job early in the game. really, the whole game stopping the runs. it wasn't anything other than the normal past couple weeks. we played really well up front. stephanie: defense out, other stepped up, including nick perry, who had six tackles in -- and two of the packers three sacks. >> it felt good to just get out there and make plays. there's not a stop the run. you just have to have a good game. tail. you can see it. stephanie: he said it was even sweeter because he did it against his hometown team. nick perry also said the bye week is coming too soon, but it gives time for the injured packers to get healthy, come back stronger, and finish this thing right. from lambeau field stephanie sutton, wisn 12 sports. dan: after 3 weeks, only 5 nfl teams remain unbeaten, and they are an unlikely bunch. rookie quarterb

as 12 sports stephanie sutton reports, their offense needs a lot of improvement after last night's 17-14 loss at minnesota. stephanie: christina: though it was the second week of the regular reason, the packers played like they were in preseason war. >> it was a tough place to play vikings defense tackled five times. they also fumbled three times. >> we have to go back into be harsh with our critique of ourselves, and then we have to get better. i think we will. i don't think this is anything to get crazy about. stephanie: and the most controversial play came in the third quarter, here on the 13 yard line. instead ofak on fourth down, they decided to go for it, a decision that would haunt them later. >> in that particular situation, we saw the play called. stephanie: mccarthy expects to bounce back in their home opener sunday at lambeau. stephanie sutton, wisn 12 sports. dan: thanks, steph. peterson has a torn meniscus in his right knee it's not known how long he will be sidelined. reports surfaced late last night that redshirt freshman alex hornibrook will start at quarterback for th

stephanie sutton has our exclusive one-on with randall -one cobb. joyce: and, a top basketball recruit makes his college choice . who put on the marquette hat this afternoon? dan needles is in next with big 12 sports. here are tonight's winning lottery numbers. you're watching wisn 12 news. when good, clean food comes to the door, do your best to contain your excitement. now delivering to your home or office in milwaukee. ? ? ? you live life your way. we can help you retire your way, too. financial guidance while you're mastering life. from chase. so you can. financial guidance while you're mastering life. they say a lot of things about rain. (engine revs) the things it does to your parade. we've got a saying about rain, too: when it rains... it roars. the all-wheel-drive charger. domestic. not domesticated. when good, clean food comes to the door, now delivering to your home or office in milwaukee. panera. food as it should be. announcer: big 12 sports presented by menards. dan: quite a weekend for packers offensive tackle david bakhtiari. saturday

however, rodgers will have one offensive starter back on sunday in jacksonville. 12 sports stephanie sutton has our exclusive one on one with jordy nelson. stephanie: art their jitters, nerves, is there different feeling going into this game because you have been off so >> no, there will be some nerves coming back for the first game of the year and getting back in the flow of things, but they will be gone after that first play. i have dealt with them before. it brings a little bit more energy, to be honest with you. i am not worried about it and look forward to being back out there. stephanie: are you concerned you did not play any preseason games? >> i'm not. a few years ago, i did the same g. so through nine years now, it's good for me to get a camp off. >> there is always something playing the packers. at some point, you get so into the business that you sort of take a neutral stance on everything. it is different. it is special. it is special to play that kind from everyone back here. dan: former badger brad nortman would have been an ideal candidate to be the packers punter this season

from jacksonville, stephanie sutton. when keon broxton blasted his 7th home run of the season. chase anderson pitched 5 and two-thirds innings of shutout ball, but the brewers couldn't add to the lead. hernan perez strikes out with the bases loaded. and he was ejected. predictably, the brewers immediately gave up the lead. they went on to win 5-to-1. and finally, back to the badger game. if you saw a 7-foot tall man on wisconsin's sideline, it was none other than bucks first round draft pick thon maker, who has been touring the state as part of the bucks own the future tour. we asked the native of sudan if he had ever been to a college football game before. >> i have been to one. it has been a while. it is great. i'm loving it. overwhelmed by how exciting it was. anchor: you can tell he is tall. anchor: couldn't ask for a better game to go to. anchor: we will have a final check of your forecast. >> before you call it a night, learn something new with the wisn 12 news app. i know you! [laughs] welcome! hi! we're your neighbors. we live across the street. thanks for this. i see y

