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Gas Prices Continue to Tick Up

Gas Prices Continue to Tick Up

Grant to Boost Local Parenting Resource

Grant to Boost Local Parenting Resource

Strike Avoided, Deal Reached

Strike Avoided, Deal Reached

Cause Of Home Fire Under Investigation

Cause Of Home Fire Under Investigation

News | April 14, 2026 | by Morgan McCarthy
Investigators are working to learn the cause of a Monday afternoon house fire in Bloomer.  A home on 210th Avenue…
Ground Breaks on New School Wing

Ground Breaks on New School Wing

News | April 14, 2026 | by Morgan McCarthy
Administrators and students gathered at Sparta High School on Monday to mark the groundbreaking of an 87-million dollar expansion project. …
Police Investigate After Vehicle Damaged

Police Investigate After Vehicle Damaged

News | April 14, 2026 | by Morgan McCarthy
Police in Elk Mound are investigating after individuals reportedly threw an object from a bridge on Friday, hitting a passing…
Gas Prices Continue to Tick Up

Gas Prices Continue to Tick Up

News | April 14, 2026 | by Morgan McCarthy
Gas prices are on the rise this week in Western Wisconsin.  Triple-A reports the average price of regular fuel in…
Grant to Boost Local Parenting Resource

Grant to Boost Local Parenting Resource

News | April 14, 2026 | by Morgan McCarthy
La Crosse non profit The Parenting Place is receiving 25-thousand dollars in grant funding.  The gift from the La Crosse…
Strike Avoided, Deal Reached

Strike Avoided, Deal Reached

News | April 14, 2026 | by Morgan McCarthy
B & G Foods workers are avoiding a strike.  The union representing workers at the manufacturing facility in Stoughton announced…
UW Madison Seeks New A.D.

UW Madison Seeks New A.D.

News | April 14, 2026 | by Morgan McCarthy
The University of Wisconsin – Madison is looking for a new athletic director.  The Big 10 announced yesterday Chris McIntosh…
What’s Up Doc? MKE Bucks Head Coach Steps Down

What’s Up Doc? MKE Bucks Head Coach Steps Down

News | April 14, 2026 | by Morgan McCarthy
The Milwaukee Bucks are looking for a new head coach.  The team announced yesterday Doc Rivers has stepped down from…
AI Assists Police Departments

AI Assists Police Departments

News | April 13, 2026 | by Morgan McCarthy
The Durand Police Department is using an AI assistant to generate their police reports. Code Four analyzes body camera footage…
Looking Local: Ukulele Building Kits by UW-Stout Engineering Students are in Homage to Alum Kuboyama

Looking Local: Ukulele Building Kits by UW-Stout Engineering Students are in Homage to Alum Kuboyama

News | April 13, 2026 | by Morgan McCarthy
 small black case rests atop a filing cabinet in Assistant Professor Kevin Dietsche’s office. He opens the case and begins strumming…
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