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There is just one Y in the Chippewa Valley.  Managers from the YMCA’s in Eau Claire and Chippewa Falls yesterday held a ribbon tying ceremony to mark their official merger.  The two chapters came together about a month ago.  The Y’s Theresa Hillis says it just makes sense to share people and resources.  YMCA facilities in both communities will stay as they are for now. 

Ethan Witscher has a new entry for his resume.  The 14-year-old from Cumberland is this year’s Hoards Dairyman Magazine cow judging junior champion.  Witscher beat out other teens from 48 states to take home the crown.  He says it’s an honor to be recognized.  Witscher’s family has been working with cows for five generations.  He says he wants to be a dairyman as well, after he goes to college.  

Police say there’s no reason to be worried that Wisconsin is ranked high on a national crime tracking website.  The folks at Asecurelife.com rank Wisconsin fifth in the nation when it comes to the number of sex offenders.  The site says Wisconsin has 435 sex offenders for every 100-thousand people in the state.  But,police say that’s not a reflection of an abnormally large number of offenders, rather it shows how well police are doing in catching sex offenders.  

Christian Yelich is really popular.  The Brewers’ star led all National League players in All Star votes this year.  The league last night said Yelich earned a starting spot on this year’s All Star team with more than 930-thousand votes.  He’s the only the Brewer to make the starting lineup, but baseball writers say there should be more Brewers joining him on the full All Star roster. 

Barron County Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald was on “THE BILL MICHAELS SHOW” today and spoke about Jayme Closs and her continued recovery. They were live from RICE LAKE  and you likely recognize the name from our own broadcasting of the BILL MICHAELS SHOW here on our popular sports station SPORTS TALK 105.1. If you would like to hear portions of the interview CLICK HERE.

Governor Tony Evers says the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on political redistricting is devastating for our democracy and system of government.  The High Court ruled today that federal courts should have no role in redistricting, leaving it mostly up to state legislatures.  Governor Evers says that solution leads to partisan gerrymandering which hurts people’s right to participate in the Democratic process. 

Happy 60th Anniversary Circus World! On July 1, 1959, a peek into the Big Top opened to the public. Circus World in Baraboo was originally the winter home of the Ringling Brothers Circus from 1884 through 1918. It’s now the world foremost museum of circus history and memorabilia. In the July edition of the Wisconsin Alumni Association’s Thank You, 72 podcast and radio series, we’re remembering two University of Wisconsin-Madison graduates who helped make Circus World the success it is today: Columbia County

Today is National HIV Testing Day—people nationwide are encouraged to learn their HIV status. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that everyone between the ages of 13 and 64 get tested for HIV at least once as part of routine health care. People with certain risk factors should get tested more often. In Wisconsin 7,123 people were living with HIV in 2017. Almost 1 in 8 people living with HIV are unaware they are infected. Based on

A 12-year-old boy is dead after drowning in a retention pond in northeast Wisconsin.  Family members identified the boy as Dylan Tapio.  Reports say Tapio drowned while he and his brothers were releasing a turtle in Kaukauna Tuesday night.  Police believe he was in the water for up to two hours before he was rescued. 

The victims of a rollover crash in Black River Falls have been identified.  The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office says 18-year-old Dylan Waube was speeding and driving drunk when he went off the road, went airborne, and crashed in a wooded area late Monday night.  James Mann, Miguel Custodio, Anthony Walker, and Harold Hill Junior were also in the car and were taken to the hospital with injuries.  Waube is facing multiple charges in connection with the crash.