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  • Bodies Recovered From River, Investigation Underway

    Bodies Recovered From River, Investigation Underway

  • La Crosse Chamber CEO Steps Down

    La Crosse Chamber CEO Steps Down

WI Congressman and Family Threatened

WI Congressman and Family Threatened

WI State Patrol Reminds Drivers of Deer Crash Risks

WI State Patrol Reminds Drivers of Deer Crash Risks

Applications Open for Barron Co. Sheriff

Applications Open for Barron Co. Sheriff

SEARCH OVER; SUSPECT  LATER PRONOUNCED DEAD

SEARCH OVER; SUSPECT LATER PRONOUNCED DEAD

News | April 27, 2020 | by Morgan McCarthy
A recent announcement from Eau Claire Police has updated this arrest to now say that 22-year-old Ian Kearns was pronounced…
MAN INJURED IN MOTORCYCLE CRASH

MAN INJURED IN MOTORCYCLE CRASH

News | April 27, 2020 | by Morgan McCarthy
A man is in serious condition after a motorcycle crash. On Sunday, just before 8 in the evening, the Eau…
WI MEAT PACKING PLANT TO CLOSE

WI MEAT PACKING PLANT TO CLOSE

News | April 27, 2020 | by Morgan McCarthy
The meat packing plant at the center of Brown County’s coronavirus outbreak is closing to help flatten the curve.  Officials…
OUTBREAK SHIFTS ONLINE FOCUS

OUTBREAK SHIFTS ONLINE FOCUS

News | April 27, 2020 | by Morgan McCarthy
The University of Wisconsin system says the coronavirus quarantine has pushed its online learning platform to the front of the class. The…
DRUG TAKE BACK DAY POSTPONED

DRUG TAKE BACK DAY POSTPONED

News | April 27, 2020 | by Morgan McCarthy
Wisconsin’s attorney general is asking people to keep their unused prescription medicine at home for a little while longer. A-G…
MUSTANG TURNS VIKING

MUSTANG TURNS VIKING

News | April 27, 2020 | by Morgan McCarthy
One of western Wisconsin’s best high school quarterbacks will get a chance to play pro ball just across the Mississippi River.…
LOCAL MAN CELEBRATES 103 YEARS

LOCAL MAN CELEBRATES 103 YEARS

News | April 26, 2020 | by Morgan McCarthy
A man from our has lived through a lot more than the Coronovirus Pandemic. Reynolds Tomter, of Pigeon Falls, turns…
ACCIDENT SENDS ONE TO HOSPITAL

ACCIDENT SENDS ONE TO HOSPITAL

News | April 26, 2020 | by Morgan McCarthy
An accident sends a Prescott man to the hospital. It was just before 10:30 on Sunday morning when the Wisconsin…
WOMAN REWARDED FOR QUICK THINKING

WOMAN REWARDED FOR QUICK THINKING

News | April 26, 2020 | by Morgan McCarthy
 A woman who helped police capture two escaped inmates is getting a reward for her actions.  Columbia County Crimestoppers said…
A BRIGHT SPOT FROM THE SUNSHINE STATE

A BRIGHT SPOT FROM THE SUNSHINE STATE

News | April 25, 2020 | by Morgan McCarthy
Slipping into the end of April, there are the good stories to come out of the pandemic as well, and…
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