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Wood Burning Stove Source of Home Fire

Wood Burning Stove Source of Home Fire

Sparta Man Pleads Guilty

Sparta Man Pleads Guilty

Bond Set for Second Man Charged in Deadly Lake Wissota Accident

Bond Set for Second Man Charged in Deadly Lake Wissota Accident

Menards Food Drive Underway

Menards Food Drive Underway

News | January 14, 2026 | by Morgan McCarthy
Your local Menards home improvement store is now serving as a drop site for a local food pantry through the…
Looking Local: UW-Stout Master’s Students Accelerate Careers

Looking Local: UW-Stout Master’s Students Accelerate Careers

News | January 14, 2026 | by Morgan McCarthy
Among the class of nearly 130 Graduate Studies students who crossed the commencement stage at University of Wisconsin-Stout’s Dec. 20 ceremony, four…
WI Court of Appeal Denies Appeal

WI Court of Appeal Denies Appeal

News | January 14, 2026 | by Morgan McCarthy
The case against an Eau Claire man accused of killing a neighbor is moving forward.  Shane Helmbrecht is charged with…
Wood Burning Stove Source of Home Fire

Wood Burning Stove Source of Home Fire

News | January 14, 2026 | by Morgan McCarthy
Investigators have identified a wood-burning fireplace as the source of a Monday evening house fire in La Crosse.  The home…
Sparta Man Pleads Guilty

Sparta Man Pleads Guilty

News | January 14, 2026 | by Morgan McCarthy
A Sparta man charged in the fatal shooting of an elderly man in Tomah is pleading guilty.  Police arrested Ryan…
Bond Set for Second Man Charged in Deadly Lake Wissota Accident

Bond Set for Second Man Charged in Deadly Lake Wissota Accident

News | January 14, 2026 | by Morgan McCarthy
Bond is being set for the second of two men charged in connection with a deadly accidents on Lake Wissota. …
UW Health Pausing Gender-Affirming Care For Minors

UW Health Pausing Gender-Affirming Care For Minors

News | January 14, 2026 | by Morgan McCarthy
 Two of Wisconsin’s largest pediatric hospitals are hitting the pause button on gender-affirming care for minors.  UW Health and Children’s…
Culver’s Connects to Family, Community

Culver’s Connects to Family, Community

News | January 14, 2026 | by Morgan McCarthy
A Watertown Culver’s is helping out the family of a man hit and killed by an alleged drunk driver.  The…
Woodman’s Has Top Spot in the Bag

Woodman’s Has Top Spot in the Bag

News | January 14, 2026 | by Morgan McCarthy
A Janesville-based grocery store is among the best in the US. Retail consumer data company Dunnhumby looked at the 81…
Search Warrant Issued After Information Came in About a Missing Persons Case, Investigation Continues

Search Warrant Issued After Information Came in About a Missing Persons Case, Investigation Continues

News | January 13, 2026 | by Morgan McCarthy
Sheriff Travis Hakes recently shared the following information on a missing persons case:
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