This is your WCFW Daily News Roundup for 105-7 CFW in Chippewa Falls and 93-5 The Tap in Eau Claire.
For 105-7 CFW News, I'm James Kelly.
Hope Village is preparing for a significant expansion project at its tiny home village in Chippewa Falls as the need for their services increases.
The site already features a number of tiny home transitional housing units and affordable apartment units as well as community spaces for Chippewa Valley residents struggling with homelessness.
According to organization officials, the expansion plan would include adding two more six-unit apartment buildings, two more duplex buildings, and another multi-purpose building to the tiny home village.
Hope Village launched a capital campaign for the needed funding to undertake the expansion project.
The organization also received additional financial support through state grants and federal funding sources.
With that funding in hand, organization officials say construction work on all five of the new buildings is scheduled to be completed next year.
Hope Village is also still in the process of renovating the former Indian Head Motel site in Chippewa Falls, which will create another 30 affordable efficiency units when completed later this year.
Northlake's Community Clinic in Augusta is inviting area residents to participate in its upcoming Gather and Give Community Donation Drive.
According to a press release, the event will take place at the Augusta Lions Club on July 29th from 3.30pm to 5pm.
Organization officials are asking residents to drop off non-perishable food items and personal care supplies for local families in need.
Anyone who cannot attend the event but still wants to make a donation can drop those items off at the Northlake's Augusta Clinic or at their Eau Claire Clinics beginning on July 13th.
Chippewa County and Federal Emergency Management Agency officials are inviting local residents to attend an open house on new preliminary flood maps next week.
According to a press release, the open house will take place at the Chippewa County Courthouse in Chippewa Falls on July 15th from 4pm to 7pm.
Residents who attend will be able to ask experts about the updated maps and the specific flood risks that could affect them.
Anyone who cannot attend the open house in person can also join through a zoom link available on the FEMA website.
For 1057 CFW News, I'm James Kelly.
For Civic Media News, I'm Connie Feldman.
Governor Evers is going to Africa.
A new overseas trade mission is on the schedule for Governor Tony Evers with stops planned in Ghana and South Africa later this month.
The trip is aimed at strengthening economic ties, including a visit to a Ghana-based cocoa company that operates in Franklin, Wisconsin.
State officials say South Africa already has strong trade links with Wisconsin in areas like machinery, medical devices, and agriculture.
This will be Evers' fourth trade mission since taking office.
His office has not yet released details of the delegation or costs.
Wisconsin State Patrol officers are reminding drivers to keep right if you're going slower.
Civic media's Maddie Schaefer has more on the law of the month.
The Wisconsin State Patrol's law of the month for July reminds drivers that slower traffic should keep right on interstates and other multi-lane highways.
According to a press release, officials say the reminder is meant to help keep traffic moving safely and efficiently while reducing the risk of tailgating and rear-end crashes.
Under Wisconsin law, drivers traveling slower than the normal speed of traffic should use the right lane when multiple lanes are traveling in the same direction, except when passing another vehicle, preparing for a left
or making an authorized U-turn.
Wisconsin State Patrol Superintendent Tim Carnahan says lingering in the left lane can lead to crashes and dangerous situations on the road.
The state patrol also reminds drivers to follow Wisconsin's moveover law by changing lanes or slowing down for emergency vehicles, highway workers, and certain disabled vehicles with flashing lights along the roadside.
For Civic Media News,
I'm Maddie Schaefer.
Officers also say keep an eye on posted speed limits in work zones.
And don't forget to check 511 Wisconsin for current travel conditions.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has officially approved the deer harvest quotas for this year's hunting season.
Here's Civic Media's James Kelly.
The final quotas were announced following the DNR's June 24 meeting after agency officials evaluated local population data and input from community members.
The 2026 hunting season will also include about 273,000 bonus antlerless harvest authorizations.
I'm James Kelly for Civic Media News.
Hunters can apply for those bonus authorizations through the Go Wild portal or at physical sales locations beginning at 10 a.m.
on August 17.
Two parents in Jamesville are facing charges after their child drowned in a bathtub last month.
Rebecca Ambrose and Jason Christensen were arrested for child neglect and taken to the Rock County Jail.
The child was found not breathing in a bathtub on June 13th and taken to the hospital for life-saving measures but was later pronounced dead.
It's unclear where the parents were at the time.
Both Ambrose and Christensen had their bonds set and have another court appearance scheduled for July 13th.
A Fondalac man is facing charges accused of threatening a high-ranking official based in Madison.
The Fondalac District Attorney recently announced Bradley Hartman is charged with terrorist threats and unlawful use of a telephone.
His bond is set at $15,000.
Officials didn't say who the state official was, but mentioned voicemails were left with Wisconsin Executive Office official.
The 46-year-old was banned from communicating with Governor Tony Evers or attending any events where Evers is scheduled to be.
A new poll suggests Wisconsin's third congressional district race could flip, with Democrat Rebecca Cook holding a narrow lead over Republican Congressman Derek Van Orden.
The survey shows Cook at 50% and Van Orden at 46% among likely voters.
Cook still faces a Democratic primary in August before a possible rematch with Van Orden in November.
The poll also shows more voters view Van Orden unfavorably than favorably.
The results come from a democratic leaning group and fall within the margin of error.
City leaders in Beloit are considering consolidating emergency services.
The Town of Beloit Board of Supervisors and Beloit City Council are reviewing a plan to bring together fire and emergency medical services from both communities.
Each governing body would have to sign off on the proposal in order for it to move forward.
The idea to bring together those services started in February and an interim plan was formalized in March.
And that's your state news update.
I'm Connie Feldman for Civic Media News.
A new leader for Wisconsin.
Hi, I'm Mike Clemens with sports.
Wisconsin Badgers formally welcomed their new athletic director, 55-year-old Sean Eichhorst, who says the key to a good college sports program is first to hire good coaches.
It's just that's it.
If you have an elite group of coaches,
who were working together and uniting and galvanizing and learning from one another.
And then taking that out to their individual programs, I think you can start to build something special.
Pro Hoops, a huge trade involving six teams in the NBA, including the Bucks, who sent Gary Trent and Torian Prince to Detroit, regard Karis Levert and a pair of second round picks.
Baseball, game four of a five game series between the Brewers and the Cards.
Kyle Harrison will start tonight, Jacob Mizorowski and Robert Gasser.
Both got wins for the crew yesterday as they beat the Cardinals in both games of the double header four to three then 10 to two in the nightcap with sports on Mike Clemens.
Mostly cloudy with scattered thunderstorms this afternoon are high today right around 85 tonight mostly cloudy with more scattered showers and thunderstorms 64 tomorrow scattered showers maybe an isolated thunderstorm in the morning then partly cloudy with a high near 83.
I'm meteorologist
Sean Cable.
Currently, it's 69.