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A Coon Valley father will spend time in jail for injuring his 8-month-old daughter's head in 2013.

Authorities say a 25-year-old woman has died following a rescue effort to pull her from a vehicle that fell into an icy river in Milwaukee.

Wisconsin officials have penalized a dairy farm blamed for a raw-milk illness that sickened players and coaches from the Durand High School football team last fall.

A northeast Iowa teen has been charged with kidnapping a girl and sexually abusing her.

Authorities say snowmobilers from Wisconsin and Illinois have died in separate crashes this week in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.

A 34-year-old man has died after crashing his pickup truck into a house in Green Bay.

A couple from Orono can avoid jail time if they lock up their largest wind turbine and turn the keys over to a judge in Hennepin County.

The Madison College Truax campus is on lockdown after a reported shooting near the campus.

If you have any expired or unwanted medications, you can drop them off at the La Crosse County HHM, 6500 State Road 16 on Saturday, February 21.

A Cottage Grove man is suspected of giving alcohol to a 16-year-old who later died in a crash.

The Wisconsin Legislature will take up a right-to-work bill next week in a surprise move that runs contrary to the wishes of likely 2016 presidential candidate Gov. Scott Walker who had urged lawmakers to delay any debate until later in the year.

Police interrogation video of two Wisconsin girls accused of nearly killing a classmate to please a fictional character shows them describing their calculated plan to kill their friend.

A number of snowmobile trails are now open in La Crosse County after being closed for much of the winter.

The county board unanimously approved the terms of what's called a Memorandum of Understanding with the city Thursday night.

BNSF projects include building four miles of double tracks through La Crosse and its marsh.

Black River Fall's city council approved the language for a referendum to appear on April's ballot.

For safety reasons, the 33 inmates were transported to the Vernon County Jail while police figured out where the smell was coming from.

A La Crosse man endured more tragedy in one week than most of us will experience in a lifetime. Now, he's fighting to get back some of what he lost.

Everything will be on the table as the city of La Crosse looks to its future transportation needs, and you'll have a chance to give your input.

Congressman Ron Kind met with students and staff at UW-La Crosse's campus Thursday discuss his recently proposed College Affordability Action Plan.