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Several businesses and organizations in the La Crosse Area are working together with the Gateway Area Council to provide hands-on, interactive programs to explore careers in Law Enforcement, Engineering, Aviation, and Fire / EMS. Youth in grades 9-12 from the local area high schools are invited to join an Explorer Post that runs from October through May. Students will be able to interact with professionals already in the career fields and learning about their career path and their career decisions.

On September 29, 2021 at approximately 6:30 P.M. The Buffalo County Sheriff’s Dispatch received a report of a capsized boat on the Backwaters of the Mississippi River near the Belvidere Landing, which is located on County Rd. 00, North of Buffalo City, Wisconsin. It was determined that the owner of the boat was missing and a search of the area began. Search and rescue from Tri-Community Fire Dept., surrounding Fire Departments and Search and Rescue units of the DNR and Winona

Attorney General Josh Kaul today announced that another individual has been charged with sexual assault after a victim’s sexual assault kit was tested as part of the Wisconsin Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI). Herman Gomez Garza, age 30 of Verona, Wis., was charged September 23, 2021, with an alleged sexual assault of a child under 16 years of age that occurred in 2008. Garza’s initial appearance was on September 23, 2021. This investigation was the result of a joint effort

Most of us know about our favorite lumberjack, Paul Bunyan, but nobody has ever confirmed how many pancakes he could eat. However, for this weeks Friday Feel Good, we have a table set in Iowa that might just equate to the perfect breakfast for Paul….and Babe! A town in Iowa cooked 14,280 pancakes to take the Guinness World Record.  Mike Marcotte, an Official Adjudicator for Guinness World Records, breaks down what the town has to do and then was on hand as

A hotel chain is unveiling a multi-sensory Christmas experience inspired by the hit holiday movie, “Elf.”  Known for its iconic festive events and activities, Gaylord Hotels announced Friday their newest marquee experience, “Mission: Save Christmas Featuring Elf.”  Guests will join Buddy the Elf and answer the call from Santa to help muster enough Christmas cheer to power the Kringle 3000 and help Santa’s sleigh fly.  Their resorts include Gaylord Palms in Florida and Gaylord Opryland in Tennessee.  The Christmas-inspired events

As temperatures drop, bats and other animals often look for a new home indoors. This increases the chance forbats to have accidental contact with our family members and household pets (even our mostly “indoor” pets). “If you find a bat in your home and there is a known or possible exposure to a human and/or pets it is important to try and capture the bat so it can be submitted for rabies testing,” says Savannah Bergman, Rabies Program Manager at

Fitchburg Police are changing the tentative charge for the 15-year-old suspect in Tuesday’s deadly shooting. Originally, the teen was booked on first-degree reckless homicide charges. But yesterday, Fitchburg Police amended that charge to homicide by negligent handling of a dangerous weapon. The teen is the brother of the 11-year-old girl who was shot and killed. Their family says it was an accident. Fitchburg Police say the investigation is on-going.

Authorities are sounding the all-clear at a LaCrosse-area school. Local police and the state’s Department of Justice said they looked into a threat at West Salem High School yesterday and found that the threat is not credible. Superintendent Ryan Rieber says they got a tip Wednesday night about the possible threat. The school and the authorities say no students were ever in danger.

Eau Claire County Sheriff Ron Cramer wants to use some of the county’s coronavirus stimulus money to add-on to the county jail. The sheriff yesterday unveiled an expansion plan that could cost almost six- million-dollars. The plans call for more holding cells and a new pod of cells. Cramer says the extra space would help keep jail prisoners isolated. Eau Claire County has about 20-million-dollars in coronavirus stimulus money to spend.

The mask rules for younger kids in Menomonie schools will likely change again. The city’s school board has a special meeting planned for Sunday afternoon to talk about a ‘graduated’ mask policy. It would be different from the mask mandate the school board approved on Monday. That mandate required all kids from kindergarten through sixth grade to mask-up. No one is saying just how much the rules may change. You can join the meeting online, and the link is at