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MADISON, Wis. — Republican Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker announced Tuesday that he formed a political organization to help boost a potential 2016 presidential run, the first concrete step toward…

Rivers have always been a fundamental part of Matthew Mohlke’s life.

ST. PAUL — Gov. Mark Dayton released a $42 billion budget Tuesday that puts a heavy emphasis on education for the youngest Minnesota residents, leaving advocates for nursing homes, local gover…

MADISON — Gov. Scott Walker’s plan to give the University of Wisconsin System more freedom would allow it to impose unchecked tuition increases and potentially price students out of college, o…

University of Wisconsin-La Crosse chancellor Joe Gow said Tuesday that increased autonomy for his campus would not make up for more than a decade of state disinvestment in higher education.

WINONA -- On Friday, Eastwood Bank in Winona closed at regular business hours. This week, it opened as Bremer Bank.

Seventy years ago Auschwitz was revealed to the world.

MILWAUKEE — Gov. Scott Walker on Tuesday proposed using $220 million in bonds that would be funded by projected growth in income taxes from NBA players to help build a new arena for the Milwau…

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Sen. Jennifer Shilling will open a La Crosse office later this week, marking the first time constituents have had an office in the 32nd Senate District in nearly four years.

WISCONSIN DELLS — Wisconsin Dells police are looking for a La Crosse man missing since Sunday.

The Onalaska Police Department is looking for community members interested in enrolling in its Citizen’s Police Academy.

A Sparta man who took a stolen truck on a joyride through south La Crosse last summer before running from police was sentenced Tuesday to three years on probation.

MADISON (AP) — The University of Wisconsin System will be given more autonomy, while having its state funding slashed by 13 percent over the next two years, under the budget Gov. Scott Walker …

Life on the streets can be tough for a tree in La Crosse, especially downtown.

Musician and writer Ethel Lerum, who was the Broadcaster's correspondent for Ferryville and Copper Creek for 28 years, passed away Monday, at the age of 98.

NEW YORK (AP) — The milk industry is fed up with all the sourness over dairy.

WEST SALEM -- West Salem voters will determine the fate of a proposed $31.2 million referendum at the polls April 7.

ST. PAUL — Gov. Mark Dayton unveiled a plan Monday that would resurface or replace 2,200 miles of roadway, repair 330 bridges and boost funding for local infrastructure projects — but would co…

A Winona man has been arrested on suspicion of stabbing another man at a downtown bar early Sunday morning.