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Authorities investigate 'bizarre' Green Bay child porn case
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Detectives say they found a fantasy word of provocatively posed dolls and displays of children's underwear when they raided a Green Bay home in search of child pornography.
No injuries after semi crashes into house in Jackson County
BLACK RIVER FALLS — No injuries were reported Thursday after a semitrailer crashed into the side of a house in Jackson County, the Black River Falls Fire Department said.
State tax officials respond to tax fraud threat
Wisconsin’s taxing authority was on “high alert” Friday in response to a report that income tax software giant Intuit briefly stopped filing state income tax returns through its TurboTax software.
For the students: A day in the life of a UW-L professor
Gary Walth’s workday on Wednesday started like it does many other days: before he even got to the office.
Conservancy fears stewardship fund freeze
A proposed 13-year freeze in state land stewardship funding could cripple the Mississippi Valley Conservancy and its efforts to further protect sensitive areas in southwest Wisconsin from deve…
UW campuses ask alumni to push back against Walker cuts
MADISON (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker is fond of comparing his proposed $300 million cut to the University of Wisconsin System to Act 10, his signature legislation that restricted collective bargai…
Wrapping paper offers trip back in time
This Thing that Matters from the artifacts of the La Crosse County Historical Society seems so simple. But it conjures memories of a time when purchases were wrapped in paper pulled off from a…
Coming Sunday: Judge election preview
Voters on Feb. 17 will narrow a field of three candidates vying for a seat on the La Crosse County bench.
Onalaska woman injured in Vernon County crash
VIROQUA — A 39-year-old Onalaska woman suffered non-life-threatening injuries Thursday in a one-vehicle crash in the town of Harmony in Vernon County.
Downtown Winona building burns, no one hurt (WITH VIDEO) (copy)
WINONA, Minn. -- A historic downtown Winona building caught fire early Friday morning, though the fire was quickly contained, and no one was injured.
Holmen native cut from 'Idol,' but says it helped hone identity
Holmen native Jared Mashak didn’t make the cut in his second attempt to become America’s next big singing idol but he says the experience helped him define his goals as a musician.
Court rejects appeal in La Crosse body dump case
A state appeals court won’t grant a new trial for a La Crosse man imprisoned for providing a drug that killed a man before hiding his decomposing body.
Holmen native misses 'American Idol' cut, credits it as learning experience
Holmen native Jared Mashak didn’t make the cut in his second quest to become “American Idol,” but he remains optimistic about his career potential.
Nobody hurt in overnight fire in downtown Winona
WINONA, Minn. — A downtown Winona building caught fire early Friday morning, though the fire was quickly contained and no one was injured.
Warmer weather, messy weekend on the way
A night of bitterly cold temperatures that resulted in the mercury falling to 24-below-zero Thursday will be followed by a warmup for the weekend and some mixed precipitation.
Postal carrier charged with theft for using gift card
VIROQUA — A part-time United States Postal Office rural mail carrier has been charged with misdemeanor theft after police said she took a gift card out of a hand-delivered piece of mail in Wes…
Walker: Never meant to kill 'Wisconsin Idea'
MADISON —Gov. Scott Walker said Thursday he never intended to dramatically rewrite the University of Wisconsin System’s mission statement, even as a December email showed his administration cl…
Ethanol from derailed train leaked into Mississippi
Canadian Pacific crews have started the process of cleaning up a derailed freight train north of Dubuque, after having built a temporary, unpaved access road to bring equipment to the remote site.
Wish granted: Teen to meet Boston Bruins
WEST SALEM -- The thing about Jimmy Bjorkman is “he has a lot of heart,” according to his hockey coach and lifelong neighbor Marvin Lehmann.
High wire act: lineman use helicopter to string CapX2020 transmission project
FOUNTAIN CITY, Wis. — The temperature was hovering around 12 degrees Thursday morning as Cody Cannon hovered about 140 feet above the ground.