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Friday Feel Good: Polar Temps, Warm Hearts

Shredded Cheese Recall Affects WI

Shredded Cheese Recall Affects WI

New Year, New Plates

New Year, New Plates

Supporters Push For Interlock Changes at Capitol

Supporters Push For Interlock Changes at Capitol

News | January 7, 2026 | by Morgan McCarthy
Safety advocates and drunk driving victims’ families are urging state lawmakers to strengthen Wisconsin’s ignition interlock device laws.  Supporters gathered…
WI Hospital Sets Baby Record

WI Hospital Sets Baby Record

News | January 7, 2026 | by Morgan McCarthy
A Madison-based hospital is celebrating a record year as its birthing center delivers more babies than ever before.  UnityPoint Health-Meriter…
Looking Local:  UW-Stout Industrial Design Students Combine Engineer-Thinking, Artistic Expression

Looking Local:  UW-Stout Industrial Design Students Combine Engineer-Thinking, Artistic Expression

News | January 7, 2026 | by Morgan McCarthy
The warm, sweet, earthy smell of fresh sawdust, the roaring sound of bandsaws and ventilation hoses, and the shush-shush-shush rhythm…
Local Point-in-Time Homeless Count Begins January 28

Local Point-in-Time Homeless Count Begins January 28

News | January 7, 2026 | by Morgan McCarthy
Staff and volunteers from local homeless shelters and community organizations will be conducting a biannual count of unsheltered individuals in…
Teen Pleads Not Guilty in Stabbing Incident

Teen Pleads Not Guilty in Stabbing Incident

News | January 7, 2026 | by Morgan McCarthy
A defendant charged following a stabbing incident in Lake Hallie is pleading not guilty.  Police responding to a 41st Avenue…
Victim Identified

Victim Identified

News | January 7, 2026 | by Morgan McCarthy
Authorities are sharing the name of the person found dead after a New Year’s Eve fire in Trempealeau County.  Crews…
Westby Man Pleads Not Guilty

Westby Man Pleads Not Guilty

News | January 7, 2026 | by Morgan McCarthy
A man charged in connection with a shooting incident in downtown La Crosse pleaded not guilty on Tuesday.  Twenty-two-year-old Westby…
Buttigieg Plans WI Town Hall

Buttigieg Plans WI Town Hall

News | January 6, 2026 | by Morgan McCarthy
Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is planning to visit La Crosse, Wisconsin for a town hall. The event is scheduled…
Former Childcare Worker Pleads Not Guilty

Former Childcare Worker Pleads Not Guilty

News | January 6, 2026 | by Morgan McCarthy
A former YMCA daycare worker accused of giving a sleep aid to young children without permission is pleading not guilty…
Man Sentenced to Probation for Stalking State Supreme Court Justice

Man Sentenced to Probation for Stalking State Supreme Court Justice

News | January 6, 2026 | by Morgan McCarthy
The man accused of stalking state Supreme Court Justice Jill Karofsky is sentenced to two years of probation.  Court records…
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