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Pope Francis has established new legal procedures to remove bishops who botch handling sex abuse cases, saying they can be kicked out of office if the Vatican finds they were negligent in doing their jobs.

Those looking to catch a few fish in Iowa this weekend can do so free of charge.

The kindly professor whom the gunman blamed for his ruin had, in truth, quietly seen to his academic success.

The Wisconsin Democratic Party convention Friday at times felt more like a roast of presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.

With nominations underway for the Best of La Crosse County, News 8 Photographer John Schmidt decided to check in with a local bartender to see how their most popular drink is made and what it takes to be among the best bartenders.

It's still a month away, but the spirit of La Crosse's annual Riverfest is in the air.

The 47th annual June Dairy Days kicked off Friday in West Salem.

The official start to summer is still a couple weeks away, but area pools are kicking off swim season this weekend.

University police were prepared for the worst, but many WIAA spectators were happy to have an easy time getting into town and finding a parking spot Friday at the first day of the WIAA track and field meet.

An Onalaska man is being charged with abusing his infant son who is hospitalized with head trauma. 

The Minnesota Vikings can pick up the keys to their new home six weeks early.

 He's finally got Paul Ryan's endorsement, but many officials in Donald Trump's new wave of supporters remain reluctant backers at best. Leaders who have pledged their backing still aren't wholly satisfied with his temperament, policies or readiness for the White House.

The path to the campus shooting death of a UCLA professor began nearly 2,000 miles away in Minnesota.

Three Minnesota men accused of plotting to go to Syria to join the Islamic State group were convicted Friday of conspiracy to commit murder overseas.

Wisconsin Democrats are gathering for their annual state convention, hoping to win back a U.S. Senate seat and chip away at Republican majorities in the Legislature.

The special administrator handling Prince's estate is proposing an aggressive timeline for testing claims of heirship to the music superstar's fortune.

Janesville police recently paid visits to the homes of members of confirmed street and outlaw motorcycle gangs.

Gov. Scott Walker has appointed an election inspector and retired county clerk to the elections commission, filling out the six-person body.

A state audit has found Wisconsin's Department of Natural Resources been lax about monitoring large livestock farms and municipal and industrial wastewater treatment plants.

A possibly tragic story ended happily after three boaters were saved after their boat capsized Monday afternoon.