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By Morgan McCarthy | January 22, 2022

Hello. Welcome to your weekend and thank you for starting it with us. After a week that brought frigid temps and a reminder of just how cold winter can feel around here at times, we are going to start your Saturday off with our weekend warm up. Simply, a “scroll down memory lane.” It’s an easy look back at some events on the pages of history before you head out into the new day. So grab your favorite morning sippin’

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GO PACK GO!

By Morgan McCarthy | January 22, 2022

Do you have your lucky jersey set out? A new recipe in the crock pot for party time? Is there a playoff tradition that you are dusting off today? You’re not alone in Cheesehead country! Packers fans gather for pep rallies in Green Bay ahead of today’s divisional playoff match.  One rally was held downtown yesterday afternoon with another yesterday evening outside Lambeau Field.   Green Bay hosts San Francisco this evening with kickoff at 7:15-p.m. central.

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FBI Offers Reward For the Suspected Shooter Of An Off Duty Officer

By Morgan McCarthy | January 22, 2022

A reward is available in an effort to capture a suspected shooter of an off duty Milwaukee officer.  The FBI says a ten thousand dollar reward is offered to help find and arrest Keasean Ellis Brown.  The 19-year old is on the loose and should be considered armed and dangerous.  Two other suspects are already in custody for the January 13th incident.  The 37-year old detective is in stable condition.

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MKE Attorney Wins Case for New Role as UW President

By Morgan McCarthy | January 22, 2022

A Milwaukee attorney is selected to become the next President of the University of Wisconsin System.  The Board of Regents voted unanimously yesterday to bring on board Jay Rothman to become the eighth President of the UW-System.   The 62-year old will take the reins starting June 1st of the UW-System’s 13-Universities.  Rothman is CEO of law firm Foley & Lardner LLP.

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Lift Up the Downtown! Vote For Your Favorites

By Morgan McCarthy | January 21, 2022

Public voting for the Downtown Eau Claire Awards is open. Cast your votes for your favorite businesses, events, and downtown projects by Friday, February 4th. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO

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Trial of Former Badger Delayed

By Morgan McCarthy | January 21, 2022

A trial for a former Badgers football player who was charged with the killings of two women in 2020 is now delayed until late summer.  Marcus Randle-El is being charged with two counts of first degree intentional homicide and two weapons-related charges.  His trial was pushed after Randle-El’s attorney asked for his trial to get pushed back to review additional information.  All parties agreed for his trial date to start on August 8th. 

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WI Congressman Calls on DOJ To Investigate Alleged Fraudulent Electors

By Morgan McCarthy | January 21, 2022

A Wisconsin Congressman wants the Justice Department to look into claims ten people fraudulently claimed to be 2020 presidential electors.  Madison Democrat Mark Pocan sent a letter to AG Merrick Garland today accusing the ten, which include former Wisconsin GOP head Andrew Hitt, of lying to cast electoral ballots for Donald Trump.   Former WisGOP National Committeewoman Mary Buestrin is also named in the letter.  Pocan says it’s important for the investigation to happen to keep democracy safe.

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Kind Announces Federal Funding for Arcadia Projects

By Morgan McCarthy | January 21, 2022

Today, Rep. Ron Kind announced that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers received $5.3 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to continue work on the flood risk management project in Arcadia. This project will help provide long-term flood risk reduction for the central business district of Arcadia through building levees, floodwalls, channel modifications and closure structures, and more.    “It’s great to see this Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding headed to Arcadia to help support flood risk management, improve safety, and create shovel-ready

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Friday Feel Good: Cold Weather, Warm Hearts

By Morgan McCarthy | January 21, 2022

It’s clear that we are in the winter months here in our own state. Afterall, you can’t spell winter without “WI” right? But for this week’s Friday Feel Good we travel to Canada for a cold weather rescue that warms the heart.  Clayton, a Canadian 8-year-old, is getting praise for finding an elderly man who had fallen in the snow and couldn’t get up.  He used his quick thinking to  get his parents to help him, then made him a cup of

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WI Tackles Teen Jobs

By Morgan McCarthy | January 21, 2022

Governor Tony Evers will decide if younger teens can work more in the state of Wisconsin.  The Wisconsin Assembly approved a plan yesterday that will allow 14-and-15-year-olds in the state to work until 11 p.m. on any night that they don’t have school the next day.  Currently, the law sets hours based on a summer and rest-of-the-year schedule.  Younger teens can work until 9 p.m. in the summer, and until 7 p.m. during the school year.  Some Republicans and Wisconsin’s restaurants like the changes,

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