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The same people who helped with the designs for the Cannery District are going to take a look at the future of the Oakwood Mall.  The city of Eau Claire has hired a consultant to brainstorm some ideas for what to do with the mall, its empty stores and the parking lot.  Community development director Scott Allen said the planning is in the very early stages.  He says AMC’s decision to close its movie theater at the mall sparked Eau

You’re going to have to spend some more time at home with the family this Thanksgiving.  Kohl’s yesterday said it will be closed on Thanksgiving.  Kohl’s first closed on Thanksgiving in 2020 because of the coronavirus, but has decided to keep the new tradition going.  Other big stores are doing the same.  Target says it will be closed on Thanksgiving this year as well.

Governor Evers says he wouldn’t sign a law allowing for abortion exemptions because it doesn’t go far enough.  The governor told a crowd in Milwaukee yesterday that he doesn’t want exemptions for abortion, he wants abortion to be fully legal in the state.  Wisconsin is one of about two dozen states that saw a near-total ban on abortion go into effect when the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade.  The governor says he wants Roe to become the law of

Brett Favre says he’s been “unjustly smeared’ by the coverage of his ties to Mississippi’s welfare fraud case.  Favre told Fox News yesterday that he simply tried to help his alma mater and that he didn’t know the million-plus dollars he was paid came from welfare funds.  Favre has never been charged, but Mississippi’s former state welfare director has been.  She and Favre worked on and texted about securing money for the University of Southern Mississippi and a new volleyball

The Milwaukee County Zoo invites you to a spooky Zoo visit this Halloween season. Kids and families will enjoy Boo at the Zoo, presented by Prairie Farms Dairy, Thursday, Oct. 20 through Sunday, Oct. 23 from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Boo at the Zoo (back as a walking event this year) will feature wicked family-friendly activities including a Trick-or-Treat Trail, live pumpkin-carving demos, dazzling light shows, plus so much more! Several of the animal buildings will be open just

 An investigation’s underway after a horse is hit and killed by a car in Potosi. The Grant County Sheriff’s Office says a semi truck hit and killed a horse on State Highway 61 last Thursday.  The sheriff’s office says it’s looking for the owner of the horse.  Anyone with information is asked to call the sheriff’s office.

First Lady Jill Biden will be in Wisconsin tomorrow afternoon.  The First Lady will be in Milwaukee where she’ll speak to members of the Milwaukee Teachers’ Education Association and talk to teachers, parents, and students at the Milwaukee Public Schools Homework Diner.

Madison is one of the least likely cities for you to get in a car wreck in.  That’s according to WalletHub, which says Madison has the third-least amount of car wrecks compared to America’s 100 largest cities.  Overall, WalletHub says Madison is the 46th-best city to drive in.  WalletHub says the best city to drive in is Raleigh, North Carolina.

ABOVE PHOTO: 2016 Fill the Hill For the 10th year, Bascom Hill will be transformed into a sea of pink flamingos when the Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association (WFAA) holds its annual Fill the Hill event. Fill the Hill is the largest day-of-giving initiative during the university’s fall annual campaign. For each gift given during Fill the Hill, a flamingo will be put on Bascom Hill to represent how private support helps UW-Madison maintain its excellence in education by supporting

A Rice Lake man picks up an OWI in Eau Claire. On October 10th at 6:04pm a Trooper with the Wisconsin State Patrol, Eau Claire Post, stopped a vehicle on I94 westbound near mile marker 121 in Jackson County for a cracked windshield and license plate violation. The Trooper detected indicators of criminal activity from the driver and vehicle. A probable cause search was completed on the vehicle. The driver, 33 year old Rashun Mitchell, admitted to  smoking THC about