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ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Legislature faced a weeklong sprint to wrap up a budget Monday as top lawmakers continued meeting in private to hash out a deal that appears no closer than a week ago.

Alcohol-related falls now kill people at nearly twice the rate of drunken driving in Wisconsin. 

The future for tenure and shared governance in the state isn't altogether clear, and recent comments have revealed a deep disconnect between university staffers and top Republican lawmakers.

MADISON (AP) — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources says five elk recently transferred to the state from Kentucky have died from a tick-borne disease.

The damaged and now-closed La Crosse Municipal Boat Landing has been declared a public emergency so an estimated $33,000 in repairs can begin this week rather than be sent out for bids.

The former treasurer of La Crescent’s Applefest was sentenced Monday to five years on supervised probation after she admitted stealing money from the community organization.

MADISON — A prosecutor is set to announce Tuesday whether a white police officer will face charges for killing a young unarmed biracial man in Madison. A few things to know about the case ahea…

THE WAY IT WAS: A 1938 bird's-eye-view of the Service Transfer and Storage Co. building with several company trucks parked at the loading dock. Located at 434 Third St. S., this building was e…

Planning is in full swing for the La Crosse Interstate Fair, which will run July 15-19, and the exhibitor entry forms are now available.

After 35 years as a professor, administrator, and community volunteer and leader, Bill Colclough is looking forward to his retirement.

GREENVILLE, S.C. — Republicans making their pitch to be the party’s 2016 presidential nominee aimed to out-do each over the weekend in arguing that President Barack Obama is a failed leader.

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FERRYVILLE — Rummage Along the River is a 70-mile series of garage sales that winds along Hwy. 35, Wisconsin’s Great River Road, on Friday and Saturday — with stops in Stoddard, Genoa, the Bad…

Logan High School senior Kendall Fowler has a passion to be a global citizen.

Administered by La Crosse County, the For Goodness’ Sake program provides donated household goods to the needy. The phone numbers listed are for local agency contacts, not the person in need.

GREENVILLE, S.C. — Gov. Scott Walker said Saturday that his troubled economic development agency "absolutely" has been a good steward of taxpayer dollars.

MILLE LACS LAKE, Minn. -- Curt Kalk has harvested walleye from Mille Lacs every spring since he was 9, when he'd pull gill nets with his grandfather and uncles.

MADISON -- Gov. Scott Walker's budget office was prepared to defend removing the University of Wisconsin mission statement, known as the Wisconsin Idea, from state law, according to newly rele…

BLACK RIVER FALLS — The Ho-Chunk Nation has been given the green light to take control of vehicle registration and license plates for members who live on trust lands.

As more than 75 million baby boomers leap into their retirement years, local hospitals are geared to providing geriatric care to help older people maintain their independence.