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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

The court fight over Wisconsin’s proposed voter purge is getting more complicated. Republican state lawmakers this week hired their own attorneys to represent them in the case that could remove 234 thousand people from the state’s voter system. The lawmakers say they don’t trust Wisconsin’s Democratic Attorney General to represent them. The case is likely headed to the state’s Supreme Court.

One of Madison’s lawmakers wants to roll back taxes that she says hit women the hardest. State Rep. Melissa Sargent is once again pushing a plan to end the state tax on diapers and feminine hygiene products. Sargent says the items are not luxuries, they are necessary for women and babies. Sargent has tried the idea in the past, but failed to gain enough support in the statehouse.

Christmas came a bit early for one of Eau Claire’s most known voices. Morrie’s Mazda on Monday gave Dave Hanson a new car. Hanson’s old car broke down a few months ago, and he’s been walking to work ever since. Hanson has spent years as a sports broadcaster for both high school and UW Eau Claire games. He says he’s overwhelmed by the gift, and knows that it will come in handy. PHOTO CREDIT: WEAU 13 NEWS

Even if you don’t play the lottery, you’re getting a little bit from those who do. The Wisconsin Department of Revenue on Monday said this year’s Lottery and Gaming Credit on property tax bills is larger. Revenue says the credit is up 15 percent from last year. That should raise the tax credit to about 185 dollars. In all, Wisconsin’s lottery is kicking over 271 million-dollars to property tax relief across the state.

It’s Christmas Eve, and that means you can keep an eye on Saint Nick’s travels around the globe.  The North American Aerospace Defense Command Santa Tracker will follow Santa’s journey online  You can also call NORAD to get a live report on the jolly fellow’s whereabouts.  That phone number, by the way, is 1-877-HI-NORAD.  The agency says the tradition started in 1955 after a child mistakenly called NORAD’s predecessor looking for Santa. CLICK HERE TO KEEP TABS ON THE BIG

The holidays are a festive time for many people but for others it is one of the most difficult seasons of the year.  Health officials in Wisconsin want to remind people there is help day and night, every day for those who are struggling to cope.  The State Department of Health Services says statistics show a 40-percent jump in suicides between 2000 and 2017, with 886 suicides in 2018.  Suicide is the second leading cause of death among adolescents in the Badger

Holiday plants are popular decorations in Wisconsin homes but there are some that are toxic to the family pets.  Poinsettia plants have the reputation of being deadly to kids and pets but it’s more likely to irritate the mouth and cause nausea and intestinal upset.  Holly and mistletoe have greater toxicity and Christmas cactus isn’t toxic but it can cause intestinal issues.  In addition, those prickly spines can injure a dog or cat and curious kittens and puppies.