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The state of Wisconsin is ready to deal with gypsy moths this summer. The state’s Department of Agriculture yesterday said they will present their gypsy moth action plan starting March 15th. The plan calls for the state to spray forests across Wisconsin from May through July to try and keep the moths from destroying trees and woodlands. The state says the moths are a serious threat to trees and forests across Wisconsin.

It’s National Kidney Month.  More from Alisa Zee. CLICK HERE FOR MORE

A 4-year-old girl was taken to the hospital after being hit while getting on the bus. It happened a bit after 7 on Tuesday morning. The Sawyer County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a personal injury crash with a student boarding a school bus in the Village of Radisson.   Initial investigation indicates that 63-year-old Geralynne A. Berg of Hayward was driving east and approached a school bus loading students at the intersection of Martin Street. Ms. Berg passed

Vice President Mike Pence is expected to visit Wisconsin this week.  Pence and his wife will be on a bus tour Thursday which will take them to a Women for Trump event in La Crosse.  The vice president is also scheduled to speak in Minnesota about coronavirus and attend a campaign event later in the day in St. Paul.

Help fill our shelves with empty bowls. It’s back! Empty Bowls will be held on Thursday, March 5 at The Florian Gardens from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. The popular event helps Feed My Peopl good bank provide food to families in our community. Guests dine on locally made soup, specialty breads and desserts. Those who purchase a bowl ticket are invited to choose a handcrafted bowl to take home as well. Around 2,000 of these bowls have been donated

An Altoona man will avoid prison after trying to kidnap his ex-wife.  Nathan Homme pleaded guilty to burglary in January and was sentenced Monday to ten years of supervised probation and a 21-month stayed prison sentence.  A criminal complaint says Homme broke into his ex-wife’s house in Shoreview, Minnesota about a year ago.  Police say they found syringes, vials, cash, multiple guns, and what they’ve called a kidnapping kit in his Altoona apartment.

The expansion of virtual classrooms in the Eau Claire School District passes through the school board.  The board voted last night to add 14 students to the program and add a combined fourth and fifth grade section.  The Eau Claire director of teaching and learning says the expanded program will cost around 340-thousand dollars.

Today marks the beginning of the Eau Claire Farm Show.  The event features top-of-the-line agriculture and manufacturing products and information on insurance and health concerns.  The event’s free to the public.  It takes place at the Chippewa Valley Expo Center until 3:30 p.m. today and tomorrow. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FARM SHOW AND FIELD NEWS ON WAXX 104.5

The University of Wisconsin Eau Claire is the latest UW campus to cancel study abroad programs. The school yesterday said it will not send students to China or Italy to study this summer. Both countries are dealing with coronavirus outbreaks. On Friday, UWEC officials announced they were canceling a study abroad program in South Korea as well. As of now, here in Wisconsin, the state’s Department of Health Services confirmed that it is now handling coronavirus tests. There are two new possible

No one is saying how much the city of Eau Claire will be kicking-in to pay for upgrades at Carson Park’s baseball stadium. The city’s planning commission last night voted to help the private foundation that is looking to improve the historic baseball stadium. The plan is to upgrade the bleachers and the restrooms. The foundation has said it is about 700 thousand-dollars short of its three million-dollar goal.