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Once again, Hope Gospel Mission is hosting the Annual Christmas Community Dinner on Saturday, December 19th from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. This is the 14th year for the dinner and the hope to serve up to 500 guests. Because of the coronavirus and social distancing constraints, the meal will be offered as a curb side pick-up/ drive- through. This Christmas dinner is free to everyone and will feature ham, au gratin potatoes, vegetables, cranberry fluff, dinner rolls, and dessert.

A vehicle fire on Interstate 94 is blocking the eastbound right lane. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation traffic cameras show crews are on the scene near Action City on Eau Claire’s south side. A semi is pulled over with emergency vehicles surrounding it and traffic is backed up to West Lowes Creek Road. 

The United Way is giving more money to several non-profit organizations in the Chippewa Valley. The United Way of the Greater Chippewa Valley has now awarded area nonprofits more than 500-thousand-dollars from the start of the pandemic. The nonprofits receiving the funds include Boys and Girls Clubs, Big Brothers and Big Sisters, Feed My People Food Bank and more.

Eau Claire’s outdoor skating rinks could open the day after Christmas. The City of Eau Claire says the outdoor rinks at Boyd, Demmler, Oakwood Hills, Pinehurst, Putnam Heights, Roosevelt, and Sam Davey parks will be flooded for public use. It says weather permitting, they’ll open December 26th. The park shelters are not open because of the COVID pandemic.

Royal Credit Union is warning against an imposter on social media. The bank says someone created a fake Facebook page that appears similar to their own. They say the page is adding friends and sending them direct messages about a 12 Days of Giving cash giveaway contest. The real Royal Credit Union says they haven’t yet selected the winners and if anyone receives a message like that, they should report it.

AMBER Alert Cancellation Jocelyn Van Duyn has been located alive and safe. ORIGINAL STORY DETAILS BELOW: There is a manhunt underway in southeast Wisconsin and parts of Illinois for a missing 10-year-old girl. The State Patrol last night issued an Amber Alert for Jocelyn Van Duyn. Troopers say she left her home in Walworth on Saturday night and hasn’t been back. Authorities believe she is with her father in Illinois. Her pictures are online. Troopers are asking anyone who knows anything about

Going out to eat this holiday season may determine if you’ll be able to go out to eat next spring. The Wisconsin Restaurant Association’s Kristine Hillmer says this holiday season is truly a make-or-break for a lot of local restaurants. Hillmer says many restaurants in Wisconsin have been limping along, and they need a boost in customers. She also says restaurants in the state need more federal help. She is holding-out hope for a second CARES Act from Congress.

Over 100 students at Menomonie High School skipped the first day back to class. Principal Casey Drake yesterday said 120 of the 874 in-person students were absent yesterday. That’s about 13 percent of the high school. A group of students pledged a strike yesterday, they said to protest the return to in-person learning. Menomonie High School had been online-only since mid-November. Kids are in class this week, and part of next, then they are off for Christmas.