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Masabi, the company bringing Fare-Payments-as-a-Service (FPaaS) to public transit, announced that it has been selected, along with partner TransLoc, by Eau Claire Transit in Wisconsin to deliver a next-generation fare payment system powered by Masabi’s Justride platform. The phased deployment will see the launch of a comprehensive and innovative account-based fare payment solution to Eau Claire. The ground-breaking new mobile and account-based ticketing solution will transform the passenger experience by enabling riders to travel across the agency’s network without having

 A beta version of the Biden administration’s student loan forgiveness application is now available online. The beta version of the application can be accessed at student-aid-dot-gov.  Applications submitted now will be used to help refine the process ahead of the official form launch.  Those who submit their information using the beta version will have their information processed, and will not have to re-submit. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO

 Wisconsin has set another record with its budget surplus.  The state’s Department of Administration on Friday said the state ended its last fiscal year, which ended in June, with a four-point-three billion-dollar surplus.  The DOA also says the state finished the year with a one-point-seven billion-dollar rainy day fund.  The big surplus numbers were driven in part by record high tax collections.  Those jumped five percent last year, which was one-and-a-half billion-dollars over expectations.

There will be some frost on the pumpkins to start the week across the Chippewa Valley. The National Weather Service says temperatures to start the day will be in the low 30s today, and dip into the 20s tomorrow. There are no watches or warnings for western Wisconsin, though there is a winter weather advisory for some folks closer to Lake Superior.

It could be the last day for the prosecution at the Waukesha Christmas Parade trial.  The D.A. could rest their case today.  It’s still not clear what kind of defense Darrell Brooks Jr. would then offer.  He is acting as his own lawyer, but has been erratic and sometimes explosive during the first half of the trial.  Brooks is facing life in prison.  Police say he killed six people and injured 60 others when he drove through the parade crowd

Three people are looking at nearly two dozen felony counts for stealing guns, bullets, and rocket launchers from an Eau Claire County home. Prosecutors filed the charges on Friday. Two of the suspects are accused of stealing the guns, the third is accused of buying them. The Sheriff’s Office says 15 guns, five thousand rounds of ammunition, and military grade rocket launchers were taken from a home in the town of Drammen last weekend. Investigators say they found some of

Democrats in Wisconsin are getting some help closing their races this fall. Former President Obama is scheduled to campaign for Democrats in Milwaukee in two weeks. The former president will headline a rally for Governor Evers and U.S. Senate candidate Mandela Barnes. Barnes is trailing in his race against Ron Johnson, Governor Evers is tied in his race against Tim Michels.

Wisconsin is inching closer to 400 people in the hospital with the coronavirus. The state’s Hospital Association on Friday said 427 people are in the hospital with the virus. That includes 59 in the ICU. Wisconsin’s coronavirus hospitalization numbers have been ticking-down for the past two months.

Expect some jokes from Charlie Berens and what his new key to La Crosse will get him. Berens got the key to the city during his performance Saturday night. Berens has become famous for his Manitowoc Minute sketches and his jokes about life as a Sconnie.

The Powerball jackpot goes unclaimed again, with no grand prize winner in Saturday night’s drawing.  That means at least 480-million dollars will be on the line come Monday.  The next Mega Millions drawing takes place Tuesday after the jackpot was reset to 20-million when two lucky winning tickets were sold in California and Florida for Friday’s night’s drawing.  It was worth 502-million dollars – the eleventh largest jackpot in the multi-state lottery’s history.