as 12 sports stephanie sutton reports, next week's bye comes at the perfect time for that squad. stephanie: the packers defense gave up 385 passing yards and three touchdowns against matthew stafford and the lions. they held detroit to just 50 yards rushing. really, the whole game stopping the runs. it wasn't anything other than the normal past couple weeks. we played really well up front. stephanie: with the starters on defense out, other stepped up, including nick perry, who had six tackles in -- and two of the packers three sacks. >> it felt good to just get out there and make plays. there's not a stop the . you just have to have a good game. >> he's it is going to kick some tail. you can see it. stephanie: he said it was even sweeter because he did it against his hometown team. nick perry also said the bye week is coming too soon, but it gives time for the injured thing right. from lambeau field stephanie sutton, wisn 12 sports. dan: after 3 weeks, only 5 nfl teams remain unbeaten, and they are an unlikely bunch. the ravens, the eagles with a rookie quarterback, the patriots w

wisn 12 sports stephanie sutton stephanie: last night espn , reported that there was growing support from some players in the seahawks locker room to support kaepernick and stage a protest during the national anthem. two hours ago, wide receiver doug baldwin tweeted, "to express a desire to bring people together our team will honor the country and flag in a pregame demonstration of unity." kaepernick has taken a knee during the past two preseason games, saying he was "protesting oppron the equality that's not being given to all people." former badger russell wilson could be part of that protest. he's the starting quarterback. the seahawks are home against the miami dolphins on sunday. toya: thank you. ford is recalling another one -- another 1.5 million vehicles over faulty door latches. a spring on the door latch can break, and the door can come open while the vehicle is in motion. the recall covers certain models of ford c-max, escape, focus, mustang, transit connect and past four years. ford will replace the latches for free. in all, nearly million vehicles 2.5 are on the recall l

sheldon: very exciting game. 12 sports' stephanie sutton is here with the highlights. adrienne: stephanie, the game certainly had fans on the edge of their seats. stephanie: the much anticipated showdown between the badgers and the fifth ranked lsu tigers at lambeau field living up to the hype. the game coming down to the fourth quarter. first college game at lambeau field since 1983. wisconsin leading at the half, and finally finds the endzone in the third quarter. corey clement with a five-yard touchdown run, just reaches across the goal line. no lambeau leap, but that's ok. badgers will take the score and are now up 13-0, but later the third quarter, the momentum shifted. badgers turn the ball over twice and the tigers capitalize twice, a pick six. all of a sudden badgers are trailing by one. with under four minutes to play, wisconsin drives down the field. badgers kicker raphael gaglianone hits a 47 yard field goal his third one of the game. ,that puts the badgers back on top 16-14. he seals the victory in thrilling fashion. wisconsin upsets for more on today's exci

. >> badgers fans are celebrating tonight. 12 sports stephanie sutton joins us now. stephanie, u.w. scored a huge upset this afternoon. stephanie: yes, they did. a very surprising upset today for the badgers. not just because they beat 8th -- eighth but how they did it. a complete blowout. the badgers cheerleaders had plenty to cheer about in east lansing. redshirt freshman quarterback alex hornibrook making his first start today and he looked good. hits tight end eric steffes in the endzone. badgers led at the half. 13-6 wisconsin's defense playing great against state in the third quarter. the hit on running back l.j. scott makes him cough up the ball. leo musso scoops it up and heads the other way. check out his spin move along the way. a 66 yard fumble return to their home turf today. corey clement with two touchdown runs in the game, including this yarder in the third quarter five--- third quarter. badgers first win at michigan state since 2002, and open their big 10 season with a victory. the final today 30-6. >> very proud today of how the kids played and battled. so often we

stephanie sutton's exclusive one-on-one with jordy nelson. stephanie: what was your initial reaction when you heard josh sitton was released? >> i was shocked. obviously there is the unknown going on during those cuts. to see a veteran geico like that is shocking, but you also understand it is a business. they catch you off guard, but norp signed with the bears add fuel to the rivalry? >> i don't think so. the whole rivalry thing is there, but it's not used be back in the day. you never saw a pack or go to the bears because there was not free agency back in the day, but now there is. there's a lot of connections between our teams, throughout the league. there. dan: thank you steph. , the badgers have made the largest jump ever for a non-ranked team in the ap college football poll. they are ranked 10th in that poll, 16th in the coaches poll. catholic memorial and greendale remain the top two teams in the new operation football poll, but arrowhead's loss to waukesha north last shook things up. friday homestead is now third, followed by brookfiel

