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Viroqua holds public hearing on multi-million dollar landfill mitigation plan

March 11, 2026 By TIM HUNDT VIROQUA Wis. – The Viroqua City Council took another step Tuesday March 10 toward addressing methane migration at the closed municipal landfill by holding a public hearing for...

De Soto Schools shrink elementary achievement gap as overall scores rise

March 11, 2026 By ANASTASIA PENCHI DE SOTO, Wis. –  Test scores improved overall in the De Soto Area School District in the 2024-2025 school year, but the district still has a lot to accomplish in its...

Vernon County updates outdoor warning siren criteria for severe storms

March 11, 2026 VIROQUA Wis. – Vernon County Emergency Management is changing how and when it activates local outdoor warning sirens during severe weather. Emergency Management Director Brandon Larson...

Viroqua library advances courtyard transformation and city mural walk

March 11, 2026 VIROQUA Wis. – The Viroqua City Council approved a $24,263 dollar contract Tuesday, March 10 to purchase specialized outdoor furniture for the McIntosh Memorial Library courtyard. The...

Local representatives from Wisconsin Farmers Union attend national convention

March 11, 2026 NEW ORLEANS, La. – Wisconsin Farmers Union (WFU) members were in New Orleans this week for the National Farmers Union 124th Anniversary Convention. Five hundred farmers and ranchers from...

Finding long-term care in Wisconsin is hard. Here’s how to start.

by Addie Costello / Wisconsin Watch, Wisconsin Watch March 11, 2026 Wisconsin has thousands of assisted living providers. Some are small houses; others are more like apartment complexes. Some take Medicaid...

Baldwin pushes for commission to select new U.S. attorney after Schimel’s term expires

by Henry Redman, Wisconsin Examiner March 10, 2026 U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin is calling for a nominating commission to try again to agree on a nominee to be the U.S. attorney for Wisconsin’s Eastern District...

VIDEO: Iran war has blocked the Strait of Hormuz, a vital oil choke point. Reopening it is a big challenge

March 11, 2026 By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Gasoline prices are rising largely because of the Iran war’s impact on the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial passageway for oil and gas from the...

Microsoft and retired military chiefs back AI company Anthropic in court fight against Pentagon

March 11, 2026 By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Microsoft and a group of retired military leaders are throwing their weight behind Anthropic in asking a federal court to block the Trump...

Some states are reviving a push to tax the rich

March 11, 2026 By KIMBERLEE KRUESI, GEOFF MULVIHILL and CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Chuck Collins figures he won life’s lottery by inheriting vast sums of money through his great...

Vernon County scrambles for landfill space as DNR continues to stretch permit timeline

March 10, 2026 VIROQUA Wis. – The Vernon County Infrastructure Committee met March 10 and continued to grapple with the space limits at the Vernon County Landfill. The extreme space conservation measures...

What to know about the embezzlement charges facing a former Chaldean Catholic bishop in California

March 10, 2026 By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press The bishop of a small Chaldean Catholic community in California has resigned and pleaded not guilty to embezzlement and money laundering after prosecutors said...

Federal judges decline to extend appointment for interim US attorney in Milwaukee

March 10, 2026 By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Federal judges in Milwaukee announced Tuesday that have decided not to extend interim U.S. Attorney Brad Schimel’s appointment beyond...

VIDEO: In a time of war with Iran, Americans unite in aggravation over sticker shock at the gas pump

March 10, 2026 By HANNAH FINGERHUT, MIKE HOUSEHOLDER, MICHAEL SCHNEIDER, MICHAEL CATALINI and BILL BARROW Associated Press DE SOTO, Iowa (AP) — Standing alongside his son’s Ford pickup truck at a central Iowa...

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