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The new hires will work for a steering committee representing the La Crosse Medical Health Science Consortium and Great Rivers United Way.

With nearly perfect camping weather, the campground manager at Pettibone Resort says they've seen lots of people stopping in for one night before deciding to stay longer.

System President Ray Cross says he's optimistic state lawmakers will return aid to UW schools.

The city of La Crosse is making changes to its water reservoir regulations after a close call earlier this summer.

After multiple failed attempts in the past, district officials have a new set of plans to make improvements to the middle school building, which was built in 1981.

With a growing trend of teacher shortages, some schools are struggling to make new hires and school districts say the issue continues to grow.

For years, the SSE Music sign on the north side of La Crosse helped bring in customers looking to buy instruments.

U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson has an idea for making colleges cheaper -- ditch the instructors and start playing online videos for students.

Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin officials say they won't reopen its clinic in Appleton, one of three in the state, because they can't meet sufficient security standards.

Road work on Bliss Rd. in La Crosse will begin next week.

The Green Bay Packers aren't in a hurry to get star receiver Jordy Nelson ready for the start of the season.

Madison police are investigating the death of an 8-month-old puppy.

Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin officials are planning to make an announcement about access to their services.

State authorities are helping local officers investigate the death of a baby girl in northwest Iowa's Sac City.

A man is being treated at a hospital after he was struck by a stray bullet while watching television inside his Minneapolis home.

An official close to the investigation says several pills taken from Prince's estate in Paisley Park after his death were counterfeit drugs that actually contained the powerful opioid fentanyl.

The toddler injured in an apartment fire last week in Lake Holcombe has died of his injuries.

Wisconsin's attorney general says a fatal police shooting in Milwaukee that sparked two nights of violence was recorded by not one but two body cameras.

The Town of Campbell held its first block party Sunday afternoon and it was complete with food, live music and plenty of fun.

In Onalaska Sunday, people were starting to think about the start of the school year.