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MADISON — Kiley Hackl, a fitness buff, was in a kickboxing class in Sun Prairie when she collapsed.

The 125th La Crosse Interstate Fair began Wednesday, with a full slate of event judging, the churning of rides on Mr. Ed’s Magical Midway and nearly nonstop activity until the exhibit wraps up…

WINONA, Minn. — You don’t need a film degree to make a film.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Pabst Brewing Co. said Wednesday it is coming home to open a new brewery and restaurant next year on the site of its original Pabst Brewery in Milwaukee.

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin state Senate approved a significant public financing deal for a new Milwaukee Bucks arena Wednesday after members struck a rare bipartisan agreement to include a …

WINONA, Minn. -- Caroline Amos is living out a dream. Introduced in 2009 to Great River Shakespeare Festival through festival veteran actor Tara Flanagan, an alumni of her college, Amos fell i…

MADISON -- Madison and the Ho-Chunk Nation see a tribal cultural center and major sports complex with indoor and outdoor fields, lighting and grandstands as keys to a rare collaboration to dev…

Fifty teams of paddlers will total more than 2,000 arms roiling the waters of the Black River as they participate in the third annual Big Blue Dragon Boat Festival on Friday evening and Saturd…

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. -- The biggest movie to be made in Minnesota in years is being filmed in the Twin Cities.

Cheryl Hancock was looking for a meaningful career move. Her search led to the Coulee Council on Addictions, where she will become the organization’s next executive director Aug. 3.

I always wondered what it would feel like to get a smoke enema from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

HOLMEN — The School District of Holmen’s home-raised chicken dinner really is a winner.

Labor pain is no laughing matter for moms-to-be, but nitrous oxide is making a comeback in the United States as an alternative to take the edge off the discomfort.

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota state parks drew record crowds during the Fourth of July holiday, according to figures released Wednesday, as visitors took advantage of the long weekend to spend time …

Great Rivers United Way is the wheel that keeps rolling out monetary grants for Coulee Region nonprofits, and employees of 14 Pacesetter Companies became spokes in that wheel Wednesday.

MADISON -- Police have identified the man who allegedly threatened to bomb the state Capitol, causing the evacuation of the building for over an hour during the Assembly's state budget debate …

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The critics have not been kind to Harper Lee’s “Go Set a Watchman.” But that didn’t stop thousands of fans across the country from hitting the bookstore early this morning. The details of the …

To address a growing employee skills gap, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce suggests that employers, not students, be considered the end customers of the educational system.