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The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office is warning people about a COVID-19 scam. Officials say the scammer uses a false phone number to make it look like the caller is from the Monroe County Health Department and then asks for Medicare information. Law enforcement officials said the county will never ask for medical or bank information over the phone. 

The Big Blue Dragon Boat Festival is cancelled. Mayo Clinic Health System and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater La Crosse yesterday cancelled the 2020 event due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The festival was scheduled for June 20th at Copeland Park. Officials say the festival will begin refunds for teams that made registration payments.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court could decide when the state will reopen. Top Republican lawmakers yesterday filed a lawsuit to strike down Governor Evers’ Safer at Home extension. The lawsuit says the state’s Department of Health Services secretary overstepped her bounds when she extended the order to keep businesses closed and keep people at home until May 26th. Lawmakers say the governor needs their permission to extend his order beyond May 11th. Governor Evers yesterday said if the Republicans win their lawsuit, people

People continue to come down with the coronavirus, but overall Wisconsin’s coronavirus count is tilting down. The state’s Department of Health Services yesterday confirmed 121 newly reported cases of the virus. That’s down from 153 new cases the day before, and about 140 new cases last Sunday and Monday. DHS says it’s too soon to know if the downward trend will continue. Statewide, DHS says four-thousand-620 people have come down with the virus, and 242 people have died from it. Here

The air quality in Eau Claire is getting good grades. The American Lung Association is out with its latest air quality report card, and Eau Claire gets a ‘B’ for ozone pollution and an ‘A’ for small particulate pollution. The Lung Association’s Dr. Malcolm DeCamp says those are much better grades than cities in southeast Wisconsin got. But DeCamp says there’s always room for improvement.

There is a new search for a school superintendent in western Wisconsin. Chippewa Falls schools are looking for a new boss after Superintendent Heidi Taylor-Eliopoulos took the superintendent’s job in Altoona this week. Chippewa Falls School Board President David Czech says they will start their search immediately, but says they are in no rush.

There are a lot fewer people on Wisconsin’s roads because of the coronavirus. A new report from the Wisconsin Policy Forum says traffic across the state has fallen nearly 40 percent during the outbreak. The biggest drops are in the areas where there are the most drivers, meaning in and around Milwaukee and Madison. The report says the steep drop in driving will hurt Wisconsin. The state uses gas tax money to pay for roads, and the report says with fewer people driving fewer

The hat toss might be a little different, but the stage is set for grads. The new plan is to have prerecorded speeches from Chancellor Katherine P. Frank, the college deans and student speakers. The students’ names will be read, and photos submitted by the students will be shown. The recorded video will be linked to the commencement website at 10 a.m. on May 9 to be viewed by students and families. While students are watching, they and other members of the

Last night, the City of Menomonie became the latest Wisconsin community to set a goal of 100 percent carbon-free energy by 2050 by a unanimous vote of the city council. The meeting was held via virtual discussion, and the city council expressed their support for clean energy and now move ahead with plans to make this goal a reality.

Buffalo County Public Health is following up on a possibility of communityspread of Coronavirus in that county. Many Buffalo County Residents are getting tested outside of Buffalo County and when this happens, it takes time for those results to be passed on for further follow-up. At this time, they are looking for proactive information from the public. If you are a resident of Buffalo County, WI, and know you have been in close contact with someone who has been diagnosed