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The Better Business Bureau is giving Wisconsin residents a warning about a new scam popping up around the country.  Qualified families with children know that between July 15th and the end of the year the child tax credit payments will be made under the American Rescue Plan.  Officials say scammers may present themselves as able to get you your payment early or get more money for you.  Neither claim is true so never give out any personal information and remember that Social

An investigation into a deadly fire continues by the Wisconsin Fire Marshal and authorities in Ashland.  Three people escaped a burning house on Monday morning with one hospitalized for burns.  Three bodies were later discovered in the home.  Additional details have not been released.

The Packers will open training camp at Ray Nitschke Field on July 28th.  Back To Football kicks off at 10:10 a.m. with all 10:10 practices open to the public unless the team is forced indoors by weather.  Four public practices will be held during Week 1 from July 28th to the 31st.  Family Night at Lambeau is Saturday, August 7th and the first preseason game is August 14th at home against the Houston Texans. Switching from the field to the

Eau Claire will host the 14th annual Kubb National Championships this weekend, July 9-11, at the Eau Claire Soccer Park. This year’s event boasts 122 teams and over 400 players from many different states from around the country including California, Texas, and New Mexico. “Eau Claire has been home to the U.S National Kubb Championship since it started in 2007. The Championship is the major destination for all skill levels of Kubb players and is the household name in the

Traffic started moving along I-39 in Janesville about 7 o’clock last night. The Highway Patrol says a crash yesterday morning near Highway 51 closed the interstate for hours. Three semis collided, one of them caught on fire. The wreck closed both sides of I-39. Wis-DOT is reminding people to be careful as they drive through the area because of construction and tight spaces along the freeway.

The sheriff in Wausau is looking into what happened with the county tornado sirens Sunday night. People said the sirens went off, but it wasn’t the normal siren sound. Instead, people say it sounded like an engine revving. Marathon County’s sheriff says sirens in Wausau and Rothschild both went off. The sheriff hopes to know what happened by the end of the week.

Folks in Eau Claire are going to get a chance to see what their government is doing this summer. City Councilwoman Jill Christopherson says the city is launching pop-up government events to bring the government to the people. She says most people don’t go to city council meetings, so the pop-up events are a way to bring the meetings to the people. The pop-up events are planned until September, you can get the full schedule of when and where at

The University of Wisconsin is not moving the first days of classes this year. The school says it will open on September 7th and September 8th this year. Those days just happen to fall during Rosh Hashanah this year. Rosh Hashanah is the celebration of the Jewish New Year. Some Jewish students and faculty members say they will not be in class during those days. UW-Madison, UW-La Crosse, UW-Oshkosh, UW-Parkside, UW-Stout, and UW-Superior are all scheduled to start either the 7th or

Wisconsin’s Department of Natural Resources wants to know if you find any dead birds in your yard. The state says it is monitoring a mystery illness that is killing or sickening birds from Indiana to Virginia. The DNR says anyone who sees sick or dead birds should alert their local conservation office. The symptoms of the mystery illness include crusty eyes and tremors. DNR says there have been a few reports of the illness in the state.