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No injuries to report following a farm fire in Buffalo County.  Thick black smoke filled the air yesterday afternoon in Mondovi.  Firefighters found a shed up in flames when they arrived but no animals were inside. 

Thousands of local residents will soon be paying more for their utilities.  Xcel Energy has announced a rate increase for 2024.  Customers will see about a-dollar increase per month for electric and a little under three-dollars more per month for natural gas.  Officials say the increase will allow them to make upgrades in the future.

The City of Menomonie will collect live Christmas trees from residents.  The goal is to recycle the trees after the holiday season.  Residents should place the trees at their curb before sunrise on January 8th.  Drop-off locations will be available as early as next Tuesday at Wakanda Park and the Elmwood Park Parking Lot. CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS.

A number of Wisconsin residents are likely getting compensation out of a recent Google settlement. Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul says the 700-million-dollar settlement stems from “anticompetitive practices” involved with the Google Play store. The tech giant has not admitted to any unlawful business practices, but, they have agreed to some changes with the digital app and content purchasing platform, including allowing users to install apps from outside the Google Play store. AG Kaul says consumers will not have to

More than 70-million potted poinsettias are sold every year in the U.S. But what happens to them after the holiday? Brie Tennis with details.

An Eau Claire man was sentenced for stealing more than 179-thousand dollars from an armored truck facility. Ari Beck, a former employee at the local armored truck company, was charged last year with stealing full bank deposit bags. The bags came from Kwik Trip stores and cash he was meant to refill ATMs with. Beck says he spent part of the money on bills, poker tournaments, and guns. A Chippewa County Circuit Court Judge sentenced him to a year in

A Wisconsin grocery store chain will soon offer paid parental leave to its employees. Starting on January first, all part-time and full-time Festival Foods workers will have three weeks of paid leave following the birth of their child. The company says the benefit also includes leave for an employee who has a child placed with them for adoption or foster care. Festival Foods currently has more than eight-thousand people on staff across 41 Wisconsin locations.

Four Wisconsinites have tested positive for high levels of lead in their blood after consuming applesauce pouches. The Centers for Disease Control says they’re investigating 205 reported cases in 33 U-S states. Symptoms of lead exposure include abdominal pain, fatigue, and neurological symptoms like seizures. The Wisconsin Health Department says cinnamon applesauce pouches from the brands WanaBana, Schnucks, or Weis should be thrown away if produced after November 2022.

President Joe Biden is in Milwaukee today to speak on the country’s economy and Black-owned small businesses. Biden was hosted by the Wisconsin Black Chamber of Commerce. During his speech, which was live-streamed on C-SPAN, Biden says a record 15-million new small business registrations were filed since 2020. He said this led to the largest increase in Black business-ownership in 30 years. Biden went on to speak about the 130-million dollars Wisconsin is getting to replace lead pipes within the

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) confirms that a Dodge County deer farm that tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in May 2023 has been depopulated. Of the 172 animals depopulated, 23 tested positive for the disease. In total, there were 26 positive cases of CWD at this premises, as three cervids had died prior to depopulation. DATCP quarantined the farm in May 2023 when a 9-year-old doe tested positive for CWD. A quarantine means