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Eau Claire Transit will be offering free fares to school-age kids in the new year.  The city says that kids 18 and under — and all young adult high school students — will be able to ride the bus for free.  High school students will need to show their school ID in order to receive the free rides.  The offer begins January 1st.

St. Mary’s Hospital in Madison is unveiling the top baby names of 2025.  Officials said the number one name for boys this year was Theodore, followed by Owen, Noah, Henry, and James.  For the girls, the top five names were Violet, Charlotte, Chloe, Emma, and Olivia.  Nearly 19-hundred babies were born at St. Mary’s this year, including 43 sets of twins.  The hospital also celebrated 367 babies graduating from the neonatal intensive care unit. 

All schools in the Platteville School District are closed today after a cyber swatting incident. In a social media post, the district said they made the decision out of an abundance of caution for the safety of students and staff. The district said law enforcement determined the threat was not credible. The School district said an online message that referenced a bomb threat as a form of extortion was sent to the district. School district officials said state and federal

The Eau Claire Area Chamber of Commerce is proud to serve as Wisconsin’s official State Partner for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s National Civics Bee®, a national initiative designed to strengthen civic understanding and inspire community engagement among middle school students throughout the state. CLICK HERE FOR MORE. The 2026 Wisconsin State Competition will take place May 9, 2026, at South Middle School in Eau Claire, bringing together the state’s top young civic thinkers for a live quiz-style event.

Fall commencement will be held for 527 graduates on Saturday, Dec. 20, at University of Wisconsin-Stout.  A total of 399 undergraduate and 128 graduate students will receive degrees. Two ceremonies will be held at Johnson Fieldhouse: The ceremonies can also be seen via livestream on the UW-Stout commencement website and at the Memorial Student Center. Provost Glendalí Rodríguez will host the ceremonies. Chancellor Katherine Frank will provide remarks to the graduates and confer degrees.  Three graduating students will speak: Two alumni will also be guest

Hope Gospel Mission is hosting their annual Christmas Community Dinner on Saturday,  December 20th, 2025, from 11:30 a.m. to 1p.m. This is the 19th year they have been hosting a  Christmas meal and hope to serve over 650 guests. They will offer the meal as a curb side pick-up/  drive-through as well as a dine in option. For those that wish to dine in, there will be a short  program at 11:30am with the meal to follow. No reservations needed.  

Opening statements in the trial of the Milwaukee County judge is scheduled to start today.  Judge Hannah Dugan is accused of obstructing immigration agents who were attempting to arrest a man in her courtroom.  Dugan was arrested a couple of days later and pleaded not guilty to obstruction charges.  Those considered for the jury were told the trial is expected to take four to five days. 

Investigators are working to determine the cause of a fatal fire in St. Croix County.  Flames ignited at a home in the City of Hudson at around 1:30 a.m. Thursday.  First responders found someone dead inside the residence.  Their name has not been released.

The City of Eau Claire was the scene of a fire Friday morning.  Crews dispatched to a Cass Street home found a fire burning in the attic.  All residents of the home were able to evacuate without injury.

Authorities are continuing to remind folks about the importance of safe driving with deer being active throughout the state.  The Vernon County Sheriff’s Office says a young driver was behind the wheel of a vehicle that crashed recently on State Highway 56 in the Town of Jefferson when they swerved to avoid hitting a deer.  No one was hurt.  Wisconsin State Patrol warns drivers to be especially cautious and scan the road ahead to prevent dangerous crashes.