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Continuing a decades-long tradition, Gov. Tony Evers lights the state Capitol Christmas tree Friday. The 30-foot Balsam fir was donated by Marge Van Heuklon of Rhinelander. It was planted in 2005 as a memorial to Frank Magnus, a World War…

Otters aren't rare to Wisconsin, but it is unusual to see them in the wild. That made Thursday exciting for those who spotted one in the La Crosse River marsh.

Several area fire departments are teaming up to ask the community to help “Keep the Wreath Green.” A wreath illuminated with green bulbs will be on display at several local fire departments from Nov. 24 through Jan. 1.

MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources confirmed the first positive test result for chronic wasting disease in a wild deer in Jackson County. The deer was harvested in the town of Garfield and is within 10 miles of…

The state Department of Natural Resources is warning about early ice conditions that can be treacherous.

Tomah Health, the Tomah Health Hospice Touch & Palliative Care program, Tomah Public Library and Chasing Daylight Animal Shelter will share just over a $4 million gift commitment from a trust created by John and Velda Felton of Tomah and…

The bull elk is believed to be from the herd in Jackson County and has been on the prowl for a mate since September.

Three adults and a child were injured Wednesday when a school bus collided with a car outside Winona on a slippery highway.

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With everything that encompasses the pursuit of white-tailed deer — the tradition of deer camps, the passion for organic meat, the lure of a trophy buck — it’s a good bet many hunters probably never considered themselves as a key…

Cold weather has settled in on the area, and the need for warm blankets will rise as temperatures continue to drop. Gundersen Health System is trying to keep the community warm with its annual Wrapping the Community in Warmth blanket…

The public is invited to view a real silent film experience at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 1, at Old Main in Galesville.

Great Rivers United Way and La Crosse Community Foundation partnering to fund REACH Center work with homelessness for winter on Giving Tuesday

This year’s global day of charitable giving is Tuesday, Nov. 28.

Dec. 2, 2023, marks the 100th anniversary of a fire that destroyed the dormitory wings of the St. Rose Convent. Built in 1871, this was the mother house for the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration. It was believed that the…

The numbers are in, and they’re impressive.The 2023 Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Radiothon event that took place last month at Gundersen Health System brought in a total of $128,000 according to a press release.

Ten people are reported displaced after a fire damaged a downtown Tomah restaurant Sunday.

Sales slumped in October and prices continued to climb, as mortgage rates surged last month and inventory remained extraordinarily low. Check where home sales are headed in Wisconsin.

Jeff Post grew up amid the lead mines of southwestern Wisconsin but for 30 years was curator of minerals and gems at the Smithsonian's Natural History Museum in Washington, D.C.

Two vehicles collided Friday, Nov. 24, at the intersection of state Hwy. 56 and County Road S in rural Viola in the town of Liberty, according to the Vernon County Sheriff's Office.