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MADISON — The University of Wisconsin’s flagship campus in Madison would have to eliminate about 400 mostly vacant positions, close and merge programs, and reduce academic offerings and servic…

MADISON — Each year, more than 2,000 state public officials, from the governor to members of the Chiropractic Examining Board, must file annual Statements of Economic Interests. (Forms for 201…

Ladies, beware. G. Heileman Brewing Co. of La Crosse wants you to know that “more homes are wrecked by the daily menu … than by the ‘other woman.’ ”

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — At some moment this year a U.S. baby boomer will die and, if census forecasts are right, the generation born between 1946 and 1964 will no longer be the nation’s largest.

BSJ volunteers make a difference

The new La Crosse Pettibone Boat Club on Barron Island pays homage to the 88-year-old structure it replaced at the same time it ushers in a new era of what its operators say could be year-roun…

La Crosse health workers aren’t afraid to look in the mirror and ask themselves whether their efforts have made a difference — even when the reflection says, “Well, kinda-sorta, but you’ve got…

SPARTA, Wis. -- Bond was set Friday for two Idaho men accused in a March 5 homicide in a Tomah motel room.

A Jackson County woman was arrested Thursday for falsely reporting she was stabbed during a home invasion. Lenora Cribben, 22, told police last week that a man entered her home in the town Bro…

La Crescent-Hokah Superintendent Ron Wilke has accepted a new job.

VATICAN CITY — The Vatican on Thursday unexpectedly ended its controversial reform of the main umbrella group of U.S. nuns, cementing a shift in tone and treatment of the U.S. sisters under th…

CANTON, Minn. (AP) — Fire has destroyed a historic church in Fillmore County.

Gov. Scott Walker's approval rating of 41 percent is at its lowest point in three years, according to the latest Marquette Law School Poll.

MADISON — Best known nationally for his struggle with unions, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is staking out conservative ground in broader ways as he prepares for a likely run for the Republican …

Now that you’re clearing garden beds and preparing to plant, add one more thing to your spring checklist —the spring Home and Garden magazine.

Minnesota’s Great Umlaut Crisis is over — and without Gov. Mark Dayton having to use his paint and brushes.

XXXXXX: Fifth-grade students at Northside Elementary sing "Shake It Off" by Taylor Swift on Thursday during a Drug Abuse Resistance Education program graduation ceremony. The La Crosse Police …

VIROQUA — I‘m saddened beyond anything I could have imagined over the deaths of two young men in our community.

MADISON — The state Department of Health Services’ top auditor on Wednesday backed down from a claim that two family planning clinics serving low-income people were overcharging Medicaid for b…

Pro-Life Wisconsin presented its Activists of the Year Award to Leif and Karen Arvidson, in part for organizing picketing at Mayo Clinic Health System-Franciscan Healthcare in La Crosse.