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The Republican-sponsored proposals passed Wednesday and now go to the Senate.

More than 30 million birds in Minnesota, Iowa and Wisconsin have been lost to the bird flu, and it's causing an increase in prices.

A recent ranking of bike-friendly states puts Wisconsin in the top 10 again, but this year Wisconsin drops from third to ninth.

You have a chance to clean out your medicine cabinet this week.

Feeding hungry mouths with nourishing food, that was the goal of this year's Hunger Task Force of La Crosse Forum.

Tri-State Ambulance transported a skateboarder with life-threatening injuries after the individual was struck by a vehicle Wednesday afternoon.

La Crosse police took an 18-year-old into custody Wednesday afternoon after police received information that a student made threats to bring a firearm to do harm at Central High School.

The La Crosse Fire Department said the fire started in an apartment with the most probable cause being unattended cooking on the stove top.

People angry about a prosecutor's decision not to charge a white Madison police officer for killing an unarmed biracial man have conducted a mock trial of the officer in protest.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court was set on Wednesday to release hundreds of pages in filings in three pending cases related to a secret investigation that has swirled around likely presidential candidate Scott Walker for years.

Court documents in Sauk County say a mother facing charges of concealing the death of her newborn told police the baby drowned during a home water birth.

A Minnesota home care company plans to hire hundreds of employees who will lose their jobs when a Wisconsin long-term care nonprofit ceases operations at 11 locations later this month.

An activist group that has led several demonstrations over the police shooting of an unarmed man in Madison is calling for a widespread walkout.

Tuesday night, the Parks Board and City Council approved bids for a new chiller system.

The Wisconsin Tavern League is celebrating tavern month by giving back to local communities.              

A picture from your smart phone could end up saving your child's life.

The Vernon County Sheriff's department held its annual police memorial service Tuesday.

Likely presidential candidate Scott Walker has tweeted a picture of him shaking hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Business owners, residents, and anyone else who writes the check for a water bill in Onalaska could see their bill go up this fall and then again in 2016. Onalaska officials said the water department didn't break even last year, and this increase will cover operating costs and improve the quality of drinking water. Kathleen Schmidt has called Onalaska home, longer than most.

Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne said he will not charge Madison Police Officer Matthew Kenny in the death of Tony Robinson.