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The groups designed to promote tourism rely on room tax revenue generated by hotels in the area. That's how they fund nearly all their expenses to promote tourism in the Coulee Region.

March Madness is about to tip off, and games broadcast on CBS will lead to some changes in programming on WKBT.

Local entrepreneur Ryan Johnson runs four businesses, including his latest venture, The Old Crowe. The La Crosse native said the city has become the perfect place to develop a brand.

With another round of American aid workers being monitored for Ebola in the United States, health officials said it's a good time to revisit their infectious disease protocol.

 In what could be the safest political move of his career, Gov. Scott Walker is picking the Wisconsin Badgers to win it all in the NCAA basketball tournament.

City of La Crosse residents will be able to drop off leaves, grass clippings, and branches that are less than eight-inches thick.

A man shot by a police officer in the town of Westfield is taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to a release from the Marquette County Sheriff’s Office.

UW-Madison has terminated the Chi Phi fraternity chapter after allegations of hazing.

The La Crosse Fire Department Hazmat Team held a joint training exercise with the 54th Civilian Support Team from Madison on Wednesday morning.

A fire on February 26 cost $2.7 million of damage at Lunda Construction in the Town of Brockway.

Anglers off the New Zealand coast got quite a scare witnessing a shark's mealtime.

The Buffalo County Historical Society’s executive director will give a presentation Thursday night on the 1965 Mississippi River flood and its impact on Buffalo County.

Authorities say two competitors in a Puerto Rico Ironman triathlon have been injured by crossfire exchanged by occupants of two cars as they sped past the bicycling part of the event in San Juan.

Duluth fire officials say four people were rescued from the ice on Lake Superior after one of them fell through.

Authorities say the elderly woman struck and killed in the parking lot of a suburban Milwaukee grocery store was hit by her own husband.

Authorities say a baby has died in a one-vehicle crash at a Milwaukee intersection.

Racine County sheriff's deputies say a driver they pursued at speeds of 100 mph remains at large.

Carlos Gomez was a way of igniting the Milwaukee Brewers.

Maple trees need a cycle of freezing and thawing to produce the sap needed to make the syrup.

A study done by the World Health Organization shows nearly 50% of people under 35 are exposed to unsafe volume levels.