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A Jackson County home is heavily damaged after a fire.  The Black River Falls Fire Department responded to the fire in the Town of Komesky around 11:30 last night and firefighters saw heavy smoke coming from the roof when they arrived.  The homeowner was not there and no injuries were reported.  The home has heavy smoke and water damage and the cause of the fire is under investigation.

A main road in La Crosse is closed due to a propane tank leak.  The city says a gas odor was noticed near 28th and Mesa Grand Place yesterday afternoon and emergency crews found that two tanks below the street were leaking.  The intersection was closed off around 1:00 for work on the tank.  The work could take a couple days.

Multiple Wisconsin state senators are introducing a bill that would ban gender conversion therapy in the state.  The bill defines conversion therapy as a practice that seeks to change someone’s gender identity, gender expression, or sexual orientation.  Eau Claire Democratic Senator Jess Smith was among those who introduced the bill earlier this month along with other democrats. 

Jayme Closs’ accused kidnapper could be heading to prison very soon.  Jake Patterson is due in Barron County court at 1 p.m., where he may plead guilty.  He’s facing murder charges for allegedly shotgunning Closs’ parents then taking her last fall.  Patterson has said he wants to plead guilty.  He could enter that plea at today’s arraignment.

Bloomer’s police chief should know by the end of the week if he’ll keep his job.  The city’s police commission met yesterday to talk about what to do with Chief Jared Zwiefelhofer.  He pleaded no contest to a series of hunting violations from last year.  Zwiefelhofer has already stepped down as chairman of the Chippewa County Board.  Bloomer’s police commission said it will deliver a decision about his future with the department by Friday.

Folks in Fairchild don’t want a county halfway home for sex offenders in their backyard.  A group of neighbors yesterday told Eau Claire County leaders that the plan to send recently released sex offenders to a new facility less than two miles outside of town is dangerous.  Fairchild Town Board boss Todd Meyer says the proposed site is ringed by woods, which he says will be the perfect way for someone to escape.

School kids at Chippewa Falls Middle School will be back in class as normal this morning.  School leaders say everything will be back to normal today, after a threat paused the school day yesterday.  Chippewa Falls police say they don’t believe the threat was ever real or a danger.  Superintendent Heidi Eliopoulos says they take all potential threats, even fake ones, seriously.

Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers is taking another victory lap after a second judge in Madison ruled against Republican lawmakers and their December reforms.  That judge yesterday paused the December law that banned Evers or Attorney General Josh Kaul from withdrawing the state from the Obamacare lawsuit. The judge says lawmakers overstepped when  it comes to the separation of powers.  It’s the second time a judge has paused the Republican reforms.  

The final debate for Wisconsin’s Supreme Court ended like all of the others.  Brian Hagedorn accused Lida Neubauer of lying about his record, while Neubauer said Hagedorn would be too conservative for the bench.  The two have been dancing around each other with accusations that the other is too partisan for a spot on the Supreme Court.  Voters will make their choice next week. 

The Milwaukee Bucks are playing really good basketball at the right time.  The Bucks last night blew past the Houston Rockets, 108-94.  Eric Bledsoe led the way for Milwaukee with 23 points, Giannis had 19.  A lot of folks turned out to watch Giannis and how the Rockets’ James Hardin would play.  Both could be the NBA’s MVP.  On that note, when it comes to basketball-how are your brackets looking? The last perfect March Madness bracket belongs to a man