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As many plan a Thanksgiving menu, one local organization is planning on delivering meals to those who may need not only food, but also a little hope this year. Because of the coronavirus and social distancing constraints, Hope Gospel will instead offer the meals as a curb side pick-up/ drive-through. The Thanksgiving Day dinner will be Thursday, November 26th from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. This special free community event will be at the Hope Renewal Center for Men located

As the holiday shopping season picks up, citizens, businesses, and state and local leaders are declaring “We’re All In” for shopping local to keep Wisconsin businesses and communities strong. “The holiday shopping season is a great time to remember how important our local businesses are, whether it’s that special bakery, gift shop or restaurant, and what they mean to our communities,” said Missy Hughes, secretary and CEO of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC). “While the COVID-19 pandemic may be changing

Feed My People Food Bank is accepting donations of deer meat again this year. Through the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources program, hunters can donate any legally harvested venison by dropping it off to a participating processor.  A list of processors and more information can be harvested WITH A CLICK HERE.

 The lights are set, and the Christmas Village in Chippewa Falls’ Irvine Park is ready for opening night.  Christmas Village is free and open on Thanksgiving from 5:30-to-9:30 p.m. The last day to see the display is the first of the new year. People can drive or walk through the park with social distancing. Masks are encouraged. 

Wisconsin’s Women, Infants, and Children program, or WIC, is releasing a cookbook to help people on a budget make meals for their families. The ingredients listed in the book are mostly food items people can pay for using their WIC benefits. The cookbook can be found at WITH AN EASY CLICK HERE.

A call about domestic violence in the Town of Washington ended with an officer-involved shooting. Eau Claire County Sheriff Ron Cramer is not saying who pulled the trigger, but says law enforcement officers shot and killed a man last night. The sheriff says no officers were hurt. The shooting happened at a home in the 2300 block of Corona Avenue.

The manhunt is over for the suspect who shot eight people at a mall in Wauwatosa on Friday. Police yesterday announced the arrest of a 15-year-old boy for the shooting at the Mayfair Mall. Wauwatosa Police Chief Barry Weber said the shooting came as a result of a fight between two groups. Four of the people wounded in the shooting were innocent bystanders, police say the other four were involved in the fight. CLICK BELOW TO HEAR MORE: Wauwatosa Police

A teacher at Eau Claire North High School is no longer in the classroom or on the school’s payroll after his arrest on child pornography charges. Menomonie Police arrested teacher Todd Williams Friday. Eau Claire schools say they immediately suspended Williams without pay. Eau Claire schools say there’s no evidence that any of Williams’ students were involved in the case. Williams used to teach social studies and Japanese at Eau Claire North High School. FOR THE STATEMENT FROM EC SCHOOLS

Wisconsin’s coronavirus positives are falling by the thousands. The state’s Department of Health Services yesterday reported 35 hundred new positives and no new deaths. That 35 hundred is about half what DHS was reporting on many days last week. In fact, DHS’s numbers show the positives in all age groups last week were down from their peaks at the beginning of the month. Wisconsin’s daily-positive-rate is now 13 percent. That’s down from a peak of 18 percent two weeks ago. CLICK

Chippewa Falls Superintendent Jeff Holmes says he knows that in-person classes are best for kids, but also says he felt that he had no choice in canceling those classes. Holmes says he made the decision to go online-only last week after Chippewa Falls’ public health director suggested closing the schools. Holmes says without the move to go online, nearly 700 students and staff members would be under quarantine or isolation orders. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM THE CARDS