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Young adults in Wisconsin are being warned about so-called “deposit fraud” scams.  UW Credit Union recently released a study that revealed people 30-years-old and under have been targeted for deposit fraud.  The scam is when a person is sent a fake check which they then deposit and spend the money or are instructed to send a portion of the money back to the scammer.  The scammers tend to pose as an employer.

With Thanksgiving now in the rearview mirror, many Wisconsinites are now turning their attention to Christmas.  Yesterday was a big day for Christmas tree farms throughout the state.  Wisconsin ranks in the top five nationally for Christmas tree production.  Nearly two million trees are harvested in the state each year.

 If you’re headed home from your Thanksgiving travel today Wisconsin gas prices are still going down.  Triple-A says the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded in Wisconsin is three dollars and 21 cents.  That’s down 25 cents from last Friday.  The average in Madison is three-30 a gallon, down 21 cents from last week.

One more day until the Border Battle for Paul Bunyan’s Axe.  The Badgers host Minnesota in college football’s most-played rivalry tomorrow at 2:30.  The Badgers have won 16 of the last 18 meetings with the Gophers but Minnesota has won two of the last three.

When it comes to writing your perfect love story, you’ve likely heard that there are plenty of fish in the sea …but when you reel in the one for you, sometimes you have to dive in-literally!  For this week’s Friday Feel Good we hear about a couple who was looking to make a splash when proposing-and they sure did.  There was love, there was a ring…and well, there was a rescue involved too! See, the engagement ring was dropped into the ocean off

Get the hot cocoa ready for the tumblers and the Christmas tunes on*! A beloved local tradition returns in Chippewa Falls. The Chippewa Falls Christmas Village lights up again in Irvine Park. The life size Christmas scene is reminiscent of the Victorian era and local historical replicas. It is set up during the holiday season along with a dazzling display of over 60,000 lights. If you like to tour to the sounds of the season click here as we got

There aren’t a lot of answers about a stabbing in Tomah that sent one man to the hospital and another man to jail. Police say it happened in a mobile home park on the city’s west side about 1:15 yesterday morning. The victim was taken to the hospital for a stab wound to the chest. Police say 43-year-old Dennis Balaban was arrested on suspicion of attempted homicide.

A judge has set a March trial date for Green Bay’s accused chopper. The judge earlier this week set the trial despite another request from Taylor Schabusiness’ lawyer for another mental health evaluation. Schabusiness is accused of strangling her boyfriend during a day of meth-fueled sex, then chopping his body into pieces and trying to hide them around his house. She told police she didn’t mean to kill the man, but she also says she didn’t stop.

The young man who ran down the three Lake Hallie Girl Scouts isn’t getting a new trial. The Wisconsin Supreme Court this week turned down Colten’s Treu’s request to have his case reviewed. Treu is serving 54 years in prison for killing the three scouts and one of their mothers back in 2018. The girls were picking trash along the side of the road. Treu was high when he ran them down. Treu complained to the court that his original lawyers didn’t

There’s an investigation in Oshkosh into how a cat and her six kittens were found frozen to death earlier this week. The  Oshkosh Area Humane Society says it looks like someone left the cats in carriers outside of the backdoor of the clinic next door to the Humane Society’s headquarters. The Humane Society’s Jessica Miller says people should never just leave animals outside without telling anyone, particularly when it gets cold enough to freeze. Authorities say they are looking into