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GREENFIELD -- The owner of Ray's Butcher Shoppe expects to sell about 500 pounds of raw ground sirloin this New Year's Eve. And it's meat that will never be cooked.

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MILWAUKEE -- Are you willing to take the plunge?

The eighth annual New Year's Eve Big Cheese Drop is Wednesday in Plymouth.

MILWAUKEE -- An 18-year-old male was injured during an armed robbery Tuesday night.

MILWAUKEE -- The Milwaukee Police Department has taken its news website offline temporarily to facilitate routine upgrades after officials said the site was "disabled by an outside group."

MILWAUKEE -- A 31-year-old man was shot and killed after an apparent argument on Milwaukee's north side Tuesday night.

MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee firefighters were called out to fight a two alarm fire in freezing cold temperatures overnight. At one point, the wind chill was negative ten degrees.

MILWAUKEE -- Many people take off work between Christmas and New Year's Day. That downtime for some translates to a huge boost in business for others. A lot of restaurants see an uptick over the holidays. "People are sick of cooking, people have their families over, they just want to eat out," explained Joey Carioti, general manager of Cranky Al's in Wauwatosa. "Everyone's cooking, you know, for Thanksgiving, Christmas... they don't want to do any more cooking than they have to." Surgeons, doctors, and dentists also see a big increase in the number of patients that come in. "It picks up because people want to get procedures that they've probably been putting off all through the year," said Dr. Joe Kohli, an orthopedic surgeon at St. Luke's in Milwaukee. "They want to get it done before the end of the year for any number of reasons, whether it's an insurance reason or they just want to tie things up before the year ends." Doctors also see a lot of children this time of year. "College kids who are home or high school kids who have winter break and they want to get their ACL reconstructed or they want to get their shoulder fixed," Dr. Kohli said. Other businesses that see more customers around the holidays include movie theaters and bowling alleys.

Jeremy Wilcox is the man behind that beard and he's become an overnight sensation.

Jeremy Wilcox is the man behind that beard and he's become an overnight sensation.

The celebrations that come with the holiday season all too often lead to impaired driving.

GREENFIELD -- A man with a handgun broke into three Greenfield homes Tuesday afternoon and stole a car before police finally arrested him in a shed.

MILWAUKEE -- The ice skating rink at Red Arrow Park downtown Milwaukee is seeing plenty of business, despite the cold and and the Dontre Hamilton protests.

With 2015 less than 31 hours away, there are plenty of things to do to celebrate the end of one year and the beginning of another. How you celebrate it is up to you with a lot of choices across the region. "It's all about the family, it's all about celebrating New Year's with your family," said Mitchell Park Domes Director Sandy Folaron. For both young and old, between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m., the Mitchell Park Domes will be transformed into a dazzling display with a Hawaiian theme. "There really isn't something that's geared toward the entire family, so this event is unique because of that," Folaron said. It means parents can spend some family time with the kids before heading out for a night on the town. "We have a big famous balloon drop. All the kids get their balloons and stomp and then everyone gets to go home," Folaron said. For the young adult crowd -- several parties are planned along Water Street, Brady Street and North Avenue. A long time tradition will also continue in Waukesha County. Delafield Brewhaus is preparing for their big party, and about 500 hundred balloons are ready to drop from the ceiling. "Hats and horns and dancing, we have our DJ coming in at 9 until the last person leaves," said Brad Woerishofer with Delafield Brewhaus. Best of all -- unlike many parties in southeastern Wisconsin -- it won't cost you anything to get in. "It's come as you are, no cover charge, there will be drink specials and plenty of room at the bar," Woerishofer said.

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If you're looking for something fun to do on New Year's Day, you can head to Milwaukee's lakefront for the annual Cool Fool Kite Festival. The event is now in it's 28th year. Scott Fisher from Gift of Wings and ice carving master, Bob Lechtenberg, joined Live at Noon to talk more about the event. Watch the video above for more.

MILWAUKEE -- If you are looking for tickets to the Green Bay Packers playoff game on January 11, it won't come cheap.

MILWAUKEE -- December is nearly over and it has come and gone with hardly any snowfall. Depending on what business you're in, that could be good news or bad news.

WEST BEND -- Police are on the hunt for five people who stole merchandise worth a "substantial" amount of money from a West Bend jewelry store.