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Eau Claire’s library is offering its Holiday Book Sale once again. The library is offering gently used books, DVDs, and holiday themed items for sale. The sale starts today at 1 p.m. at the library. All of the money raised will go back to the library.

 If you are looking for a little holiday road trip, it’s the beginning of one of southeast Wisconsin’s most welcome holiday traditions. Candy Cane Village opens this evening in West Allis. The annual Christmas Light display raises money for the MACC fund. Over the past five years, organizers say they’ve raised over 770 thousand-dollars in donations. The lights go on tonight, and will stay on until after Christmas.

Milwaukee has the Bronze Fonz, now a bar owner in Kenosha wants a statue of Al. Craig Pias, who owns the local bar the Port of Kenosha says Kenosha native Al Molinaro, who played Al Delvecchio on Happy Days, deserves to be honored. He says Al is likely the most known Kenosha native there is. He is raising money for the new statue, but only has a few thousand of the 55 thousand-dollars it will take to make it a

Happy Thanksgiving, 2022. Here we are again, on a day to reflect and give thanks for our many blessings and fill those plates high. We will take a snapshot of this Thanksgiving and see what 2022 is dishing up for our feasts and festivities, and football. If you are looking for community dinners CLICK HERE. Perhaps you would rather head out to eat (or burnt the bird?) CLICK HERE for options near us. As you may have felt in your

An Eau Claire man who stole a dog and killed it is heading to prison. A judge in Chippewa Falls yesterday sentenced 40-year-old Joshua Erickson to five years in prison. He pleaded guilty in the case. Police say Erickson stole a dog named Kawani back in April. The dog was later found dead at the boat landing in the Town of Wheaton.

Leaders in Lake Hallie are considering a tax hike question for roads. The village board will decide next week whether to put a referendum on the April ballot.  Clerk and Treasurer Kris Fitzsimmons isn’t saying how much the village is looking to raise. If leaders decide against a tax increase, they may simply borrow the money.

We’re going to get a new snapshot of how voters feel about the Supreme Court and other national issues.  Two new Marquette Law School polls are due out next week.  Pollsters say they’re asking voters about the high court, and cases up for argument now.  The new polls will also gauge public opinion after the midterm elections.  The polls are due out next Wednesday and Thursday.

 Authorities in Dodge County say one of their latest drug busts has ties to a Mexican cartel.  The sheriff’s office says deputies took four pounds of meth, two pounds of pot, and 50 thousand-dollars cash off of three suspects.  Investigators say the drugs can be traced back to a cartel in Mexico. Two of the three suspects are looking at drug trafficking charges, while the third is accused of allowing them to sell the drugs out of her house.

It’s the busiest travel day of the year and Wisconsin gas prices are way down.  Triple-A says the statewide average is three dollars and 28 cents a gallon, down 25 cents from this time last week.  In Madison the average is three-35 a gallon, also down 25 cents from last week.

Wisconsin State Senator Republican Alberta Darling is retiring.  She announced her retirement this morning, saying she’s looking forward to giving more attention to her friends and family.  Darling was first elected to the Wisconsin Assembly back in 1990 and has been in the senate since 1992.