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What’s in a name? Ask Madeline, Brynlee and Hadley. Or Henry, Brooks and Jack. Those names topped the lists of babies born at Mayo Clinic Health System locations in Northwest Wisconsin in 2020. As of Dec. 11, the number of babies born, popular names and busiest months for births by location are: Mayo Clinic Health System — Northland in Barron, Wisconsin There were 103 births ― 48 girls and 55 boys. The busiest month was October, with 18 births. Top

One person is dead and another is hurt after a crash in Trempealeau County. The county sheriff’s office says a car hit a truck driving the opposite way on State Road 93 near Lewis Valley Road Saturday afternoon. The driver of the car was pronounced dead at the scene. The sheriff’s office says the driver of the truck was seriously hurt.

Chippewa Steel hockey is back with three home games in the next few days. The Steel will host the Minnesota Magicians Thursday and Friday.  They’ll finish the three-game slate against the Kenai River Brown Bears on Saturday, January 2nd. Tickets can be reserved online now. 

What goes up, must come down. If you’re in the process of dismantling holiday decorations there are some options for both your tree and the lights. If you’ve let your Christmas tree dry out over the weekend, Eau Claire County Emergency Management recommends throwing out your live tree as soon as possible because dry trees create a fire hazard. The department says you should get rid of the tree within a few days of the holiday, though several communities offer

Coronavirus relief is on the way.  NBC’s Jennifer Johnson reports. Trump hesitated to sign the bill until Sunday because it only provides 600-dollars in stimulus checks to Americans.  In a statement after the signing, Trump said he’s notified Congress that he wants Americans to get two-thousand-dollars.  The COVID stimulus bill was wrapped in a larger spending package.  What does that mean for you? Here in our area, the work into workforce continues. Wisconsin’s governor says he hopes to clear the state’s months-long unemployment backlog by the

Wisconsin’s coronavirus hospitalizations are falling. The state’s Department of Health Services yesterday reported just over one thousand people in the hospital with the virus across the state. That is down from 12 hundred last week, and down from over two thousand last month. There are 239 people in the ICU with the virus, but that number is down as well. CLICK FOR MORE FROM WI DHS

Police in Lake Hallie are looking for a man who they say may be armed. Officers yesterday put out an APB for Dennis Smith. He is wanted in a domestic violence case from last week. His pictures are online. Lake Hallie Police say anyone who knows where Smith is should call 911.

Everyone is alright after a mom and two kids fell through the ice at Phoenix Park in Eau Claire. Police say it happened about 3 p.m. yesterday. One of the children walked on to the ice and fell through, the mom and other child then tried to rescue the first child and fell through themselves. Rescue crews were able to get everyone to shore, then to the hospital to be checked out.

Governor Tony Evers is not on-board with plans to make it tougher to vote absentee or through the mail in Wisconsin. The governor last week said he will not sign any new election law that rolls back absentee or mail-in voting. Republicans in Madison have signaled they want to clean-up the gaps in state law that they feel were exploited during the November election. The governor says he cannot support anything that makes it more difficult for people to vote.

There is a Wisconsin connection to the Christmas Day bombing in Nashville. Former Milwaukee Assistant Police Chief Raymond Banks was staying in a hotel across the street from the explosion. He says he was tossed out of bed by the blast, and the TV fell off the wall. Banks and his family were able to make it out of their hotel afterward. Banks said he is grateful that no one in his family was seriously hurt. Authorities are confirming that the man