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Malls and big-box stores in Wisconsin open at various times today to kick off the holiday shopping season.  The Better Business Bureau says not all the best deals are in the big stores, with thousands of small and independent businesses participating in Small Business Saturday this weekend.  Cyber Monday is a chance to save big online, but there’s also the risk of scams.  The Better Business Bureau suggests shoppers might want to take a look at their 2018 BBB Holiday Guide before

 Governor-elect Tony Evers says he is concerned about a Bloomberg report regarding Foxconn’s intention to eliminate staff and cut costs.  Bloomberg says the company wants to cut nearly three-billion-dollars in expenses and eliminate ten-percent of non- technical staff.   Foxconn officials say it was a very difficult and competitive year.  Evers tells WKOW-TV that he understands businesses have to make tough decisions, but it’s concerning to him that even before things get rolling in Wisconsin, they seem to be cutting back in

Trinity Lutheran Church and Hope Gospel Mission are both set up for the Thanksgiving dinners they are hosting for the public.  Over 100 volunteers at each organization set up yesterday for today’s events.  Trinity’s event also includes kids’ activities and a TV to watch football. They expect around 500 people, while Hope Gospel Mission is planning to dish up 300 meals.  And I would like to wish you and yours a VERY special day and the happiest of Thanksgiving’s. Enjoy. 

A pop-up pantry is helping people leading into the holiday season.  Feed My People Food Bank sponsored the pantry yesterday, which stocked basic grocery items, fresh produce, and non-food items like diapers, toothpaste, and toilet paper.  Working families, seniors, and others in need were able to shop the pantry to meet their needs. 

An Eau Claire woman is facing charges, accused of embezzlement from the Humane Association.  Nicolle Wilson is charged with five felony counts connected with theft and fraud against a financial institution.  A criminal complaint filed says Wilson tried to cash a check for 60-thousand dollars at an Eau Claire credit union.  She was the Humane Association’s bookkeeper from May to September of this year. 

An accident involving a team bus shut down Highway 48 for 5 hours. It happened on Tuesday just before 9:30. A 911 call came in of a school bus vs car accident on Hwy 48 just west of Rice Lake. Initial investigation shows the car driven by Joy Tew, 55 of Rice Lake crossed the center line and struck an Amery School Bus carrying the Amery Girls Basketball team of 22 students, 4 coaches and 1 bus driver. All the

On Wednesday, November 21, 2018 at 11:05 AM the Dunn County E-911 Center received a report of a Cirrus aircraft that had gone in the Township of Sand Creek. Dunn County Deputies, Sand Creek Fire and Colfax Ambulance were dispatched to the area. A short time later the pilot was reported to have arrived at the Sand Creek Fire Department. The pilot was the only occupant of the aircraft and was not injured. The aircraft was located in a harvested

The Department of Natural Resources Bureau of Law Enforcement is investigating two illegal elk shootings in Monroe and Jackson Counties that occurred during the 9-day gun deer season. An adult bull elk was shot and killed after being misidentified by a man who was deer hunting near Warrens on Saturday, November 17. The individual shot the elk self-reported the incident to the department after realizing he misidentified the elk for a deer. The elk was seized and confiscated in accordance

Governor Scott Walker ordered flags to half-staff on Sunday, November 25, 2018 in honor of Army Air Forces Pfc. Joseph Natvik. On July 17, 1945, the plane Natvik was aboard crashed while carrying supplies to Chinese forces fighting the Japanese during World War II. Natvik will be laid to rest on Sunday, November 25, 2018, with full military honors in Monona, Wisconsin. “Pfc. Joseph Natvik sacrificed his life to help save others during World War II,” said Governor Walker. “He is an American

On November 21st, 2018 at 12:22pm, the Barron County Sheriff’s Department received a 911 call of a subject trapped in corn bin south of Turtle Lake.  Deputies from the Barron County Sheriff’s Department along with the Turtle Lake, Cumberland and Dallas Fire Departments, Gold Cross Ambulance, Turtle Lake Police Department and Life Link Helicopter all responded to the scene. Responders worked for over an hour to rescue the man, who was then flown to a regional trauma center and later