May 19, 2026 By SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration plans to admit up to 10,000 more white South African refugees into the United States in the coming months, arguing that...

May 19, 2026 By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Tuesday defended the Trump administration’s plans to create a $1.776...

May 19, 2026 5/10     Sheriff’s 911 Dispatch received a traffic complaint of a vehicle weaving and unable to maintain speed while southbound on State Highway 27. A sheriff’s deputy and...

May 18, 2026 VIROQUA, Wis. — The Viroqua Chamber invites community members, chamber members, and local professionals to attend the next Business Showcase event on Tuesday, May 19 from 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. at...

May 18, 2026 By Local News Staff A newly formed organization of local landowners has filed a lawsuit in Vernon County Circuit Court to halt the proposed MariBell Transmission Project. The Coalition Against...

May 18, 2026 Vernon County public libraries are pleased to announce Wisconsin author Susan Apps-Bodilly, will be the featured author for the 10th annual Vernon County Reads adult reading program. Vernon County...

by Henry Redman, Wisconsin Examiner May 18, 2026 The Wisconsin Elections Commission should not have ordered the city of Madison to remove 23 late-arriving absentee ballots from its April 7 election count, a...

by Henry Redman, Wisconsin Examiner May 17, 2026 At the Wisconsin Republican Party convention at Kalahari in Wisconsin Dells Saturday, elected officials, party leaders and former governors repeatedly warned...

May 18, 2026 By FATIMA HUSSEIN, ERIC TUCKER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration announced Monday the creation of a $1.7 billion fund to compensate allies of the...

May 18, 2026 By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court acted in a Voting Rights Act case brought by Native American tribes on Monday, saying a closely watched ruling needs to...

May 18, 2026 By ARIEL FERNÁNDEZ and ANDREA RODRIGUEZ Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — A ship laden with humanitarian aid from the governments of Mexico and Uruguay arrived Monday in Havana to help ease Cuba’s...

May 18, 2026 By BARBARA ORTUTAY Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A federal court on Monday dismissed claims filed against OpenAI and its top executives by Elon Musk, who accused them of betraying a...

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May 16, 2026 The Vernon County Community Development Department announced this week they are opening the 2026Elevate Vernon Grant Program, made possible by contributed funds from the Ho-Chunk Nation.  Elevate...