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Republicans have voted to scale back the size of the cut to the budget of public television and radio as proposed by Gov. Scott Walker.

A Trempealeau County Sheriff’s deputy rescued an injured owl on the roadway on Monday.

All donations will go through the Nepal Social Service Fund and 100 percent of your donation will go straight to helping the victims of the quake and it is tax deductible.             

Milwaukee aldermen are set to consider a big reduction in the municipal fine for carrying a small amount of marijuana.

A Dodge County emergency dispatcher did her best to calm a young girl down when she called 911 about not wanting to go to the dentist.

The city cut down more than 100 ash trees in April to stop the spread of the emerald ash borer.

The hope is to enhance traffic safety with left turn lanes and a multi-use path.

The goal is to determine if there are any safety issues on county highways. 

Witnesses reported seeing smoke and flames coming from the upper floor of the building.

The agency said Monday the elk died last month in a quarantine pen in Jackson County.

Two area high schools are getting a major boost from a night of fun and games.

A little spring cleaning will cause delays for drivers this week.

Progress is being made on the new Lakeview Health Center building in West Salem.

There are more than one hundred licensed foster care homes in the area, but only ten percent have any openings.

Wisconsin's state budget could include some big changes for long-term care in the state.

Students at UW-La Crosse are letting off a little steam as finals week gets underway.

The Town of Shelby is looking forward to the possibility of a new major housing development within the community.

After five years of making patch repairs to the boat landing on Marco Road in La Crosse, the landing will be rebuilt.

La Crosse Police Detective Sergeant Linnea Miller received the 2015 Ken Kolb “Great Kids Starts with You” award at the La Crosse Child Maltreatment conference last week.

The group Young Gifted and Black said Monday that it will not hold an action on Tuesday after District Attorney Ismael Ozanne makes his announcement regarding whether Madison Police Officer Matt Kinney will be charged with the death Tony Robinson.