LA CROSSE — After completing six months of training at the Wisconsin State Patrol Academy, cadets will receive their badges Thursday at a graduation ceremony in La Crosse. 

Governor Tony Evers, Wisconsin Department of Transportation Secretary Craig Thompson and other state leaders will join Wisconsin State Patrol Superintendent Anthony Burrell at the graduation ceremony. The ceremony was held at the La Crosse Center, 300 Haborview Plaza, on Thursday, June 30, at 1 p.m. 

The ceremony was livestreamed on the Wisconsin State Patrol’s Facebook page.

The 67th Recruit Class will join nearly 500 sworn troopers and inspectors of the Wisconsin State Patrol who are assigned to posts across the state. Jack Barker of Warren and Eli Morhardt of Lena are two of the area cadets that will receive their badges.