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A local school will shine on the national level! Fifty-six schools across the country are creating one-of-a-kind ornaments for the 2018 National Christmas Tree experience in our nations capital and representing Wisconsin will be ornaments created by students from Delong Middle School!  These handcrafted ornaments will adorn 56 smaller trees that surround the National Christmas Tree. The 56trees represent each U.S. state, territory and the District of Columbia as part of the America Celebratesdisplay.

An Eau Claire woman may avoid jail time after stabbing her fiancé in the chest.  Twenty-five-year-old Litamarie Twobears pleaded guilty to a felony count of aggravated battery plus two misdemeanor counts.  Twobears got probation for the misdemeanors and a five-month jail sentence will be waived if she pays a 324-dollar restitution within the next two months.  She will also have her felony charge dropped if she complies with all the terms of her probation. 

Two former Mills Fleet Farm employees are being sued on suspicion of improperly poaching employees.  The retailer says Todd Gisi and Hugh Leasum now work for an Illinois-based competitor and have violated a business agreement by trying to persuade employees who work at its Eau Claire store to come to their new company.  Fleet Farm is seeking that the two return compensation that they received after employment plus damage costs and legal fees.

Drivers in Eau Claire can expect delays on the city’s southwest side. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation says road crews will be pouring concrete at the Highway 37 intersection at Short Street and West Hamilton Avenue and only right-hand turns will be allowed onto 37.  Traffic coming off the Highway will not be impacted by the construction.  The project should be completed sometime in early November. 

The University of Wisconsin-Stout is getting over 200-thousand dollars from the U.S. Department of Defense.  The grant was awarded to the university as part of a 2017 designation where it was named a national Center for Academic Excellence for Cyber Defense.  Part of the money will go to student scholarships while another part will be used to host workshops on cybersecurity.  The first workshops will be held Thursday and Friday. 

Over five-million-dollars in grants are being awarded to help make affordable transit available.  Governor Scott Walker announced 29 grants under the Commute to Careers program helping thousands of Wisconsin workers get better access to meaningful jobs or training opportunities that they need to enter the workforce.  A list of organizations receiving the grants is posted on the governor’s website-CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE. 

The Wisconsin Department of Corrections has tips for keeping kids safe while trick-or-treating.  The department will be checking on some of the 65-thousand registered sex offenders living in the state, but there is also the public sex offender registry where people can check for offenders by name and zip code.  There are restrictions on Halloween for sex offenders in Wisconsin, including staying home with their porch lights off and refraining from giving out candy. 

The winner holding a million-dollar Powerball ticket now has a check in hand.   Wisconsin Lottery officials say retired veteran Raymond Heft bought his ticket for Wednesday’s drawing at Pick ‘n Save in Madison.  It matched five of the white ball numbers, but not the Powerball.  Heft claimed his prize today.

The average price for a gallon of regular gas in Wisconsin is down a nickel from a week ago.  Triple-A says the average price statewide is two-dollars-and-75-cents, while the national average is two-83-a-gallon today.  The lowest prices are posted in Appleton and Kenosha County at two-62-a-gallon.  Drivers in Superior are paying the most at the pump at two-92 for regular gas.

The Barron County Sheriff’s Department is announcing that with the help of Jennie-O Turkey Store the reward to bring Jayme Closs home is now $50,000.  Sheriff Fitzgerald went on to say that he wants to say  thank Jennie-O and all of its employees for their cooperation during this tragic time for them with the loss of two of their employees and willingness to help bring 13 yr old Jayme home.