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It’s here! Merry Christmas to you and yours. No matter how you celebrate, we wish you the best of the season and a little magic along the way. On that note, how about a little “Christmas 101” to stuff your stocking? We celebrate it every year, but how many of us really know where all the traditions of Christmas came from? The word Christmas comes from the Latin word for “Christ’s Mass.” Most historians peg the first Celebration of Christmas

Sparta firefighters were dispatched on Christmas Eve morning to a location on Alpine Avenue.  Witnesses describe a scene in which a garage fire spread to multiple vehicles and a home.  The home suffered extensive damage and the garage was destroyed.  A firefighter suffered an ankle injury at the scene.  No one else was hurt. There’s no word yet on the cause of the blaze.

Charges are being filed against a La Crosse man accused of dealing illegal drugs.  Police say that Jerome Sinclair sold fentanyl and methamphetamine out of his Main Street apartment.  He was recently busted after reportedly selling drugs to an undercover agent.  Sinclair is being held on a 500-thousand-dollar bond.

A man who spent decades serving as the PR director for the Green Bay Packers is being recognized by the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Lee Remmel will posthumously receive the hall’s 2026 Award of Excellence in June. Remmel covered the Packers for 30 years as a sports writer with the Green Bay Press-Gazette before spending another three decades working in the team’s front office. He was also named as the first Packers historian before his passing in 2015 at

Santa Claus is delivering gifts to all the good boys and girls around the world and you can track his progress.  The North American Aerospace Defense Command has activated its annual Santa Tracker website at NORADsanta.org, and there are Santa Tracker apps available for iOS and Android devices.  The North American Aerospace Defense Command, or NORAD, began tracking Old Saint Nick early this morning as it has for the last 70 years. Santa has already made his way through Russia, Japan, Australia

Governor Tony Evers and First Lady Kathy Evers are encouraging Wisconsin residents to spread joy and hope this holiday season.  The couple released a video yesterday, wishing Wisconsinites a Merry Christmas.  In the video, the governor suggested delivering meals, donating to a local nonprofit, or just checking in on a friend as ways to make the season brighter. CLICK HERE TO SEE THE MESSAGE.

Homicide charges filed against a Western Technical College instructor in connection with the death of a pregnant woman are being dismissed. The body of 27-year-old Alexis Pickett was found last month at the scene of a La Crosse house fire. Pickett’s former romantic partner Matthew Sierra was later arrested on charges including 1st degree intentional homicide, 1st degree intentional homicide of an unborn child and arson. Those charges were dismissed yesterday with the court citing the prosecution’s failure to file

Charges filed earlier this year against an Eau Claire woman are being dropped.  Fifty-nine-year-old Georgia Eaton was among more than a dozen people charged following an April drug bust at a home on Barland Street.  Prosecutors are dropping the action against Eaton due to her serious health issues and in, what they say, is the interest of justice.

Charges continue to pile up for an Osseo contractor.  Anthony Brooks is accused of accepting customer payments for home remodeling and renovation projects that he then never began and for which he failed to provide refunds.  Brooks was already facing five counts of theft by contractor in Chippewa County and sixteen similar counts in Eau Claire County.  Prosecutors in Chippewa County are now adding a count of felony theft in a business setting for the alleged scamming of victims in

A central Wisconsin manufacturing plant could be shutting down, costing about 100 people their jobs.  Officials with the Prince Corporation in Marshfield have filed a notice with state officials saying the company is going into receivership and a new owner may opt to close the facility.  There is a chance some of the workers could keep their jobs if the plant remains open.  The Prince Corporation makes wild bird seed products and other items related to pet food and agriculture.