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A small community in Outagamie County has canceled its long-running fundraiser following protests by animal rights groups.

A Republican state senator is circulating a proposal designed to help make a marijuana byproduct available to treat people with seizures a year after it was legalized but still not accessible.

A pair of Republican lawmakers wants to do away with a perk for Wisconsin state senators and representatives.

American Transmission Company (ATC) and Xcel Energy will start contacting landowners along the approximately 180-mile Badger Coulee Transmission Line in May to being the real estate acquisition process.

A 37-year-old woman was arrested Tuesday afternoon after she allegedly broke into an east side home, took beer and cheese out of the refrigerator and left her cellphone behind, Madison police said.

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Rosemary Pecans with Raisins

Sparta police were contacted Tuesday night after youth walking in the woods found a body northwest of the Walmart store.

WKBT News 8 has earned a 2015 Regional Edward R. Murrow award for our hour-long “Tears to Water” special.

A jury found Andrew Steele not criminally responsible by reason of mental defect for the deaths of his wife and sister-in-law.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — One of the couples at the forefront of efforts to overturn Wisconsin's gay marriage ban is fighting a new legal battle.

The Green Bay Packers' Thanksgiving matchup with the Chicago Bears at Lambeau Field will displace a long-held tradition in the stadium's atrium.

More than 20 people surprised Vietnam War veteran Pete Quirin at the La Crosse Regional Airport Wednesday night.

Another study shows that there's no link between the Measles-Mumps-Rubella (MMR) vaccine and autism.

The goal of the 2015 Grand River Transit Plan is to provide the community with more and better options when it comes to riding the bus.

One in six people in La Crosse county lives in poverty, according to a new report from the Institute of Research on Poverty at University of Wisconsin

If you don't have health insurance, you have a limited amount of time to sign up on the healthcare marketplace.

Over the years, more and more people have taken interest in sustainable living, whether it's downsizing a home or becoming more energy efficient. However, Sonya Newenhouse, an eco-entrepreneur, and her family in Viroqua have taken sustainability to a whole new level.