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Head of Wisconsin's Office of School Safety Touts Speak Up, Speak Out Hotline
(Bob Hague, Wisconsin Radio Network) The Head of Wisconsin’s Office of School Safety touts the effectiveness of Speak Up, Speak Out hotline to prevent school violence. According to Bob Hague with the Wisconsin Radio Network, making sure the coming school year is safe. Trish Kilpin from the Wisconsin Department of Justice’s Office of School Safety said in Oconomowoc Monday one of the most effective tools schools have to curb violent activity is the state’s confidential Speak Up Speak Out Hotline. Kilpin said that her agency knows in most school shootings, a peer knew about an offender’s plan to attack.
Mayo Clinic Health System shares upgrades and benefits as opening of new hospital in La Crosse nears
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WEAU) - Mayo Clinic Health System has completed most of the construction to its new 96-bed hospital in La Crosse. The new hospital, funded by Mayo, cost $215 million to construct and will replace the hospital next to it. The old hospital was built in 1918 with additions in 1980.
1 cat rescued, another missing following basement fire
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WEAU) - Crews this afternoon rescued one cat from a structure fire in La Crosse. According to a news release from the La Crosse Fire Department, it was sent to a possible structure fire at about 1:25 p.m. on Aug. 21 in the 3000 block of Meadow Lane Place.
Visitors Travel to Wisconsin’s Fox Cities Region for Work, Sports and Leisure
The Fox Cities’ many amenities are a major tourism draw. Wisconsin has experienced record-breaking tourism in recent years, and the Fox Cities region is no exception. According to the Fox Cities Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB), direct visitor spending hit $558 million in 2022, a 20% increase over the previous year.
Wisconsin task force on health care workers wants more money
(The Center Square) – The latest proposal for Wisconsin’s health care workforce would have the state spend a lot more money. The Governor’s Task Force on the Healthcare Workforce recently released its final report. The 75-page report doesn’t include a specific price tag, but it asks for more money for new nurses, nurses who are already on the job, apprenticeships, health care education and frontline staffers. “The state must continue...
Baldwin campaign: Tammy Tuesdays: August 20, 2024
Hi folks! Welcome back to Tammy Tuesdays, our weekly update email on Tammy’s work and the big fights she’s taking on for Wisconsin families. Tammy knows that there’s more that unites us than divides. She understands that Wisconsin’s middle-class families all want good paying jobs, affordable health care, and the same freedoms their parents and grandparents had.
Children’s Museum of La Crosse bringing art to life
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WEAU) - The Children’s Museum of La Crosse is bringing art to life. “Draw Alive” is a new program that brings technology and creativity together. Students can choose from different animal outlines to color and then watch them come alive on a screen through QR codes.
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