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It’s critical police and the public continue to work together to fight and solve crime, area police chiefs told a community group Wednesday.

Federal wildlife officials are asking the public to help count mayflies, the ubiquitous and stinky bugs that swarm the banks of the Mississippi River each summer.

Spending at Western Technical College will increase by more than four percent during the 2015-2016 school year driven by salary increases and rising enrollment.

WINONA, Minn. — The studio furniture pieces at The Art of Fine Furniture exhibit, back for its third year at the Winona County History Center, exemplify how art and craft come together.

Federal wildlife officials are asking the public to help count mayflies, the ubiquitous and stinky bugs that swarm the banks of the Mississippi River each summer.

I often have wondered whether making the hole bigger would make my golf better, which I suppose is a distinction without a difference from making me a better golfer.

Minnesota Republicans spent hundreds of thousands of dollars last fall to beat rural Democrats, promising voters the GOP would focus on issues dear to outstate Minnesota.

MAIDSON — The Supreme Court hearing room in the State Capitol has had its share of tension, from disputes over the position of chief justice this year to debates about wall decor 100 years ago.

MADISON — Gov. Scott Walker made it only about halfway toward his signature job creation promise and Wisconsin ranked 38th in job growth in 2014, trailing the national average, according to da…

BLACK RIVER FALLS — Three elk calves were born recently in the acclimation pen in the Black River State Forest — a welcome milestone in the reintroduction project.

MINNEAPOLIS — A federal judge declared Minnesota's sex offender treatment program unconstitutional Wednesday and gave the state's political leaders one last chance to propose solutions that wo…

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Authorities Wednesday identified the body of a missing woman found Tuesday in Lake Onalaska near the spillway as 72-year-old Jeanean Faas of Onalaska.

Many annual picnics resemble family reunions, but one that radiates that mystique is the yearly NICU picnic of Mayo Clinic Health System-Franciscan Healthcare.

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s conservative state budget has encountered criticism from Democrats in the state Legislature. In other news, beer is brewing, cheese curds are squeaking and brats …

NEW YORK — On social media and red carpets, from New York to China, hairy underarms are having a mainstream moment. Women are proudly showing off their growth on Instagram and YouTube, and it’…

MADISON — A Republican-controlled Wisconsin board softened its ban Tuesday on employees working on global warming issues, modifying the language to bar them from lobbying for climate change policies.

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Tuesday proposed removing the eastern cougar from the endangered species list, declaring that the cougars have likely been extinct …

TOWN OF BURNS — It was 1915 when Adolph and Hannah Ruedy purchased land at W104 Culpitt Road in the town of Burns and began raising dairy cows. A hundred years later, their grandson, Don, and …

It was probably a grackle, a sparrow or a starling ... but it could have been a wren, chickadee or jay.