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One of two venues is now established to host the upcoming state interscholastic basketball tournaments.   The La Crosse Center will be one of the two venues, the second of which has yet to be named.  The WIAA girls tournament is February 25 through 27 while the boys edition happens March 4 through 6.  Each division will have two semi finals and a championship game.  Keep up to date under the Tournaments tab at WIAAWI-dot-Org.

A Sauk County community is in need of bottled drinking water after contaminants were found in the water supply.  Officials in the Village Of La Valle say the town’s only well has benzene at levels that put public health at risk.  Village President Rockie Sobeck says state health officials detected the chemical last March but levels kept rising leading to a ban on using the water in December which is still in effect now.  Sobeck said the Second Harvest Foodbank

Health Department officials confirm 15-hundred-and-67 positive COVID-19 cases statewide today.  The number of total cases since the beginning of the pandemic is just under 540-thousand.  Officials also report 49 additional deaths to raise the death toll to five-thousand-860.  There are currently over 20-thousand active coronavirus cases in the state. FOR MORE FROM WI DHS, CLICK HERE.

University of Wisconsin students working at COVID-19 vaccination sites can receive a tuition credit.  The 500-dollar credit is for nursing and pharmacy students who will work at least 16 hours on the front lines at vaccine sites through the end of March.  There are a number of criteria needed to qualify so students need to check with the university on their status.

The Murray Police Department in Paducah, Kentucky says a teenager from Wisconsin made a false report and called in a fake bomb threat to Murray High School.  The school was placed on lockdown Monday after a claim of shots fired at the school was called in to police.  Then Tuesday a bomb threat prompted the decision to hold virtual classes the rest of this week.  An extensive investigation led police to 19-year-old Kya Nelson of Racine.  He is in custody in the

An investigation is underway after the Wisconsin Humane Society of Green Bay rescued 160 animals.  Authorities say dozens of snakes, mice and rats were recovered yesterday, but can’t be adopted yet because of the investigation.  The Wisconsin Humane Society of Green Bay has links on its website for donations to help with emergency medical care and to buy other supplies.

The average cost of regular gas across Wisconsin is two-dollars-and-26-cents today.  That’s a couple of cents higher than a week ago but 16 cents below the national average of 2.42 a gallon.  Triple-A says drivers are paying two-18-a gallon in Appleton and Fond du Lac, 2.23 a gallon in Oshkosh, Madison, Milwaukee and Racine and 2.36 in Eau Claire and La Crosse.

As there are questions about local mask ordinances, the City of Eau Claire is planning a forum to address some of the questions. On the state level, a state-wide face covering requirement, newly issued by Governor Evers on January 19, 2021, may be overturned by a joint resolution of the state legislature or by action of the State Supreme Court in a pending case. Currently a national order exists specific to federal properties. Here locally, the proposed ordinance will take

On January 26, 2021, the Eau Claire City Council proclaimed Thursday, February 4, 2021 as Transit Equity Day. Transit Equity Day is a national day of action held on Rosa Parks’ Birthday each year to elevate the message that public transit should be safe, sustainable, and equitable for all people and all communities. The City of Eau Claire’s Transit Division will take part in Transit Equity Day on February 4, 2021. When riders climb aboard an Eau Claire Transit bus

As the community adjusts amid the Coronavirus pandemic, there is an update in Chippewa County. On February 15, 2021, Chippewa County buildings will be unlocked and open to the public. Visitors are still encouraged to call ahead to schedule appointments or use the drop box located outside of Door #1. However, it is not required for most departments. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO.