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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.
Report: Wisconsin Buc-ee’s debut delayed due to cost-sharing dispute
DEFOREST, Wis. (WTVO) — The planned construction of the first Wisconsin Buc-ee’s travel center has been hit with a series of delays, according to a new report. Plans to open the first Buc-ee’s in the northern United States were announced in February 2023, in DeForest, Wisconsin, north of Madison and on the I-90 route to […]
La Crosse Steam softball plays Friday at Copeland, while Loggers head to Canada
The La Crosse Loggers baseball team is on the road today and tomorrow, up in Canada to take on Thunder Bay. The Loggers had their game yesterday suspended in the second inning due to the rain. The Loggers have the best record in the Great Plains East Division (22-13(. The...
7/6/24 School Nutrition Association Recognizes Representative Krug
The School Nutrition Association of Wisconsin (SNA-WI) presented state Representative Scott Krug (R-Nekoosa) with an SNA-WI 2024 Legislator of the Year award at its annual meeting in La Crosse on Tuesday, June 25. Representative Krug was named a 2024 SNA-WI Legislator of the Year due to his strong leadership in...
Meet CBS 58's Pet of the Week: Deimos the 'skinny pig'
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- We've got a very unique pet joining us this week, one that is looking for a forever home with a loving family. Stacy Oatman from the Wisconsin Humane Society joined us on Friday, July 5 to introduce us to Deimos, a one-year-old "skinny pig," which is a hairless Guinea pig.
Dane County judge strikes down part of Act 10
In a decision released late Wednesday, on the eve of the July 4th holiday, Dane County Judge Jacob Frost struck down part of Act 10, the Wisconsin law that ended most collective bargaining rights for most public employees. The law unfairly exempted public safety workers from the limits on unions,...
Wisconsin voters tuned in to Biden's Wisconsin visit
MILWAUKEE — Hours before President Joe Biden fired up a crowd in Madison, WISN 12 News caught up with voters in Milwaukee tuning in to see the president's next steps. Jill Kasper didn't watch the first debate in full, but plans to pay more attention now. She does not think Biden should drop out of the race just yet, but would like to see a big change in future elections.
The public health threat of guns, Creating opportunities for Black men, Moving bogs on Lake Chippewa Flowage
Two doctors talk about how guns impact health. Then, we learn how a Milwaukee organization is reviving a program created by President Obama to improve opportunities for young men of color. Then, we learn how floating bogs are moved. Wisconsin doctors discuss gun violence as a public health crisis. Last...
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