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Prison ordered in 10th drunken driving conviction
A Wisconsin man who blamed his beer-battered fish fry after he was pulled over the 10th time for drunken driving is going to prison.
Threatening calls hit several Wisconsin schools
Classes at several schools in Wisconsin have been disrupted by threatening phone calls.
Walker owes nearly $900,000 from presidential campaign
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker still owes nearly $900,000 on his failed presidential campaign.
Plans to sell Winona YMCA building hit a snag
Plans to sell the current YMCA building in Winona have hit a snag.
Children's Museum of La Crosse hosts ‘Ocean Bound’ exhibit
No need to head to the beach this summer, The Children's Museum of La Crosse is bringing the ocean to closer to home.
La Crosse Wellness Center offers summer camp for kids of all abilities
A first of its kind summer camp is coming to the La Crosse area.
NC man fostering dog travels hundreds of miles to adopt her
Some say there's nothing stronger than a bond between a man and his dog. That couldn't be truer for one North Carolina man who found himself driving hundreds of miles this weekend just to reunite with his four-legged friend.
5 years later, La Crosse mostly restored but tornado not forgotten
It's been five years this week since an EF-2 tornado tore through La Crosse with winds reaching up to 120 miles per hour, and for many residents and business owners, it was a wake-up call.
Xcel Energy replacing city lights with LED bulbs
La Crosse's city streets will be getting a lot brighter in the next few weeks.
La Crosse man calls 911 46 times over the weekend
A man was arrested Saturday after calling 911 a total of 46 times in two hours.
'Click it or Ticket' campaign begins Monday
As a reminder, the 'Click it or Ticket' campaign begins across Wisconsin Monday.
Snake spanning width of road spotted in Dickeyville
A snake as long as the width of a road was spotted Sunday afternoon in Dickeyville, according to a release from the Grant County Sheriff’s Office.
5-year-old takes high school senior to prom
A 5-year-old Wisconsin boy is beaming after he took the high school senior he's been crushing on for most of his short life to prom. Sort of.
2 killed in fiery head-on crash
Two people are dead after a head-on crash Sunday on U.S. Highway 14 by West Butts Corners Road in Union Township.
Woman accused of driving drunk, fleeing with 2 children
Authorities say a Rice Lake woman has been arrested on suspicion of her fourth drunken driving charge after leading Barron County sheriff's deputies on a chase with a baby and a 6-year-old in her car.
Death of woman in Brown County investigated as homicide
Brown County sheriff's deputies are investigating the death of a woman whose body was found in a farm field over the weekend.
Tigers back in the lineup at Circus World
Tigers are back in the entertainment lineup at Circus World in Baraboo for the first time in more than a decade.
Minnesota lawmakers end session scrambling
Minnesota's Legislature has adjourned in chaos and left some key work unfinished.
Many Twin Cities drivers who killed pedestrians not charged
Most of the Twin Cities-area drivers who killed a pedestrian between 2010 and 2014 weren't charged criminally.
Madison dog thrown from car during joy ride
Police say a dog was thrown from a car as the driver was doing doughnuts in Madison.
