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A Stanley man will go to prison for three years after being convicted of luring a teenager to have sex.  David Frye was convicted last week of one count of possession of child porn and he had four other counts thrown out.  Reports say Frye tried to meet a 14-year-old girl for sex in 2018 but the person he was talking to was actually a police officer.  Frye will spend ten years on supervised release after his prison term.

Eau Claire police are warning residents about a phone scam where someone claims to be an officer or detective.  Police say the scammer spoofs the communications center number and tells people they’re the victim of a crime or threatens to arrest them.  Police warn never to provide personal details to someone over the phone.

No one is hurt from a house fire in the Town of Leon, east of La Crosse.  The Sparta Area Fire District says the fire broke out on Kate Avenue just before one o’clock Sunday afternoon and crews found the back of the house on fire.  Two people and a pet cat got out of the house safely.  Reports say it took about three hours to douse the flames.

Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers wants to redraw political boundaries and make them non-partisan.  You may have read in the Chippewa Herald about Evers plans to create a new commission to redraw the maps and show them to the Legislature this week.  Some Republicans have suggested the commission could be unconstitutional, but Wisconsin Attorney General Joshua Kaul says it would be legal.

Wisconsin’s sports stars are like most of the rest of the country, mourning the loss of Kobe Bryant. Players, coaches, and even broadcasters took to social media yesterday to express their sadness after word of Bryant’s death broke. J.J. Watt said it was truly horrific news, Brett Favre offered-up thoughts and prayers, and Christian Yellich said Bryant’s death is a loss for the world. Bryant died when the helicopter he was riding in crashed into a mountain in California yesterday

Prosecutors in La Crosse are moving ahead with charges against a 39-year-old man who police say drugged and raped his roommate. Police say Joshua Rice admitted that he injected his female roommate with ecstasy last week. Police say he then sexually assaulted her. In addition to a sexual assault charge, prosecutors filed a series of drug charges against Rice.

We could get some more answers about that deadly officer-involved shooting in Wausau from two weeks ago. Wausau Police Chief Ben Bliven says the state may release the names of the officers involved in the shooting today. They’re all on standard post-shooting leave. Investigators are also being tight lipped about the victim of the shooting.

Hospitals across the state of Wisconsin are getting ready for the chance of the coronavirus. The deadly virus has killed at least 80 people and sickened thousands in China. Six students at UW Platteville are being monitored for symptoms. UW Health officials say their coronavirus plan involves masks and isolation rooms for anyone suspected of having the virus. There is a confirmed case in Chicago, a woman who flew into O’Hare airport last week is said to be sick with the coronavirus.

The race for Congress in western Wisconsin is getting crowded. Jessi Ebben on Friday announced that she is running to replace the current congressman, Ron Kind. Kind is a Democrat and has been in Congress since 1997. Ebben says she is a conservative who supports President Trump’s agenda and wants to get things done for western Wisconsin. Ebben is the latest Republican to take-on Kind. President Trump won his district in 2016, but Kind won re-election two years ago.

Rebecca Kleefisch is making it official, kinda. The former lieutenant governor last week told a crowd at the Republican Women of Southeast Wisconsin’s meeting in Kenosha that she is considering a run for office again. But Kleefisch is not saying which office she has her eye on. Her former boss, Governor Scott Walker, has said in the past that he thinks she’d make a great governor.