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Phoenix Taproom and Kitchen opens up doors to largest self-pour taproom in the Midwest
EAU CLAIRE — This week, a local business has opened its doors for customers to come check out a regional record. The Phoenix Taproom and Kitchen is home to a total of 72 different self-pour taps ranging between light and dark beers, seltzers, ciders, non-alcoholic drinks and more, which many are saying is the most in the Midwest. The taproom is located just off of Graham Avenue in downtown Eau Claire. ...
Name Of Driver Who Died In Polk County Crash Released
POLK COUNTY (DrydenWire) - On Monday, July 1, 2024, at 11:36 AM, the Polk County Communications Center received a report of a two-vehicle crash on State Highway 63, north of 50th Avenue. Law enforcement and first responders were dispatched to the scene. According to the Polk County Sheriff's Office, a...
Two people are dead and a suspect in custody following Friday morning incident in Abbotsford
ABBOTSFORD – Two people are dead, one person was injured and another person is in custody after an incident early Friday morning in Abbotsford. The Colby-Abbotsford Police Department and Clark County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to 303 E. Oak St., Lot 5, about 1:38 a.m. Friday, according to a news release from the Colby-Abbotsford Police Department. When they arrived, they found one injured person, who was taken to the hospital. They also found two deceased people inside...
Packers running back AJ Dillon has 'unbelievable experience' in the 2024 John Deere Classic pro-am golf tournament
AJ Dillon might be on a summer break from football but the competitions haven't stopped. They just extended beyond the football field lately. A couple weeks after the Packers' gregarious player competed in a celebrity cornhole tournament through the American Cornhole League with teammate Carrington Valentine, Dillon entered another sports arena.
Environmental lawyers say end of Chevron deference could hurt Wisconsin water quality
Starkweather Creek empties into Lake Monona at Olbrich Park in Madison. (Henry Redman | Wisconsin Examiner) Environmental and administrative lawyers say that efforts to protect Wisconsin’s water from contaminants such as PFAS could be harmed by the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision last week to overturn the 40-year-old precedent known as Chevron deference.
Email Breaches Reported by SkinCure Oncology & the Wisconsin Department of Health Services
SkinCure Oncology has notified 13,434 patients about an email attack that occurred in June 2023, and the Wisconsin Department of Health Services has announced a breach of the personal information of 19,150 Medicaid recipients. SkinCure Oncology. SkinCure Oncology in Burr Ridge, IL, has issued individual notifications to 13,434 patients whose...
Myers found competent to stand trial for husbands murder
BLACK RIVER FALLS, Wis. (WLAX/WEUX) – A woman charged in Jackson County with killing her husband last year is found competent for the case to proceed. 50-year-old Star Myers is charged with seven counts including first degree intentional homicide in the death of her husband, Richard Lee Bork of rural Black River Falls.
Tomah VA honors 100-yearold-vets
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WLAX/WEUX) – The Tomah VA Center is honoring veterans who’ve lived for a century. First News at Nine’s Dashal Mentzel shares the sights and sounds of the special ceremony that happened in La Crosse earlier today. The Tomah VA Medical Center honored veterans at...
Eau Claire's teams prepare for final half of CRBL season
With this weekend’s All-Star game taking center stage, it means that the area’s CRBL teams are winding down the road that will either take them to the League’s playoffs or to the end of their season. Following Wednesday night’s 10-0 Eau Claire Cavaliers win over the Augusta Athletics, a game called after the bottom of the sixth inning due to the 10-run rule, the Cavs sit in third place in the South Division of the Chippewa River Baseball League (CRBL) with a 9-4 League record,...
Rice Lake Police Issue Updated Press Release Regarding Melissa Davis
The Rice Lake Police Department has spent the last two weeks working with the Barron County Waste to Energy and Recycling Center, and the Republic Services Lake Area Landfill, in an attempt to recover the remains of Melissa Davis. This search was conducted with assistance of detectives from the Barron...
What to know about mass challenges to voter eligibility and voter rolls in Wisconsin
Voter eligibility challenges burden election administrators, undermine confidence in elections and intimidate voters, according to a new report by Protect Democracy, a nonprofit focused on protecting Democracy from authoritarianism. The study found widespread voter eligibility challenges grew following attempts to prove fraud in the 2020 presidential election. They often rely on flawed data...
Wisconsin home loans record, Tension over nursing schools in Madison and Milwaukee, Home kits modeled after Frank Lloyd Wright
We talk with a guest from the WHEDA about the high dollar amount of home loans extended last year. Then we learn about plans for Arizona College of Nursing schools in Wisconsin’s largest cities. And former professor at the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture talks about designing home kits.
WKTY Cares supports Coulee Connections
July 2024’s WKTY donation is to Coulee Connections. They are a private alternative school based out of La Crosse, WI. They have existing partnerships with 21 school districts within the surrounding area and through those collaborations, are able to provide program services and learning opportunities for 60 students during the school year, and another 60 students for a 6 week summer school program. The students served have found that traditional learning environments can be extremely challenging. The Coulee Connection program provides kids with a pathway for developing healthy student-learning patterns that occur specifically through the act of doing.
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