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Two Eau Claire residents are accused of buying cocaine in Minnesota and bringing it back to Wisconsin.  A criminal complaint claims Tamara Howlett and Terrell Wilson bought the drugs and sold them to an undercover informant in Eau Claire.  Drugs were also reportedly found in their car and house during a search.  Howlett and Wilson were recently arrested and charged with multiple drug counts.

A traffic stop leads to an OWI and arrest for a Black River Falls woman who was driving with a baby in the car. It was on Wednesday, December 25th, at approximately 2:30 pm a trooper stopped a vehicle for speeding (58/45) on Highway 40 in Chippewa County. Upon initial approach the trooper detected the odor of alcohol. An 11 month old child was also an occupant of the vehicle. A subsequent vehicle search revealed multiple open intoxicants and the

Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers isn’t looking to cut taxes in 2020. The governor this week said he’d rather spend any surplus money on clean water and educational initiatives. Republican lawmakers say they want to spend next year’s surplus to help homeowners across the state deal with what could be the highest property taxes in a decade.

No one is going snowmobiling in Chippewa County anytime soon. The Chippewa Valley Snowmobile Organization yesterday said they are closing the county’s trails till further notice. The group says it’s too warm and there’s not enough snow on the ground.

The bell ringers are gone, and now it’s time to see how generous people across Wisconsin have been this holiday season. Salvation Army chapters across the state are now counting the donations from their Red Kettle campaign, but expectations are down. Several chapters say they expect to fall short of their donation goals this year. A lack of cash-carrying customers is one of the biggest reasons.

Fishing tour guides on the upper Mississippi River will need a federal license in the new year. The Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge says the new requirement is aimed at helping to maintain a healthy river and healthy fish populations. Guides did not need a license in 2019 as the refuge transitioned to the new rules. The Upper Mississippi Refuge stretches from Minnesota down to Le Claire, Iowa.

It’s the kind of story that makes people smile around the holidays. Michele Bachmann says a group of ladies gave her a 13-hundred-dollar tip during her shift on Sunday. Bachmann, who waits tables at Mulberry’s Pancakes and Café in Union Grove, says she figured it was maybe 100 dollars. But was blown away to see just how much the ladies tipped. The group of ladies say they made it a point to find a deserving person and brighten their holiday.

The Eau Claire True Value is closing and will re-open as a different hardware store.  Reports say Thompsons True Value on Clairemont Avenue has been purchased by Jacobson Hardware and will soon re-open as an Ace hardware.  True Value will stay open for about the next month.

There is a voluntary recall on Trader Joe’s Egg Salad and Old Fashioned Potato Salad.  The recall affects product sold in Wisconsin with a sell-by date of December 27th.  The products may be contaminated with listeria.  There are Trader Joe’s locations in Madison, Milwaukee and Brookfield.  CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE RECALL

If it’s Christmas you celebrate, we wish you the merriest of Christmas Days. If it’s not, then we wish you the happiest of days doing whatever it is that brings you and yours joy! Here’s to family traditions of all kinds…may you find your smiles wide and your hearts full, today and always! -The 715 Newsroom IF you are traveling, just a heads up-this is the kind of day where a lot of people could use Rudolph’s red nose. The