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There’s hope and excitement heading into this Giving Tuesday. The United Way of the Greater Chippewa Valley says Giving Tuesday is one of their biggest opportunities to raise money and do some real good. The United Way’s Andy Neborak says small contributions today add-up, and mean more opportunities for charities in Eau Claire and Chippewa Falls.

Lawmakers are looking to create a new law that could be called the Rittenhouse law. Kenosha’s three Democratic lawmakers yesterday introduced a plan to make it illegal for anyone under 18 to carry a rifle or a shotgun unless they are hunting. Prosecutors in Kyle Rittenhouse’s case tried to charge him with illegal possession of a firearm, but that charge was dropped because Wisconsin law allows some teenagers to carry certain rifles and shotguns. Senator Bob Wirch along with Representatives Tod Ohnstad

The power is back on for folks in rural Eau Claire and Chippewa counties. The lights went out for about 200 Eau Claire Energy Cooperative customers yesterday afternoon. No one is saying just what knocked the lights out. The power went-out a little bit before 4 p.m., and came back on about an hour-and-a-half later.

Get ready to hear a lot more about the investigation into Wisconsin’s 2020 election. Both the Wisconsin Elections Commission and the Assembly’s Committee on Elections are scheduled to meet tomorrow. The Assembly’s committee is leading an investigation into last year’s election, and WEC is ready to respond to the recent election audit that found several problems at the agency. This will be the first time elections commissioners will speak about the audit. Former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Mike Gableman, who is leading a second election

Wisconsin’s coronavirus hospitalizations are spiking. The state’s Hospital Association says over 14 hundred people are now hospitalized with the virus. That’s an increase of over 200 people in the past week alone. The Hospital Association says there are nearly 400 people in the ICU. The Hospital Association does not track how many people are in the hospital with the virus, as opposed to how many people are hospitalized because of it.

Wisconsin’s coronavirus booster total should top one million by the end of the week. The state’s Department of Health Services yesterday said doctors and nurses have handed-out 994 thousand shots since the last week of September. Last week the state was averaging over 20 thousand booster shots per-day. By comparison, DHS says just over three-point-four million people in the state have received at least one dose of the vaccine since last December. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM WI DHS.

Campers in Wisconsin will want to make their reservations online. The state’s Department of Natural Resources yesterday said self-registration envelopes are going away. Campers will now need to make their reservations online. There are some perks to the change. Campers will save the eight dollar self-registration fee by making a reservation online, and campers can grab a campsite on the day the register. DNR also announced that year-round reservations are also open.

Visitation and funeral services are now set for an eight-year-old victim of the Waukesha Christmas parade tragedy.   Jackson Sparks was one of six people killed last week when a man drove his car into the crowd watching the holiday festivities.  Visitation for the child is Thursday at 4 p.m. at Brooklife Church in Mukwonago followed by funeral services.  A private burial will be held on Friday.

A ribbon-cutting ceremony will kick-off sports betting at Oneida Casino.  Tribal leaders will hold a ceremony tomorrow morning.  The casino will be the first location in the state to offer legal sports betting.  Wagering will be available at the main casino on Airport Drive from 10 a.m. until 11 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and until midnight on Fridays and Saturdays.  When the Packers play a home game betting will begin at 9 a.m. 

The public is being informed of a sex offender being released to our area. Below is the information given by the Chippewa County Sheriff’s Department: Offender- Timothy J Lauer      DOC ID 678784 Date of Birth- 01-28-1966 Male/White Height- 5’11” Weight- 225# Eyes- Brown Hair- Gray Address: 1408 Martin Road, Bloomer Wisconsin Release Date: December 30th 2021 Offense(s): Conviction Date 1-3-2019 WI. Stat: 948.12(1M) 2 Counts Possession of Child Pornography The Chippewa County Sex Offender Notification Committee has determined that a