stephanie sutton and stephen watson have team coverage up next in sports. winning lottery numbers. russ feingold: so, what do you girls want to be when you grow up? girl 1: i want to be an astronomer. girl 2: i want be a doctor! russ feingold: you think girl 1: i want to be an astronomer. you should be paid the same boys? yogirl 1:d definitely.d girl 2: yep! russ feingold: well, i raised my two girls right here, and they agreed: wewith you -ed and so do i. unfortunately, in wisconsin, a lot of women make less than men doing the same job. pay for women, and for paid leave so parents can care for a sick family member. discrimination against any women is flat out wrong. what you think of that? girls: good call! feingold: i'm russ feingold ? >> you are watching the game of the week on wisn 12. stephanie: thank you, young operation footbal. let's kick things off in game of the week in pewaukee, home to the famous watt brothers, who would be proud of their alma mater tonight. the pirates looking good in a conference showdown against new berlin west. early on, vikings with the ball, and w

wisn 12 sports' stephanie sutton has more from jacksonville, florida. >> it was more than a hundred degrees on the field during the heat and the jacquars to get the win of the season. >> it was a good win for the football team. when he knew this was going to be a difficult challenge playing jacksonville, an excellent team and playing in the heat. it is challenging for both of the teams and i am proud of the guys fighting and was a good finisher with the defense. >> it is tough to win in the league and tough to win on the road. >> and tempting for some of the players to jump in the pools here and the players said this is one of the hottest nfl games they have played in and looking sunday. >> that minnesota game kicks off this sunday at 7:30. wisn 12 news time now is 4:35. >> still ahead, a work of art slowly disappearing in seattle. the ice block that's sitting out in the heat and why they put it there in the first place. plus, an amazing catch at a baseball game. but it didn't happen on the field. we'll tell you who caught that home run. but first, let's take a live look outside as we head

wisn 12 sports stephanie sutton more on the packers second win of the season. steph? stephanie: it got a little dicey toward the end, but overall aaron rodgers silencing his critics today in the packers home opener. at least in the first half. he throws for for -- four touchdown passes in the first the offense is finally back. >> it is just about winning. we have to win. we are to-one. we are at -- we are fishing at times, that is important. we just have to outscore the upon him and we did that -- the opponent, and we did that. >> frankly, i thought we could control the ball a little longer, but we had a lot really high level, especially in that first half. stephanie: both mccarthy and rodgers say they are not fans of the bye week coming up so early in the season. coming up in sports, a happy homecoming for jordy nelson here at lambeau field. live in green bay, stephanie packers now to-one going into that bye week. also later and sports, where the badgers jump to any football polls. adrienne: from sun to storms, our forecast did a 180 this afternoon. mark, you're track

the average resale value of tickets for the packers game stephanie sutton spoke to randall cobb about the season opening win over the jaguars. stephanie: a lot of great catches, including davante adams and jordy nelson making great touchdown receptions. you had a great catch in the third quarter, ball in the air, take us there. >> aaron rodgers had to switch plays. i had to get lined up. the ball got on me faster than expected. it possible he been a touchdown if i had time my job better and the ball had been lower. stephanie: would you feel like you guys need to do in week two that you did not do in week one? >> i would say continuing drives. we had too many three-and-outs. it is tough playing backup. we had a few drive started inside her own five, making play doubleheader. won by the 49ers, 28-0 over the rams, was livened up by an epic radio call from kevin harlan on westwood one as a fan ran onto the field. >> somebody has run onto the field. some goofball in a hat and redshirt. now he takes off the shirt. he is running down the middle by the 50, the 30, bare chested and banging his

wisn 12 sports stephanie sutton traveled to green bay today to try to find out the answer. stephanie: it is rare to see aaron rodgers show emotion at interviews at his locker. after all the criticism after sunday's loss to the vikings, the quarterback told us how he truly feels about outside opinion. >> do your job and make your opinions and scrutinize, but we are not worried about your opin. sleepless nights worrying about what you guys are saying about our offense. you don't know what plays we are running, but the execution is, what the flaws and the execution, and that's why we have the confidence we can get this thing going in the right direction. this is not an end of the world type moment. we knew it was going to happen when we come in here because we myself, our team is playing at such a high level, when we have a couple of disappointing performances, we know what is coming. stephanie: the media spoke to him for about 15 minutes. coming up in sports, how aaron rodgers is pointing the finger at himself. patrick: still early in the season. joyce: may be somebody needs t

