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Gas prices in Wisconsin lower than last Christmas

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4 years ago

December 24, 2020

After a pandemic spring of really cheap gas when driving was discouraged, gas prices in Wisconsin have now returned to levels close to where they were last Christmas.

The Gas Buddy website says the statewide average is $2.17, compared to 2.40 a gallon in December of 2019.

Several La Crosse area stations have a low price of 2.09 per gallon.

The average gas price in Wisconsin went as low as 1.21 during April, while the cheapest gas in the state this week is a dollar-61, near Milwaukee.

The statewide price was back to 2 dollars by the 4th of July.

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Brad Williams

A native of Prairie du Chien, Brad graduated from UW - La Crosse and has worked in radio news for more than 30 years, mostly in the La Crosse area. He regularly covers local courts and city and county government. Brad produces the features "Yesterday in La Crosse" and "What's Buried on Brad's Desk." He also writes the website "Triviazoids," which finds odd connections between events that happen on a certain date, and he writes and performs with the local comedy group Heart of La Crosse. Brad been featured on several national TV programs because of his memory skills.