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Eau Claire’s downtown loop finally has a name. Downtown Eau Claire Inc says voters chose the name Eau Claire Riverwalk. City leaders made the announcement on Saturday during Downtown’s Haymarket Holiday event on Saturday. DECI’s Sara Larsen says people are also weighing-in on the Cannery District and its new park. That park is set to be built between the Madison Street Bridge and the High Bridge.

Fort McCoy is becoming one of Wisconsin’s sewing hubs. The fort has opened two sewing centers so Afghan refugees can make their own clothes. Most of the work is done by Afghan women for Afghan women. The women say they are making dresses and pants for fellow refugees. Commanders at the Fort say there are nearly eight thousand refugees left at Fort McCoy. At one point there were nearly 13 thousand.

It’s another sign of the return to normal. Eau Claire’s Run Santa Run 5K welcomed runners back on Saturday. Race organizers had to cancel the 5k last year because of the coronavirus. Runners say it was great to get back to it, and great to raise some money for a cause this holiday season.

COVID-19’s new omicron variant is present in Wisconsin.  Over the weekend, state health officials confirmed the single case.  A man in Milwaukee County who recently returned from a trip to South Africa has tested positive for omicron.  He is fully vaccinated including having already gotten his booster as well.  The case is unrelated to another incidence of a COVID-19 infection at a wedding last weekend which is still under investigation by the Wisconsin Department of Health and the Milwaukee County

The University of Wisconsin System is preparing a Bachelor degree program for inmates.  The funding for the effort came last week from Madison non profit Ascendium.  The new program will be handled jointly by UW-Madison, Greenbay, Milwaukee, Oshkosh and Parkside. 

The Wisconsin Badgers women’s volleyball squad is headed to the Sweet 16.  Yesterday, the Badgers defeated Florida Gulf Coast three to nothing to advance in the NCAA Tournament.  Next up for UW are the NCAA regional semifinal.  The match is set to be played this coming Thursday in the UW Field House with an opponent yet to be determined.

Police are searching for a woman involved in retail theft. An unidentified female, approximately 5’07”, mid 40s, with dark hair possibly with maroon highlights, and driving a gray Chevrolet Impala or similar style vehicle, was in Walmart and attempted to leave the store without paying for numerous items in a cart. When confronted by employees the female abandoned the cart of items and continued to her vehicle and left the area. Upon reviewing the female’s activity in the store it

Hello. We are glad you are here to start your day. We like to kick the weekend off on a lighter note with a “scroll down memory lane.” It’s a simple way to look back on some events that have happened along the way to lead us here to this day. So, snag your favorite sippin’ drink and let’s scroll! Today is Saturday, December 4th, the 338th day of the year.  There are 27 days until the end of the

A worldwide shortage of microchip technology is the reason for a delayed rollout of the Beltline flex lanes.  So say Wisconsin Department of Transportation officials.  Yesterday the DOT said the signage for the new lanes includes digital displays that use computer chips which are a scarce commodity at this time.  As a result, the new lanes on the road between Whitney Way and I-39/30 won’t open for the public’s use until sometime next summer.

Police in Madison say a student faces charges after getting caught with a loaded gun at school.  No one was hurt during the incident that happened Thursday at La Follette High School.  The 18-year old is in the Dane County Jail awaiting a hearing in court on Monday.  The weapon was stolen.   Madison Police credit the school principal and other staffers with keeping a cool head which helped avoid the weapon from actually being fired during the confrontation with the