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The Wisconsin State Patrol is looking for some new recruits. The Department of Transportation, which oversees the Highway Patrol, last week said it is accepting applications. Troopers will be hosting an open house today at their headquarters in Eau Claire. Prospective troopers can be as young as 18, and the Highway Patrol does not require recruits to have a college degree when they apply.

It looks like the cookie sell-off challenge in Chippewa Falls came down to a plate or two. The Chippewa Falls Police Department out-sold the city’s fire department 576 dollars to 570 dollars to win the Cookies for a Cause challenge on Friday. The folks at Chippewa Manor Nursing and Rehab baked the cookies, and the departments sold them. All of the money will go to help the two departments provide better services.

The Packers are heading to the playoffs. Who they will play, and what they will be ranked remains to be seen. Green Bay guaranteed themselves a playoff spot yesterday by beating the Bears and seeing the Los Angeles Rams lose. The Packers could win the NFC North next Monday with a win against the Vikings. Green Bay could even secure a first round bye if the remaining two games fall just right.

Welcome to the weekend. If you are considering candy for breakfast, now is the time of year to indulge and when it comes to favorites….we have a winner! Wrapped in red, green or gold – people can’t get enough Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups.  It was the most popular candy at Halloween and now Christmas too.  Twelve states have voted mini cups as their favorite including California, Arizona, Illinois and Pennsylvania.   Candy-store-dot-com mapped out the winners and there’s a tie for

Lawyers for both the Wisconsin Election Commission and the League of Women Voters are promising to appeal a ruling that, for now, tosses over 200 thousand voters in Wisconsin off the voter rolls. A judge in Ozaukee County on Friday ruled that the Election Commission was wrong to give 234 thousand voters more than 30 days to correct their address of tell local election managers that they had not moved. The judge says the WEC doesn’t have that power. The League of Women Voters

Governor Tony Evers’ administration is telling Foxconn that there won’t be any tax breaks until the company agrees to a new deal. Department of Administration Secretary Joel Brennan sent a letter to Foxconn last month that said Foxconn will not qualify for any hiring-based tax breaks because Foxconn is moving ahead with a smaller LCD production facility. Brennan said the current project doesn’t qualify for the tax breaks. Foxconn reportedly told the state that they are in compliance with the

An accident turns deadly on I 94. It was just after 9 on Friday night when law enforcement agencies responded to a report of a roll-over crash on I-94 near MM 64 with possible ejection. Officers arrived on scene and found a body lying on the eastbound lanes of I-94. A full closure of I-94 eastbound was initiated and traffic re-routed off at exit 59. Preliminary investigation indicates a 2006 Chevy Trailblazer traveling westbound entered the median, rolled several times

The cost for regular gas in Wisconsin is down two-cents a gallon compared to a week ago.  Triple-A says the price statewide is two-dollars-and-42-cents today, while it’s two-56 across the country.  Drivers in Milwaukee and Appleton are paying the lowest average price at two-35 a gallon.  The price at the pump in the Eau Claire area averages a state high two-52 a gallon.

The Better Business Bureau is warning about a popular Christmas scam.  The BBB in many states including Wisconsin say agencies are receiving complaints about fake pet and puppy ads.  The Bureau suggests a few tips to try to protect yourself when buying a pet including arranging to meet the prospective seller in person and never sending money or prepaid debit or gift cards to people or a company you don’t know or trust.  You can also do an internet search on PetScams-dot-com

At its Monday meeting, the Eau Claire Area School District Board of Education will discuss a proposed donation of solar panels brought forth by the Eau Claire Public Schools Foundation. If approved, the donation would include the installation of 720 solar panels on the roof of North and Memorial High Schools. The project could be completed as early as summer 2020.