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It’s time to check your wallet, you may have some free money lying around. Nikka Magahis has more. CLICK BELOW TO HEAR THE STORY:

Vice President Kamala Harris is calling the authors of the Wisconsin GOP Abortion bill “extremists.” The newly proposed legislation would ban abortions after 14 weeks with medical emergency exceptions, and would shorten the time frame for legal abortions by six weeks. Harris says the bill is an “attack on reproductive freedoms.” The Vice President is scheduled to be in Waukesha on Monday for the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the abortion ruling that was overturned by the Republican-led Supreme Court

The United States Department of Agriculture announced an additional three-and-a-half-million dollars in grants will go towards domestic biofuels. The goal is to help US consumers spend less at gas station pumps while also keeping that fuel clean and renewable. Wisconsin’s USDA State director believes this will help businesses upgrade their infrastructure and expand the availability of homegrown biofuels in Wisconsin. The funding is coming from President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act.

This is free fishing weekend in Wisconsin. Bob Nack is with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Bob Nack with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources says while fishing is free, make sure to use some common sense and watch for others out on the ice.

Eau Claire Parks, Recreation & Forestry is excited to announce that Roosevelt, Pinehurst, Boyd, and Putnam Heights warming shelters and outdoor skating rinks will be open starting Saturday, January 20, 2024. Outdoor rinks can be used when the warming shelter is not staffed. Lights are on a timer from 4:00pm-10:00pm. CLICK HERE FOR UPDATED INFORMATION ON THE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.

More people used Eau Claire Transit last year than any year since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Transit Manager Ty Fadness says about 661-thousand passengers used the Transit in 2023, which is more than 200-thousand more than in 2020. That’s also an increase of 60-thousand from last year. In the fall, a new Eau Claire Transit Center is set to open.

During a cold snap like this maybe you are daydreaming of a vacation or planning to take the family somewhere warm for Spring Break.  For this week’s Friday Feel Good we pack the bags and hop on board a story that will have you smiling. When Jake Levine and Kelly Levine took their five-month-old daughter Romey on vacation to Mexico for the new year, the first-time parents said they weren’t sure how the trip would unfold.  But they were surprised by

The Markesan Police Department is investigating a retail theft that occurred at Piggly Wiggly and Citgo in Markesan on the afternoon of 01/18/2024. The suspects were in a black Nissan Titan crew cab with no cover or cap. The suspects entered the above businesses and stole a significant amount of liquor. This was accomplished by one of the suspects distracting the clerk and the other removing the liquor from packaging, placing in a bag and leaving the store. Anyone with

Governor Evers made a stop in Eau Claire yesterday to check-in on some grant recipients. The governor visited with the folks at the Black Kettle Tea Shoppe on Barstow Street. The Tea Shoppe was one of hundreds of businesses to get a Main Street Bounceback grant. The governor also stopped-by the 123 Look At Me Learning Center which got a 300 thousand-dollar state grant for child care. The governor says state grant money made the difference for both local businesses.

None of Wisconsin’s Republican congressmen voted for the latest deal to keep the federal government open. All six of the state’s Republicans yesterday voted against the continuing resolution. That resolution will keep the federal government funded through March. Congressman Mike Gallagher says kicking the can down the road doesn’t do much good. In fact, he says it only rewards bad behavior. Wisconsin’s two Democratic members of Congress voted for the plan.