wisn 12 sports' stephanie sutton has more from jacksonville, florida. >> it was more than a hundred degrees on the field during the game but somehow the packers managed to handle the florida first win of the 2016 season. >> it is a good win for the football team. we knew this would be a difficult challenge, playing jacksonville an excellent team and playing in the heat. it was challenging for both of the teams. it was a game of blown drives. i was proud of the guys >> we department play well offensively. really embarrassing last drive there. but we won. it is tough to win in the league and tough to win on the road. we are 1-0. it is tempting to jump in the pooling here and this is one of the hottest nfl games they have played in and looking forward to playing in minnesota next summer. >> that minnesota game k o 5:34. >> still ahead, a work of art slowly disappearing in seattle. the ice block that's sitting out in the heat and why they put it there in the first place. plus, an amazing catch at a baseball game. but it didn't happen on the field. we'll tell you who caught that home run. but fi

stephanie sutton is next in big 12 sport sports. first, here are tonight's winning lottery numbers. russ feingold: i'm russ feingold and i approve this message. narrator: listen to ron johnson on social security: johnson: social security is a legal ponzi scheme. narrator: as senator, johnson's been working to turn it into one. he wants to privatize social security putting benefits at risk. and he attacks medicare -- would turn it into a voucher program, costing seniors thousands out-of-pocket. don't let ron johnson turn social security into a johnson: ...legal ponzi scheme. narrator: senator johnson. not for seniors. >> we are the cheerleaders of waukesha north and week five of operation football starts right now. stephanie: >> thank you, young welcome to week five of operation football. it''s rivalry week for most of the schools, including our game of the week, the one that you the viewers picked, the battle of waukesha west verses north. , and the north stars trying to keep their perfect season alive. apparently waukesha north playing with only one player tonight. just kidding. th

stephanie sutton is next in sports. as we go to break here are , tonight's winning lottery ?? as busy as the world gets, there are still times when things move a little slower. when life is a little simpler. welcome to harvest time. when mother nature puts on a whole new wardrobe. and we look at life in a whole new way. so pull out that favorite sweater. and grab yourself a little piece of pure michigan. announcer: big 12 sports presented by stephanie: we are just three days away from the packers season opener in jacksonville. and there's some young players starting in week one for green bay, including rookie linebacker blake martinez and second year pro jake ryan. joe thomas is the only other inside linebacker on the roster now. the young guys aren't just getting a shot there's really no backup plan with green bay cutting sam barrington last week. but the young guns have the respect and trust of their veteran teammates. , more about how we are doing, how we play. those guys are doing well in practice. we have confidence. we would not put them out there if we did not have conf

all of those injured people ar badgers fans are celebrating a huge upset tonight. 12 sports stephanie sutton joins us now. steph. uw remains undefeated. stephanie: yes, they do. after today's rout over michigan state, the badgers will more than likely jump into the top 10 when the college football rankings come out. the badgers had plenty to cheer about in east lansing in their big 10 opener. redshirt freshman quarterback alex hornibrook making his first start today, and he didn't disappoint. quarter. badgers lead 13-6 at the half. here is the play of the game. the scopes -- l.j. scott coughs up the ball. leo musso scoops it up and heads the other way. a 66-yard fumble return to paydirt. badgers all over the spartans on their home turf. they win their big 10 opener in convincing fashion, the final 30-6. next saturday, the badgers go back to michigan to take on the wolverines. coming up lain the badgers believe today's win over the spartans made a statement to others in the big 10. >> three people are recovering tonight from serious burns. several people were sitting by a fire pit in germanto

only on wisn 12 news, stephanie sutton caught up with the former brookfield central standout on his old stomping grounds. stephanie: he has mastered the art of punting. >> i always said i had a strong leg. stephanie: he is back home in wisconsin. >> and camp randall have a special place in my heart. stephanie: practicing on the field where it all began. his first football coach, his dad, bill. >> i come back home and get work in. it is going after work. he is one of the better snappers in the area, if you can believe that. stephanie: he punted for the badgers and was drafted by the panthers in 2012. god made my body and such a way that i am good at punting a football. it is so unless out of reach that you are sure you are not ever get there, so the experience was incredible. stephanie: soon after, his, modern received -- his high school received a commemorative ball. >> it is a great way to represent everyone who has helped me along the way. stephanie: his former las >> you have a great source of pride when kids come from here, the kids can relate to. stephanie: this off-season, he sign

