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Menomonie High School is the latest to move classes online because of the coronavirus. The school yesterday said students will learn from home starting next Monday. The hope is to have kids back in class after Thanksgiving break.  District Administrator Joe Zydowsky says 21 teachers and staff members have tested positive for the coronavirus in Menomonie schools. He is not saying how many students have tested positive. CLICK HERE TO ROPE IN MORE DETAILS

Add the St. Croix Casino in Turtle Lake to the list of places taking some time off because of the coronavirus. Casino managers yesterday said they are closing for 30 days to try and stop the spread of the coronavirus. The casino will be closed starting today. The casino said on Facebook yesterday that the closure is necessary for the safety and well-being of our guests, team members and our communities.

La Crosse Central High School is going to need a new team name and mascot. The school yesterday said it is retiring its Red Raider nickname. Principal Troy McDonald says it’s something they’ve been talking about for years. He said some people consider the Red Raider name culturally inappropriate. There’s no word on what the new name will be. McDonald hopes to have a list of suggestions by next January.

The latest focus on PPE and virus containment in Wisconsin is on mink farms in Taylor County. The state’s Department of Agriculture says it is monitoring the farms as they deal with a virus outbreak that is related to the coronavirus. Two farms are under quarantine, they have lost thousands of animals over the past few months. The fear is that the virus in the mink could spread to humans.

The hope is that the Wisconsin Badgers will be back on the football field this weekend. Athletic Director Barry Alvarez yesterday said he hopes the coronavirus is under control enough to allow the team to play Michigan on Saturday. The Badgers missed two games because of a coronavirus outbreak on the team. Alvarez says just two players and three coaches are still battling the virus. Only one player has tested positive this week.

After shattering the one-day record of COVID-19 cases on Saturday, the state has seen lower case numbers on Sunday and today.  There were over seven-thousand new cases on Saturday, but officials reported fewer than five-thousand cases Sunday and today.  Despite that data, a record of nearly 19-hundred patients are currently hospitalized for the coronavirus statewide, including 400 in intensive care.

The kickoff between the Green Bay Packers and Indianapolis Colts on November 22nd is being moved.  The original time was noon, but the NFL announced today it’s changing the time to just before 3:30 Central Time.  The Packers have dropped the last two games against the Colts who are currently 5-and-3.  The Packers have posted a 6-and-2 record.

An explosion in COVID-19 cases in Dunn County, which is straining the ability of governments and health-care providers to respond, has resulted in the Dunn County Community Recovery Team issuing an unprecedented “urgent call for immediate action” to stem the spread of the virus.  “The Recovery Team determined at its meeting Friday that immediate urgent action is needed on the part of citizens of Menomonie, Dunn County and western Wisconsin to help ensure an already dire situation doesn’t get worse,” said Doug

Construction work on the projects approved in the Chippewa Valley Technical College spring referendum began this week with a groundbreaking at the Manufacturing Education Center on Monday, Nov. 9. Now under construction is a 10,000 square-foot addition onto the southeast corner of the building to expand the existing Welding program facilities.The Automation Fabrication Lab will help address employers’ demands for trained welders, allowing for curriculum enhancements for automation and robotic welding. The new space will include robotic welding cells, laser

Eau Claire County is having a mandatory furlough day this week. County officials say all offices except for law enforcement, public health, and the court will be closed. The furlough day is Friday.