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Stargazers get a special treat this Monday. Jon Jeffries explains. CLICK HERE TO HEAR MORE ON WHAT WE COULD SEE

Mt. La Crosse Ski Resort is officially closed. The ski resort closed for the 2020 season yesterday. The resort says rain and upcoming warm temperatures helped make the decision. The resort also says the Pro Shop will stay open for a few more weeks to help people get ready for spring ski trips. 

The U.S. Surgeon General says we’re at a turning point in the response to the coronavirus.  However warned against panicking, saying most people won’t be affected too much and is urging people to take a common sense approach in protecting themselves from the coronavirus. CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS. In keeping with the common sense approach, older people and those with other medical conditions should rethink their travel on things like cruise ships and airplanes HERE IS MORE ON THAT ADVICE.

A western Wisconsin man is looking at charges after police say he used a GPS device to stalk his ex. Prosecutors in La Crosse filed the charges last week. Investigators say 41-year-old Matthew Robinson from West Salem put the GPS in his ex’s car, then followed her. The ex called police after he showed-up at a friend’s. The ex says there is no way Robinson would have known she was there.

There are not a lot of details about the snowmobile accident that left a Langlade County man dead. It happened Saturday morning in the Township of Upham. The Langlade County Sheriff’s office says the victim, a 61-year-old man, was operating the snowmobile by himself when the accident occurred.

Eau Claire Police are talking with parents about internet safety. Officers say there have been two cases so far this year of sex offenders ‘misusing’ the internet. Officer Bridget Coit says it’s important for parents to know what their kids are doing online, and to make sure kids know what they are doing online as well. Coit says a simple conversation with your kids can go a long way.

Today is International Women’s Day.  The occasion marks female achievements as well as the challenges women still face. The United Nations officially recognized the day back in 1977 although historians attribute the first International Women’s Day to an event in Russia on March 8, 1913.  The U.N. says this year’s theme is “I Am Generation Equality: Realizing Women’s Rights.” 

The Iditarod Sled Dog Race kicks off today in Alaska.  The ceremonial start of the annual race was held yesterday in Anchorage.  Spectators took photos with the mushers and got to pet some of the 800 sled dogs participating in the race.  The actual race starts today north of Anchorage in Willow, where over 50 competitors will travel nearly one-thousand miles to the town of Nome.  Organizers say mushers will face epic amounts of snow along this year’s trail.

The cheese stands alone! A gruyere from Switzerland is the big cheese champion.  Bern, Switzerland cheesemaker Michael Spycher’s Gruyere was named the 2020 World Champion Cheese at the World Championship Cheese Contest at the Monona Terrace Convention Center in Madison.   Wisconsin cheeses were medal winners in 13 categories. PHOTO CREDIT: THE JOURNAL TIMES

The number of coronavirus cases in the U.S. has now topped 400.  FDA commissioner Stephen Hahn gave a briefing at the White House yesterday and said over 58-hundred coronavirus tests have been completed by the CDC and public health laboratories in the U.S.  Positive tests have been found in states across the U.S. and in Washington, DC.  The 449 U.S. cases include clusters of coronavirus in Washington state and New York, and 21 people aboard a cruise off the coast