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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

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