{
  "id": "2023-10-03-western-technical-college-la-crosse-power-outage",
  "slug": "western-technical-college-la-crosse-power-outage-2023-10-03",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Western Technical College",
    "shortName": "Western Tech",
    "state": "WI",
    "type": "community-college",
    "alertSystemName": "WESTERN ALERT / @WesternTC",
    "enrollment": 5000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2023-10-03",
    "type": "power-outage",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "La Crosse campus power outage cancels evening in-person classes",
    "headlinePublic": "La Crosse campus power outage cancels evening in-person classes",
    "summary": "Western Technical College [@WesternTC](https://x.com/WesternTC/status/1709300201091940383) issued a WESTERN ALERT that the La Crosse campus had a power outage and cancelled evening in-person classes and events at that location only.",
    "outcome": "La Crosse evening in-person classes/events cancelled."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestamp": "2023-10-03T15:11:39-05:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "WESTERN ALERT: The La Crosse campus is currently experiencing a power outage. All in person classes and events this evening are cancelled at the La Crosse location only.\n\nPlease work with your instructor for additional information.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/WesternTC/status/1709300201091940383",
      "sourceDescription": "@WesternTC La Crosse outage",
      "annotations": [
        "Dual independent X fetch match 2026-08-03. SPN 523."
      ],
      "characterCount": 231
    }
  ],
  "context": "Western Technical College posts WESTERN ALERTs on [@WesternTC](https://x.com/WesternTC).",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Campus-specific evening outage cancel with branded WESTERN ALERT."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "@WesternTC La Crosse outage",
      "url": "https://x.com/WesternTC/status/1709300201091940383",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-08-03",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN 523"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "community-college",
    "wisconsin",
    "power-outage",
    "western-tech",
    "diversity"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-08-03",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-08-03",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}