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Is a houseboat more affordable than apartment rent? Tracking rent prices in Wisconsin

Fri, 12/22/2023 - 5:00pm
The potential savings are even higher in cities known for their high rental rates and limited available housing. Check these charts for changing rent prices in Wisconsin.

‘God bless the post office:’ Chippewa Falls postal workers ensure holiday greetings reach loved ones far away

Fri, 12/22/2023 - 1:00pm
As holidays take over December, mailing cards and packages becomes serious business for those who are separated from loved ones.

From vintage toys to mid-century modern, Madison joins the secondhand-shopping boom

Fri, 12/22/2023 - 9:00am
"The generation now is all about reusing, repurposing, the clothes, the furniture, whatever," said Bob Richardson, co-owner of Atomic Antiques.

Island property in flyway protected by Mississippi Valley Conservancy

Fri, 12/22/2023 - 5:30am
When a pioneering physician purchased part of an island in the Mississippi River at La Crosse in the early 1900s, the land was wild floodplain forest subject to the powerful whims of the river that Mark Twain had been writing…

Food price hikes are no longer outpacing inflation. Here are food and beverage costs in the Midwest

Thu, 12/21/2023 - 4:30pm
For the first time since early last year, food prices aren’t rising faster than overall inflation. Check out how the costs of food and drink in the Midwest and the U.S. are keeping up.

Snow stepping down as director of Children's Museum of La Crosse

Thu, 12/21/2023 - 5:30am
The board of directors of the Gertrude Salzer Gordon Children’s Museum of La Crosse is announcing the retirement of founder and executive director Anne Snow. Snow has served as director for over 27 years.

Ghost Eagle mound near Muscoda begins to reveal its secrets

Wed, 12/20/2023 - 5:45am
The enormous effigy mound really shines on the winter solstice, when the setting sun comes down its head and tail and lines up with a rock cairn 12 miles away.

Check property tax bill for lottery, gaming credit

Wed, 12/20/2023 - 5:30am
The Wisconsin Department of Revenue is reminding residents to check their property tax bill for the lottery and gaming credit. The credit provides direct relief to qualifying taxpayers. Lottery proceeds are paid into a separate segregated state fund. The lottery…

UTV crash in Allamakee County leaves one dead, one injured

Tue, 12/19/2023 - 3:56pm
One man is dead and another is injured after a UTV crash in Iowa.

Have questions for Santa? So did we. Here's what he he had to say.

Tue, 12/19/2023 - 11:15am
We asked Santa to answer all the burning questions kids have about the jolly old fellow, and his reindeer too.

'We're all in this together': Hmong, La Crosse police build bridges through Citizens Police Academy

Tue, 12/19/2023 - 6:00am
La Crosse Police Department patrol officer Alex Vang came to the U.S. from Southeast Asia when he was 8 years old. He and his fellow Hmong immigrants brought a culture that emphasizes extended families and a sense of community.

New nonprofit aims to give unsheltered people a home

Tue, 12/19/2023 - 5:30am
A new La Crosse nonprofit aims to offer housing for some of La Crosse’s most vulnerable residents by building on past successes in the community.

Homeless Persons' Memorial Day service Thursday, Dec. 21

Tue, 12/19/2023 - 5:30am
Homeless Person’s Memorial Day, an annual event commemorated across the U.S., will build on the theme of Remembrance, Hope, and Healing in 2023, according to a press release.

WAY IT WAS: Mons Anderson Building 1968

Tue, 12/19/2023 - 5:15am
The Mons Anderson Building at the northwest corner of Second and Main streets in 1968. On Dec. 14, 1974, the last two buildings standing in the way of the Harborview Plaza project were demolished. One of them was the Mons…

Why you won't likely see a white Christmas this year: Historic temperature and precipitation in Wisconsin

Sun, 12/17/2023 - 1:30pm
The new temperature outlook predicts above-average temperatures for almost the entire US. Here's what temperature and precipitation looks like in Wisconsin.

UW-Madison's Mad Gaffers inspire glassblowers and holiday cheer

Sun, 12/17/2023 - 5:30am
More than 100 people escaped Saturday's gray drizzle in favor of the cozy fires of the UW-Madison Glass Lab for the annual Blow Your Own Glass event.

Be mindful of mud on area trails

Sun, 12/17/2023 - 5:30am
La Crosse Parks, Recreation and Forestry Department would like to remind all trail users to avoid wet and muddy trails as a freeze-thaw cycle continues. The warm weather and potential for precipitation might lead to wet and muddy trail conditions.

US mortgage rate dips to its lowest level since early August: The trend of home sales in Wisconsin

Sat, 12/16/2023 - 12:55pm
The average rate on a 30-year mortgage dropped to 6.95% from 7.03% last week. Check out where home sales are headed in Wisconsin.

Monona home and Wright building near Spring Green get special designation

Sat, 12/16/2023 - 7:15am
From Usonian to the International Style, both exhibit unique architectural properties.

Quarter of United Methodist churches in US have left in schism over LGBTQ ban

Sat, 12/16/2023 - 5:30am
Statewide, 43 Methodist churches chose to disaffiliate from the larger church this year, according to Lisa Wink, director of communications for the UMC’s Wisconsin Conference.

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