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Add this to the list of things to do with your old Christmas Tree. The Payne’s Point Hook and Spear Fishing Club in Neenah is collecting old trees to mark the ice on Lake Winnebago. The club’s Jim Nobbe says they place the trees in holes in the ice about a tenth-of-a-mile apart to help ice fishers find the shore and identify cracks in the ice. Nobbe says fishermen know that a tree that’s lying flat means there is a

More pardons by Governor Tony Evers just before the new year.  Today Evers announced 171 new pardons, pushing his record total since the start of his administration to 774.  A full list of Evers’ pardons is available online.

Gas prices are going up and fuel experts are blaming it on the cold.  GasBuddy Analyst Patrick DeHaan says the recent extreme cold has caused some fuel refineries to shut down, which is tightening gas supplies especially in the Midwest.  The statewide average for regular unleaded in Wisconsin is two dollars and 94 cents a gallon, up five cents from yesterday and up nearly 20 cents from last week.  In Madison the average is also two-94 a gallon, but up seven cents

The Eau Claire Countywide Snowmobile Trails will open as of December 30, 2022, EFFECTIVE AT 8:00 A.M. A portion of the county forest trail system that connects to Clark County will remain closed, as there are still downed trees that need to be removed for safe riding. This includes Trail #3 and a portion of Corridor 22 east of intersection 18. Most trails have been groomed and are in early season riding condition. Please ride with caution. Snowmobile trails in

Hansen Meat Service in Franksville, Wis., is issuing a voluntary Class I recall for smoked beef heart pieces sold at its retail store. This includes products purchased on or before Dec. 27, 2022, and all products were sold in 16-oz. containers carrying a mark of inspection with establishment No. 74. This is a Class I recall, initiated based on evidence collected during routine inspection activities. Evidence shows that the product may be adulterated. More information on the U.S. Department of

Barron County snowmobile trails will open on Saturday morning, December 31st! As many folks have been working to make this happen, authorities in that area are asking that you respect the trails and adhere to the following important reminders: 1. The trails are still not great – you may encounter downed limbs, branches, or maybe even a fallen tree. Please help us all out and do your best to remove it. Please ride responsibly and keep speeds reasonable. You WILL

The legal fee in the battle over the state’s DNR Board cost taxpayers about 76 thousand-dollars. The State Journal got ahold of the invoices for Fredrick Prehn’s lawyer. Prehn fought all the way to the Wisconsin Supreme Court to keep his seat on the DNR Board, successfully arguing that he could stay on until the Wisconsin Senate approved his replacement. Prehn just this week agreed to step down from the board and allow Governor Evers to try and get his

Police in Eau Claire say a local suspect hit the same daycare twice in one week. Officers arrested 23-year-old Michael Phillippi after break-ins at the local KinderCare. Investigators say they knew it was Phillippi because he left behind his arrest card, along with a mountain of other evidence. KinderCare managers say Phillippi stole thousands of dollars worth of iPads and electronic equipment, as well as gas cards and keys. Phillippi is looking at charges, he’s free on a five thousand-dollar

There are drug charges for the owner of the Heady Hut in Eau Claire after police say he sold THC. Eau Claire Police say an informant bought THC from Samuel Pastorello several times. No one is saying just what form the THC was. Pastorello is free on a five thousand-dollar signature bond.

Fort McCoy is getting 70 million-dollars for repair in the new federal spending plan. Commanders say the money is earmarked for barracks repairs. The 70 million is just part of the 250 million-dollars that Democratic U.S. senator Tammy Baldwin says she secured for Wisconsin in the one-point-seven trillion-dollar omnibus package.