A former 15-year veteran of reporting local news for western Wisconsin TV and radio stations, Salina Heller also volunteers in community theater, helps organize the Chippewa Valley Air Show, and is kept busy by her daughter’s elementary school PTA meetings. She is a UW-Eau Claire alum.
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3 Ways to Get Involved in Your Local School District
For all of the talk about ‘parents’ rights,’ there are already many opportunities for community members to become personally invested in their local schools and find out first-hand what’s happening.
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Q&A: Everything You Need to Know About Wisconsin’s New COVID Boosters
The state’s hospital admissions have been rising since July, according to the latest CDC data. The severity of the COVID-19 pandemic has faded, but there are still thousands of hospitalizations and hundreds of deaths in the U.S. each week. Hospitalizations have been increasing since late summer, so the just-released booster shot comes at perfect time.…
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Pedestrian Crashes Are Up in Wisconsin: What Drivers, Walkers Need to Know
Plus–one city’s flashy solution to fix it. Many Wisconsin communities are extremely walker-friendly. But the state Highway Safety Association is issuing a warning: the number of car-pedestrian crashes is growing. Fatal crashes grew by 50 percent in 2022, according to a report by the Governor’s Highway Safety Association. That’s in line with the national trend:…
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Wisconsin School Districts Face Another Year of Staff Shortages
The number of public school teachers in Wisconsin has held at about 64,000 for the past few years, but school districts statewide say it’s not enough to overcome a shortage of teachers in classrooms.
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Wisconsin School Year Start Dates–Explained
Why some districts start mid-August, while others wait ‘til after Labor Day. Over the years, there’s been a lot of discussion over the school start date being before or after the September holiday. By state statute, the school start date is Sept. 1. Why Sept. 1? First, it gives families a few more weeks to…
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Historic WWII Ship’s Wisconsin Stop Holds Special Meaning for La Crosse Family
Lt. Donald Molzahn Sr., was part of a group of veterans that brought the LST 325 back from Greece more than twenty years ago. This week his family watched the WWII Navy transport vessel dock in his hometown. Michelle Powell had tears in her eyes as she stood on the banks of the Mississippi River…
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A Historic WWII Ship is Docked in Wisconsin for Labor Day Weekend
The USS LST 325, used on D-Day to bring troops and equipment to storm the beach, is hosting tours in La Crosse this weekend. A one-of-a-kind ship that helped turn the tide for the Allies will be open for visitors one weekend only in Wisconsin. The USS LST 325 is permanently docked and open for…
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District Alumni Return to the Head of the Class in Wisconsin
The rural community of Black River Falls, population 3,500, boasts an exceptionally high percentage of alumni who have come back to work in the western Wisconsin school district. When Ryan Boerger graduated Black River Falls High School in 2016, the last thing on his mind, as with many graduates of small town schools, was coming…
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Look Up! 3 Tips to See This Week’s Perseid Meteor Shower From Wisconsin
Conditions will be almost perfect to catch a glimpse of the meteor shower at its peak this weekend. The celestial event is eagerly anticipated by millions of skywatchers around the world, including University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Physics and Astronomy Professor Erik Hendrickson, who says this could be the best shower of the year since…
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Jackson County Fair Sees Smashing Success with Combine Demolition Derby
The Combine Demolition Derby at the Jackson County Fair is just about as epic as it sounds. Drivers smash multi-ton farm machinery into each other, until only one is left running.
