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Officials say 13 cars of a Canadian National Railway train have derailed in northeastern Minnesota.

University of Wisconsin Colleges officials are pressing an Iowa developer to guarantee a student apartment complex at the Fond du Lac campus will be ready for the fall semester and be free of problems that have plagued its similar projects at the Marshfield and Baraboo schools.

The University of Minnesota will drop racial descriptions from campus crime alerts, unless the description of a suspect is detailed enough to identify the person.

Minority Democrats in the state Assembly say Republican Gov. Scott Walker is using right-to-work legislation to distract from his budget proposal.

A state appeals court says a hearing examiner properly ordered a debt settlement company to give up $4.2 million in fees and pay nearly $2 million in forfeitures because it was operating without a license.

Former U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold is leaving his job as a special envoy to the Great Lakes Region of Africa without tipping his hand on his next potentially political move.

Crews at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport have become deft at removing wildlife from the runways.

The UW men’s basketball team made an emergency landing in Pittsburgh this morning after a tough loss against Maryland.

A Cottage Grove man has been arrested in connection with the arson in the town of Cottage Grove at a home intended for a registered sex offender.

The campaign aims to show that all people deserve respect.

Racial inequality has been a major talking point across the country in recent months. Now a group of La Crosse residents is gathering to find a solution to the problem within their city.

In about a week, the three-year debate over mining in Houston County could be settled. 

Wisconsin would become the 25th state in the U.S. to have a right-to-work law.

The Tomah VA Medical Center will host a town hall meeting for veterans, their families and the community on Thursday, March 12 at 5 p.m.

The Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service (MOSES) Organic Farming Conference returns to the La Crosse Center February 26 - 28.

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A Muscoda man is sought by police after fleeing from a crash scene on only three wheels and ramming a squad car, according to a release from the Grant County Sheriff’s Office.