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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

The Chippewa Valley will have three opportunities to receive free Narcan training in January at the Chippewa Falls YMCA. Narcan is nasal spray that that can be administered in the event of an opioid overdose. Participants will learn how to administer nasal Narcan in the event of an opioid overdose. All participants will also receive a free Narcan kit to take home. The YMCA of the Chippewa Valley, Chippewa County Department of Public Health, HSHS Sacred Heart & St. Joseph’s

Gov. Tony Evers today announced his appointment of Mary Malloy to serve as Buffalo County Register of Deeds. The appointment fills a vacancy created by the resignation of Carol Burmeister, effective Jan. 2, 2024. Malloy will serve for the remainder of the unexpired term ending Jan. 5, 2025. “I’m confident her past experience has prepared her well to continue serving the people of Buffalo County.” “Mary Malloy’s service as deputy register of deeds has provided her with the experience and

President Biden is making his final trip to Milwaukee this year to promote small businesses.  Theapdnemic took its toll on small businesses nationwide — and in Wisconsin, about three percent of all small businesses shut down between 2021 and last year.  The number still increased and added a net 66-thousand jobs.  The Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce helped keep other small businesses afloat with about 36-million dollars distributed to four-thousand small businesses.         

No charges are coming for the Watertown police officer who shot and killed a suspect in October.  The Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office is not pursuing criminal prosecution against Officer James Simon.  The officer claims he shot 30-year-old Justin Whitten after the suspect raised and cocked a pistol while trying to get away from police on a skateboard.  Witnesses told investigators they saw police personnel provide first aid to Whitten, but, he was later pronounced dead at the scene.