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Republican Gov. Scott Walker announced a series of changes in Wisconsin's chronic wasting disease plan Friday, calling for more studies and guidelines for the deer farm industry but rejecting suggestions to resume thinning the state's herds.

Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson said Friday that he's "sympathetic with someone like Mr. Trump" and wants to give the presumptive Republican presidential nominee time to get smart on policy issues before pressuring others in the party to endorse him.

Gov. Scott Walker says Republicans need to "focus like a laser beam" on helping Sen. Ron Johnson win re-election, but he isn't making the same call to action for Donald Trump.

New details are painting a picture of the death of a UW-La Crosse student.

You have the chance to take a step back in time this weekend.

The end of an era is coming to downtown La Crosse.

Rudy's Drive In is a staple in La Crosse, but it hasn't always had the charm of the roller skating car hops.

In the midst of a court battle with North Carolina over a controversial law limiting transgender access to bathrooms, the White House issued letters to public schools stating they must allow transgender students to use the bathroom corresponding with their gender identities, and local school districts are beginning to assess what that means for them.

Don and Roxanne Weber are awarded for their contributions to our community and for growing businesses and jobs in downtown La Crosse.

A man recently acquitted of homicide charges for operating while intoxicated admitted to crashing his vehicle into the water off of a bike trail.

Officials say the firing of the State Fair Park executive director this week came after he ignored the state approval process and gave himself and 31 other executives merit pay increases totaling about $78,000.

Your summer dreams of spending the day at La Crosse's oldest pool will have to wait until next year.

Residents on La Crosse's Northside will be getting a new neighbor.

Area mail carriers are helping stamp out hunger.

Medical residents at Gundersen Health System will soon have a new place to call home.      

La Crosse’s Common Council approved La Crosse County Tavern League's new business venture Thursday night.

A new study says bullying is a more serious problem than first thought.

Monroe County had to send dozens of its inmates out of county at a time due to overcrowding lasting more than a decade, but with their new jail, they're now able to house them again.

Donald Trump has nearly secured the Republican Party nomination for president, but many Wisconsin Republicans are having a tough time accepting him as their candidate.

Madison police say they believe strongly that a deadly shooting Wednesday night at a gas station in the Town of Madison is connected to two other shootings.