The National Eagle Center is preparing to host its annual SOAR With The Eagles festival. This year due to the on-going Covid-19 pandemic, they invite the public to SOAR Differently with them as they host all of their March programming online! SOAR Differently will offer a lineup of over 30 programs, including weekly social media programs via Facebook Live and a series of live eagle programs and lectures covering the Mississippi River, history, cultures, eagle trivia, and more. The festival
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Governor Tony Evers is ordering flags on state property to be lowered to half-staff in memory of lives lost to COVID-19. There have been over 500-thousand Americans killed by the coronavirus including more than 63-hundred Wisconsinites. Evers called it a tragedy for the state and nation. President Joe Biden yesterday ordered flags on federal property to be lowered for five days to mark the tragic milestone.
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The number of confirmed positive COVID-19 cases statewide now tops 560-thousand. State health officials report 566 new cases today. There were also 33 additional deaths confirmed today to raise the death toll to more than 63-hundred. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM WI DHS. There are four new COVID-19 vaccine clinics opening across the state. Governor Tony Evers today announced the locations of community vaccine clinics in La Crosse County, Racine County, Marathon County and a clinic that will be divided
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The Department of Natural Resources says wolf harvesting zones two, five and six are closed to hunting and trapping of gray wolves effective tomorrow morning at 10:00. That will close the hunting and trapping of wolves in those zones. Hunters can continue to hunt and trap in zones one, three and four until further notice. The DNR posts the zone closures on its website and hunters are responsible for knowing the zone closure schedule.
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An upcoming meeting asks for the publics input on the issue of returning to the classroom. Below is the press release from the Eau Claire Area School district and more information on joining the session. The Eau Claire Area School District Board of Education will hold a special meeting Wednesday, February 24. The purpose of the meeting is for District administration to present a proposal to increase the amount of in-person instruction for grades K-5 to four days a week
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The Eau Claire City Council could vote this evening on a resolution establishing the Masonic Temple on Graham Avenue as a voting site. The election site would be available for those living in Wards 31 and 32. The Spring Election is April 6th. The meeting starts tonight at 4 p.m.
Read MoreU-W-Health is urging people to get a COVID vaccination whenever they can. In a news release, the system says it only received a fraction of what it considers the necessary doses for all it’s patients from the state health department. They say they’re able to schedule about five-thousand vaccine appointments a week, but have had to cancel some due to limited supply. They say because of the limited supply, it’s important to be vaccinated whenever there are appointments available.
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Sheriffs across Wisconsin remind you — they won’t call you about outstanding warrants, or take payments over the phone. Barron County Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald says this is just the latest round of phone scams. Click below for more 715 Newsroom coverage with Jon DeMaster:
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A La Crosse man with a lengthy criminal history is in jail after police say he punched an elderly man over wearing a face mask. The D.A. in La Crosse says video shows 40-year-old Danny Link throw a haymaker at an older man outside of local Walgreens on Saturday. The older man says he asked Link to wear a face mask in the store. Link has 15 open cases in La Crosse County, and he’s currently being held on 25-hundred
Read MoreAuthorities in Menomonie are warning about a convicted sex offender who is about to be released back into the community. The Dunn County Sheriff’s Office says Mark Severson will be living at a home on Highway K, starting Saturday. Severson spent time in prison for two child sex crimes from back in 2001.
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