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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Hernan Perez drove in three runs with a two-run homer and an RBI single, lifting the Milwaukee Brewers over the Pirates 5-3 Saturday night after Pittsburgh dealt closer Mark Melancon to Washington.

For some kids, living without a father figure can have a lasting impact on their life, but one local event is helping connect those children with potential mentors.

One woman is dead and one man is in custody after a shooting in Eau Claire on Saturday morning.

A group of remarkable women gathered Saturday at the Weber Center.

A festival is working to promote wellness in our area.

Wisconsin has long been as one of the nation's leaders in cow dairies, farm after pastoral farm tucked into the state's rolling hills. It's earning another milk laurel in the face of increasing demand for goat cheese and milk: the most dairy goats in the U.S. That distinction will only stand to increase when two of the largest goat dairies in the world soon begin operating in northeast Wisconsin.

A summertime classic stopped by La Crosse on Saturday.

Courts dealt setbacks to Republican efforts in three states to restrict voting, blocking a North Carolina law requiring photo identification, loosening a similar measure in Wisconsin and halting strict citizenship requirements in Kansas.

The Madison City Clerk's office is scrambling to prepare for next month's primary after flooding and humidity damaged the city's voting equipment.

An inmate at the Monroe County Jail has died.

When Dwyane Wade was a free agent in 2010, he got a Chicago Bulls jersey when he met with his hometown team. He took it home, put it on and took a picture. Then he deleted it.

An early voting rally took place in La Crosse Friday.

A proposal from La Crosse's Fire Chief is looking to make the south side safer.

A local store known nationally is planning a big expansion.

Registration for an annual event celebrating local breast cancer survivors is underway.

Bond has been set for the man being charged in the Winona drive-by shooting that occurred Wednesday.

Houston County Sheriff's Department has locked down all Spring Grove government buildings due to emergency circumstances.

For well over a century, the Trempealeau County Fair has played host to all sorts of competitions

A new report says 4 percent of Wisconsin's public water systems exceeded contaminant limits last year.

A federal judge has refused to stay his order allowing Wisconsin residents to vote without photo identification while state attorneys appeal the decision.