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It’s National French Toast Day.  The name of the food first showed up on the record in the 17th Century and was brought to America by early settlers.  Today you can celebrate by whipping some up, dipping the bread into a mix of eggs and milk before deep frying it. 

“The Nutcracker” is coming back to the Overture Center this holiday season.  WMTV says the annual holiday tradition will feature new choreography set to Tchaikovsky’s music, performed by Madison Ballet and the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra.  Performances begin Friday, December 16th, and the show will run through Christmas Eve.

 Dozens of people were ejected from Saturday’s Badger game against the Golden Gophers.  Minnesota beat Wisconsin 23-16 at Camp Randall Stadium.  During the game, University of Wisconsin Police say they ejected about 50 people, including dozens of students, mostly for intoxication, possession of alcohol and being disorderly.  Sixteen people were arrested, and one person was given a citation for disposing human waste.

Hello. We are glad you are here! Thanks for starting your weekend with us. As you know, the week can sometimes feel stressful-especially this time of year as the hustle and bustle of holiday season is in full swing. That’s why we like to take time Saturday morning to start a little slower. With a simple “scroll down memory lane.” It’s a look back on events that happened on this day in the pages of history before you head out

Online Black Friday sales are expected to break records.  According to Adobe Analytics, U.S. online sales are projected to top nine-billion dollars, which would be a new record.  The numbers come on the heels of a big day of Thanksgiving shopping online, with the numbers up three-percent year-over-year.  A lead analyst for Adobe said some shoppers went back to physical stores for Black Friday, after two years when the pandemic kept many people at home.

Speeding leads to a 6th OWI for an Eau Claire man. 42 year old Keith C Fox has been arrested by the Wisconsin State Patrol Eau Claire Post for operating a motor vehicle under the influence, 6th offense. On November 26th, 2022, at approximately 1:02 am, a Wisconsin State Patrol Trooper initiated a traffic stop on US Highway 53 at milepost 93 northbound near Eau Claire for a speed violation. Upon contact with the vehicle and the driver, the trooper

The Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission says UW Health isn’t required to negotiate with a recently created nurses union.  The state commission issued its ruling yesterday.  UW Health said the commission “concluded that Act 10 eliminated UW Health from coverage by the Wisconsin Peace Act.”  Both the nurses union and UW Health agreed this is just a “first step.”  The nurses union UW Nurses United plans to appeal the ruling and also to petition the National Labor Relations Board for a union election.  UW Health

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.