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Police body-cam captures Oklahoma shooting

Sat, 01/24/2015 - 12:55pm
A man identified as Terence Walker is seen in a police body-camera video bolting from a Muskogee, Oklahoma, officer who felt a weapon after a pat down. Officer Chansey McMillin gave chase, his body-cam capturing his shadow as he trailed the suspect in...

Post claims 1 Japanese ISIS hostage killed

Sat, 01/24/2015 - 12:55pm
A picture and audio posted online Saturday purport to show that one of ISIS's two Japanese hostages has been killed after a deadline for ransom passed, and appears to relay ISIS's new demand for the other's freedom -- a prisoner exchange The static im...

'Mr. Cub' Ernie Banks dies in Chicago at 83

Sat, 01/24/2015 - 12:25pm
The next time Ernie Banks plays two -- as he liked to say, feeling one baseball game a day wasn't enough -- it will be in the diamond in the sky. The former Negro League upstart turned Cubs legend turned favorite son of Chicago died Friday in the Illi...

Spain: 4 arrested on terror suspicion

Sat, 01/24/2015 - 11:20am
Spanish authorities arrested four suspected members of a terror cell Saturday morning in that country's North African territory of Ceuta, a quartet that Spain's Interior Minister claimed were well-trained and well-prepared to attack. Those arrested we...

2 Marines die in helicopter crash

Sat, 01/24/2015 - 10:00am
Two Marines died after their helicopter crashed on a training mission in Southern California, the military said in a statement. The aircraft went down around 4:30 p.m. (7:30 p.m. ET) Friday at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Pa...

What's happening in Mideast; why it matters

Sat, 01/24/2015 - 9:20am
The Middle East has never been a simple place. Yet nowadays, this region is especially turbulent -- with waves rocking several countries, so big that their effects are being felt worldwide, including the West. It's not like this uneasiness is concentr...

'Cops Go Wild' in Onalaska

Fri, 01/23/2015 - 10:41pm
Officers from the Onalaska Police Department served food Friday at Buffalo Wild Wings to raise money for Special Olympics.

Downtown renovation may impede traffic

Fri, 01/23/2015 - 9:36pm
A major renovation to a downtown La Crosse parking lot could be a part of some traffic headaches this year.

Collaboration aims to improve tourism in the Coulee Region

Fri, 01/23/2015 - 9:33pm
A joint effort to promote tourism throughout the Coulee Region could be in place sometime this year.

Tomah VA director discusses doctor highlighted in recent investigation

Fri, 01/23/2015 - 7:10pm
The head of the Tomah VA is speaking out for the first time since allegations of over-prescribing opiates surfaced at his facility.

'Cops Gone Wild' Friday in Onalaska

Fri, 01/23/2015 - 7:04pm
The 5th annual "Cops Gone Wild" fundraiser will be held on Friday, January 23 from 12-8 p.m. at Buffalo Wild Wings in Onalaska.

5 people stabbed, including 2 who died, at Milwaukee duplex

Fri, 01/23/2015 - 4:44pm
Authorities say five people have been stabbed at a duplex on Milwaukee's west side, including two who died.

Crash victims identified as father, son

Fri, 01/23/2015 - 4:34pm
Authorities say a Sheboygan Falls father and his 4-year-old son are the two people who were killed in a highway crash in Fond du Lac County.

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