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Since allegations of prescription drug abuse at the Tomah VA surfaced a month ago, many have taken sides on the issue. Thursday they had a chance to voice their thoughts and concerns during a town hall meeting in Tomah.

Alana Havenstrite's world turned upside down after the death her husband. Not only had she lost  the love of her life she found her self in financial trouble.

Wisconsin has hit an all-time high in seat belt use, but the state is still behind the national average.

An advocate of open information sounded an alarm Thursday over a provision in Gov. Scott Walker's budget proposal that could shield university research from view.

State inspectors have found two violations at an Appleton area restaurant where a child fell into a grease trap.

The University of Wisconsin System regents are pushing back against Republican Gov. Scott Walker's proposed budget cuts.

As they begin to shape their prospective bids for president, a group of ambitious Republican governors is eager to seize on voters' contempt for that most dirty of political words: "Washington."

Gov. Scott Walker said Thursday he never intended to dramatically rewrite the University of Wisconsin System's mission statement, even as a December email showed his administration clearly ordered that it drop a guiding principle known as the "Wisconsin Idea."

Anthem Insurance said a cyber-attack breached a database containing the information of about 80 million customers and employees. Anthem serves both Wisconsin and Minnesota.

Western Technical College started a collection of money, clothing, food and toiletries for the five students displaced from their rental home due to a fire Tuesday night.

The next “Coffee with Kabat” is scheduled for Thursday, February 26 from 5 – 6 p.m. at the La Crosse Public Library, 800 Main Street.

The three oldest of the Moyer’s five kangaroos live on the farm. The youngest is an 8-month old joey that goes everywhere with him and his wife, Diana.

Two related incidents involving a threat made by a high school student Wednesday afternoon did not threaten the "safety of the building," according to Black River Falls School District Superintendent Shelly Severson.

Wisconsin Rep. Ron Kind is putting VA investigators in touch with Wisconsinites who had personal experiences at the Tomah VA.

Angie Horkan from the Wisconsin Beef Council shares two hot breakfast recipes that use beef.

Barley production across the country is down because of heavy rain last summer.

Brother and sister duo, Nathan and Lauren Jarrett of La Crosse, battled it out for the championship.

One person is in the hospital after being struck by a car in La Crosse.

The La Crosse Police Department always tries to save room in the budget for cutting-edge gadgets that can help them out on the job.

Walker wants more school choice when it comes to the statewide education program.