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If you are ready to get your winter on, Eau Claire is ready for you. All ski trails are open and most will be groomed. Park crews are continuing to flood ice rinks, but there is still some grass poking through. Warming shelters will open today from 12-7pm. Supervised warming shelters are Boyd, Pinehurst, Putnam Heights, and Roosevelt. If ice is not ready or you are not a skater, stop by for indoor games and crafts. Pinehurst has winter gear

 A 14-year-old from Green Bay is the state’s second pediatric flu death. Ava Schmidt’s friends and family remembered her yesterday. The state’s Department of Health Services says she is only the second person under 18 to die from the flu in Wisconsin this year. The state is not identifying the other person. Wisconsin’s flu season usually peaks about this time of year. Doctors and public health managers say there is still time for people to get a flu shot.

 A fire on the day before Christmas was likely traced to an electrical issue. Firefighters in Eau Claire say three pets died in a fire at a home in Seymour Saturday afternoon. No people were hurt in that blaze. Township Fire and the Eau Claire Fire Department responded to the fire. Investigators say it looks like an electrical problem sparked the fire.

 Eau Claire County is looking to spend some of the last of its coronavirus stimulus money on power and water. The county board last week voted to spend more than a half-million dollars on solar panels for the county courthouse, and a new water testing program. The money is the last of the unrestricted portion of the 20 million that Eau Claire County received as part of the stimulus program. In addition to the courthouse, the county plans to add

The latest Census snapshot shows Wisconsin gained about 12 thousand people. The Census Bureau released the numbers for the past year last week. The numbers show Wisconsin gained nearly 12 thousand new residents. Many of those people moved into the state. The Census numbers also show more deaths than births in Wisconsin. Wisconsin is doing okay, especially compared to our neighbors. Illinois lost over 141 thousand people last year, the third most of any state in the country. Minnesota added about five thousand new residents according to

 Lake Mendota is frozen over, but the DNR is urging patience for ice fishers. The state declared the lake frozen on Christmas Day. The DNR says ice has to hold for 24 straight hours to be officially declared frozen. The DNR says you should wait til there’s about four inches of ice on the lake before heading out to fish or drive on the ice. Even with the past week’s bitter cold, that may take a few days.

 The Badger football team will close out its season tonight. Wisconsin will take on Oklahoma State in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl in Phoenix. This is the 21st straight bowl game for the Badger s. This is also the first game for newly hired head

A death investigation is underway in Portage County after a man’s body was found in the town of Hull.  The victim was recovered this morning near a walkway and police consider the death suspicious.  An autopsy is being conducted in Madison.  The victim’s name will be released once family is notified.

A Fond du Lac native is crowned Miss Wisconsin.  The Miss Wisconsin Scholarship Organization announced Kylene Spanbauer as Miss Wisconsin 2022 today.  She was the first runner up on the connect stepping into the role after Miss Wisconsin 2022 was named Miss America earlier this month.  Spanbauer is an accomplished baton twirler and her social impact initiative addresses sexual assault issues through education.  

The holidays and severe weather have contributed to the shortfall of blood donations to the Red Cross.  Many blood drives were canceled or postponed in recent days.  The Red Cross says there is a constant need for blood and blood products and they urge anyone who can donate to roll up their sleeve and give.