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Ho-Chunk Gaming Black River Falls Donates to The Highground’s Vietnam Veterans Reunion
On Monday, June 24, Ho-Chunk Gaming Black River Falls (https://www.ho-chunkgaming.com/blackriverfalls) presented The Highground Veterans Memorial Park with a check for $2,500 in support of their 2024 Vietnam Veterans Reunion. Ho-Chunk Gaming Black River Falls is a long-time supporter of The Highground and its programs for veterans. This annual Vietnam Veterans...
Legion Baseball Substate Tournaments Continue Over the Weekend
(KWMN)- The Rushford Legion Jr. and Sr. teams as well as the Winona LeJetz continue their Legion Baseball substate tournaments today and over the weekend if all goes well. For the Rushford Post 94 Jr. team, they were dealt a shocking blow in the opening round of substate. Chatfield scored four runs in the opening inning and the Post 94 juniors couldn’t find the comeback. They now move to the loser’s bracket of the substate tournament, where they’ll face St. Charles later tonight. From here on out it’s win or go home. They will play Monday with a win, and potentially having a double header on Tuesday before the substate final on Aug. 1st, if they win out.
13-inning nail-biter ends in loss for Winona Chiefs
The Winona Chiefs last home game of the season and first playoff contest was a rollercoaster ride that ultimately ended in disappointment for the Chiefs, who fell 8-7 to the Pine Island Pioneers. Manager Lee Troncinski joked before the game that the Chiefs’ matchups against Pine Island always seemed to go into extra innings. He called it, and what would have been a game-tying-run for the home team was narrowly thrown out at home plate in the bottom 13th inning.
Life saving antibiotics might be right under your feet
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WEAU) - New life-saving antibiotics could be right under our feet. A new study seeks to find new antibiotics in soil that could potentially kill infections caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Luke Bussiere, is a biology faculty member at Viterbo University. He says in one teaspoon of dirt...
JUST IN: Injuries reported in Hwy. 29 crash near Wausau, traffic rerouted
A portion of Hwy. 29 east of Wausau is being rerouted Thursday due to a serious crash involving two vehicles including a semi tractor trailer, according to emergency personnel. A Marathon County traffic alert issued at 11:45 a.m. advises that westbound traffic is being rerouted on northbound County Hwy. Y...
Big cheese award winner, WI state Sen. Pfaff, on Microsoft data center energy consumption
Wisconsin state Sen. Brad Pfaff joins La Crosse Talk on Friday and a big part of the discussion was about a Microsoft data center being built in Racine County. We also talked about a ‘big cheese’ award he received. La Crosse Talk airs weekdays at 6-9 a.m. Listen...
State task force outlines plans for $1B in federally funded broadband internet expansion
Wisconsin is getting ready to deploy more than $1 billion in federal funds over the next five years to expand broadband internet service where it’s not yet available around the state. A state task force has spent the last year drawing up its plans for the project and this fall will begin allocating the money […]
Legislative committee on future of UW draws skepticism, hope
The state Legislature has formed a study committee to discuss possible reforms and restructuring of the Universities of Wisconsin. The committee includes four state lawmakers, two Republicans and two Democrats, and 14 other members, including business leaders, professors, and current and former administrators, selected by the Legislature’s Republican leadership.
New Study Finds Wisconsin Public Schools Are Some Of The Best In The U.S.
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU-WAOW) – According to a WalletHub survey released this week, Wisconsin’s public school systems rank fifth out of all 50 states. The study considered several dozen quality and safety-related indicators, including graduation rates, test scores, and student-to-teacher ratios. According to the study, Wisconsin ranked in the top five in several testing areas, including math scores, median SAT scores, and dropout rates.
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