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Wisconsin football is now on a five-year bowl winning streak after winning last night’s Pinstripe Bowl in the Bronx.  The Badgers destroyed Miami 35-to-3, led by running back Jonathan Taylor’s 205 rushing yards.  This is also the second straight year Wisconsin has beat the Hurricanes in a bowl game, winning last year’s Orange Bowl by ten points.  The Badgers finished the 2018 season with an eight-and-five record. 

A homeless man is in custody for his seventh OWI in Eau Claire.  Officials say 60-year-old Taza Carter abandoned a crashed vehicle on December 22nd.  The vehicle was borrowed by Carter, and its owner made the criminal complaint.  Carter says he left the car because he was scared.  His OWI convictions extend back to 2003. 

Assistant State Superintendent Carolyn Stanford Taylor will be Wisconsin’s next state superintendent.  Incumbent Tony Evers announced his intention to appoint her to the position next year.  He describes her as a “dedicated, thoughtful leader who puts the best interest of kids before all else.”  Taylor will be Wisconsin’s first African-American state superintendent of public instruction. She will oversee the state’s educational system and Public Instruction Department. 

A new crossing signal system looks to transform intersections in Eau Claire.  City officials installed new posts using rectangular rapid flashing beacons which draw more attention from cars.  Intersections of Earl Street and South Farwell as well as at Harding Avenue and Jefferson Street feature heavy foot traffic.  The systems cost the city between eight-thousand and ten-thousand dollars to buy and install.  More new signal systems may start to pop up in Eau Claire if these first few are successful. 

HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital is feeding some of its patients over the holiday.  The hospital held a special Christmas dinner Thursday including food and decorations.  Several patients and their families were treated to the staff-funded meal as a thank you.  Most of the patients had been in the hospital for weeks.  

In the early morning hours of Wednesday, December 26th officers responded to 1504 North Clairemont Avenue (Circle C) and are now asking the public for any information about the break in at the store. An employee who was preparing to open the store reported a glass door being broken and suspects entering. The employee was able to shelter in a different room and lock the door. The three suspects entered the building and two of them jumped over the counter.

A Snow Event has been declared and will go into effect at 12:00 a.m. Friday 12/28/18 and will end at 5 p.m. on 12/30/18. Alternate Side Parking rules will be enforced between midnight and 5 p.m. each day of the Snow Event. On odd-numbered dates vehicles should be parked on the side of the street having odd-numbered addresses. On even-numbered dates vehicles should be parked on the side of the street having even-numbered addresses. POSTED STREET SIGNS are the final

The Eau Claire Police Department is notifiying the public of a sex offender that will be released into our area next week. 42 year old Matthew J. Basacker will be released from prison on January 02, 2019. Basacker will be under the supervision of the Wisconsin Department of Corrections (DOC). Basacker was convicted of 2nd Degree Sexual Assault on May 5, 2010 and will be residing at a DOC monitored residence on the 100 block of Randall Street in the

Fixity, an idea submitted by Andrew Niese for an app to report and manage issues within a city, was awarded the 2018 Idea Challenge Grand prize of $5,000 towards reimbursable business expenses to move his idea into the local marketplace. This annual contest, sponsored by Northwestern Bank, has helped dozens of individuals take their ideas and move them into the market! Want to get some more info about what this is all about? EASY! CLICK HERE for more about the Idea

A man is dead after a rollover crash near the Township of Northfield.  Police say they believe Donald Ames was northbound on County Road G early Wednesday morning when he left the road and hit a power pole.  Both Ames and passenger Tyler Pientok were ejected from the truck and Pientok was pronounced dead at the scene.  Police believe alcohol and speed played a factor in the crash.