which sheldon dutes has, adrian patterson, weatherwatch 12 meteorologist lindsey slater, and stephanie sutton with big 12 sports. wisn 12 news at 10:00 continues. >> we're following breaking news tonight. a strong explosion in the chelsea neighborhood of manhattan. more than two dozen people are hurt. the explosion happened on 23rd street. some reports say it happened in a dumpster. others say it came from a tool box. new york's mayor says that right now investigators are not calling this a terrorist act. you can check for updates throughout the night on our website, wisn.com as well as our mobile platforms. some state-of-the-art fighter jets are grounded this weekend. the fuel tank cooling lines. the 10 planes that are already in service will be fixed, while dozens more will be altered on the assembly line. the f-35 program is the most expensive weapons system in history with a price tag of $400 billion. new tonight, a wisconsin-built combat ship is a step closer to service. the uss wichita was christened today in marinette. it will still have to be outfitted and tested before going into ser

big 12 sports' stephanie sutton will be at the game and have highlights and player reaction. with game day almost here, kemps is bringing back the limited edition packers power pint. the green the no-flavored -- the vanilla-flavored milk is available at grocery stores across the state, but only for a limited time. what is the coolest thing about is it those foam cheeseheads you see at packers games, the beer, or maybe squeaky cheese curds? right now, the state chamber of commerce is holding an online contest to choose the coolest thing made in wisconsin. the list includes 200 items from foods to machines, even the littoral combat ships made by marinette marine. voting ends on monday. we have a link to that contest on wisn.com. the winner will announced in october. later today, you are invited to test your taste buds at the beaver dam pepper festival. th heirloom pepper introduced to the area in the late 1800's by hungarian immigrants. you can sample chili, cheese curds, pork sandwiches, even popcorn flavored with the pepper. there is even an apple pepper pie eating contest. t

wisn 12 sports' stephanie sutton has more from jacksonville, florida. >> it was more than a hundred degrees on the field during the game but somehow the packers managed to handel the heat and the jaguars to get the first win of the regular season. >> we knew this would be a difficult challenge playing jacksonville an excellent team and playing here in the heat it is challenging for both of the teams. it is a game of blown drives. i am proud of the guys to continue to fight. offensively. really embarrassing last drive there. but we won. it is tough to win in the league and on the road. it is tempting for the players to jum in the pools here and the players said it is one of the hottest nfl games they have played in and looking forward to playing in minnesota on sunday. >> that minnesota game kicks off this sunday at 7:30. wisn 12 news time now is 6:34. >> still ahead, a work of art slowly disappearing in seattle. the ice block that's sitting out in the heat and why they put it there in the first place. plus, an amazing catch at a baseball game. but it didn't happen on the field. we'll tell y

wisn 12 sports' stephanie sutton is there with a preview of the matchup. stephanie: the packers are about to open their season here in jacksonville against the jaguars. it also marks the return of the wide receiver who missed all of last season with a knee injury. i asked how long it is going to take him to get his groove back. >> not much. get ou goes, we will be back to normal. i haven't thought about anything, just reacting and playing for all. i think we are in a good spot. i look forward to get this over with. getting into a busy, normal football season. >> i think we are all looking forward to 87 back on the field and healthy. anchor: aaron rodgers is looking this will be the first game since 2008. anchor: from traffic watch 12, more progress in the zoo interchange construction. let's take a live look from the dot cameras. this is life. crews just closed a stretch of i-41 through the zoo for the third night in a row. it looks like it is open now but should be closing soon. they're putting together the new ramp connecting i-94 eastbound to i-41 northbo

stephanie sutton, dan needles and drew olson have team , coverage up next in big 12 sports. but here are tonight's winning ?? thrivent mutual funds. managed by humans, not robots. before investing, carefully read and consider fund objectives, risks, charges and expenses announcer: big 12 sports broken. [applause] >> on wisconsin. stephanie: that's packers quarterback aaron rodgers earlier today on espn's college gameday at lambeau field. he one of the few who picked the badgers to pull off the upset over the fifth-ranked lsu tigers in the season opener, a game you saw earlier today right here on wisn 12. it's the first badgers game in wisconsin outside of madison since 1905. lsu with the ball mid-way through the second quarter. darius guice fumbles. chikwe obashi recovers it for wisconsin. that leads to a field goal. badgers defense all over tigers running back leonard fournette. they stuff him here on fourth down. wisconsin up 6-0 at the half. second half. badgers with the ball. great catch here by troy fumagalli. he had seven catches for 100 yards. four plays later, wiscon