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The National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced the names of more than 16,000 Semifinalists in the 69th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. Peter Gingerich and Tyberius Kemmet from Memorial High School and William C. Hatcher from North High School are Semi-Finalists in the 2024 Competition for the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) awards. These academically talented high school seniors have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 7,140 National Merit Scholarships worth nearly $28 million that will be offered

ABOVE PHOTO: UW-River Falls student Grace Johnson shows Copper, a dog she will help train to be an assistance animal, her open hand after feeding him a treat after Copper and other dogs were dropped off at UWRF Sept. 14. Johnson is one of 21 students who will work with 10 assistance dogs on campus as part of the new Falcon FETCH (Fostering Education Through Campus Hosting) program. Pat Deninger/UWRF photo. “As soon as I heard this was available, I was going

 Police in Eau Claire are warning that someone is calling and pretending to be them. Eau Claire’s Police Department took to social media yesterday to warn that someone is calling around and faking the number from Eau Claire’s Communication Center. They are telling people that they owe a fine, or else they’ll be going to jail. The scammers demand to be paid, often times with gift cards. The real police say they never do that, and say if you get

Democrats at the Wisconsin Capitol say they want to see a lot more money from the Brewers’ owner before they agree to spend any taxpayer dollars on American Family Field. Team executives met with Democratic lawmakers at the Capitol yesterday, just days after statehouse Republicans unveiled a plan that would spend 600-million in taxpayer money to pay for work needed at the Brewers’ ballpark Milwaukee Democratic State Senator Tim Carpenter, whose District includes American Family Field, says he wants to

A pair of Republican lawmakers want to protect Wisconsin’s voter ID law in the state’s Constitution. State Senator Van Wanggaard and Representative Pat Snyder yesterday introduced a plan that would have a constitutional amendment require voter ID for people to vote in Wisconsin. Wisconsin has had a voter ID law on the books for years, but Wanggaard says he wants to make sure it stays on the books going forward. Some Republicans are worried that the new liberal majority Supreme

There is now a tank in Bloomer. The Bloomer Veterans Memorial added the new M47 tank yesterday. Veterans have been working for about a decade trying to get the tank to the community, it came over a thousand miles from a museum in Virginia. The tank sits facing Bloomer’s old Veterans Memorial. The tank cost about 19 thousand-dollars, it was covered through donations and fundraisers. CLICK HERE TO SEE THE STORY WITH OUR PARTNERS WEAU 13 NEWS.

JJ Watt’s newest gig has him selling a lot of Miller Lite. Watt took to Twitter yesterday to share highlights of the new commercial that he’ll be in for Miller Lite. The new ads start this weekend during football games, and play on Watts number 99. Watt is, of course, from Pewaukee and played his college football at the University of Wisconsin. The future NFL Hall of Famer retired last season after 12 years in the league.

There is a new bill in the works that would allow minors 16 and older to be vaccinated without parental consent. The bill is cosponsored by Eau Claire Democratic Representative Jodi Emerson. The bill is now being considered by the Committee on Health.

Wisconsin Republicans gaveled in and out of a special session Governor Tony Evers called to discuss the state’s workforce challenges. Evers called the session to address accessible child care and more family leave. Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu has criticized the special session, and it was expected that Republicans would take no action.

A popular event returns to our area. Kids ‘N Cops 2023 Fundraising Event:Date: Tuesday, October 17, 2023Time: 7:00am – 8:00pmLocation: Altoona Family Restaurant (2000 N. Hillcrest Pkwy, Altoona) Shopping Event (Participating kids are referred prior to this date):Date: Sunday, December 3, 2023Time: 12:30pm – 4:30pmLocation: Target – Eau Claire (3649 S. Hastings Way, Eau Claire) Goal – To reconnect with the community and strengthen the bonds between kids and law enforcement. What is Kids N’ Cops: CLICK HERE FOR MORE