Nov. 30, 2025 By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press Concord, N.H. (AP) — A college freshman trying to fly from Boston to Texas to surprise her family for Thanksgiving was instead deported to Honduras in violation of a court...
Archive - November 2025
Local news recap: local news stories covered by VernonReporter.Com in the last week
Nov. 30, 2025 VERNON COUNTY, Wis. — This week brought sharp focus onto Viroqua’s municipal finances, environmental compliance, transportation costs, and public safety alerts, as local government bodies finalized their...
Thousands of US hazardous sites are at risk of flooding because of sea level rise, study finds
Nov. 30, 2025 By DORANY PINEDA Associated Press If heat-trapping pollution from burning coal, oil and gas continues unchecked, thousands of hazardous sites across the United States risk being flooded from sea level rise...
A lost generation of news consumers? Survey shows how teenagers dislike the news media
Nov. 30, 2025 By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Cat Murphy, a college student, has wanted to be a journalist since she was 11. Many of her friends don’t understand why. When they engage with the news...
Lawmakers voice support for congressional reviews of Trump’s military strikes on boats
Nov. 30, 2025 By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers from both parties said Sunday they support congressional reviews of U.S. military strikes against vessels suspected of smuggling drugs in the...
Trump says he plans to pardon former Honduran President Hernandez for 2024 drug trafficking sentence
Nov. 30, 2025 By JOSH BOAK and CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday that he will be pardoning former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, who in 2024...
Minnesota keeps Paul Bunyan’s Axe with a snowy 17-7 win over Wisconsin, the 4th time in 5 years
Nov. 30, 2025 By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — P.J. Fleck celebrated his 45th birthday by crowd-surfing through the Minnesota locker room as players tossed him the air, finishing his ninth regular...
A Border Patrol-led immigration crackdown is coming to southeast Louisiana. Here’s what to know
Nov. 30, 2025 By JACK BROOK, REBECCA SANTANA and SARA CLINE Associated Press/Report for America NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Around 250 federal border agents are expected to launch a monthslong immigration crackdown on Monday in...
City of Viroqua approves outdoor recreation and historic preservation plans
Nov. 29, 2025 VIROQUA, Wis. — The City of Viroqua City Council approved two strategic, multi-year documents—the Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (CORP) and the Historic Preservation Plan (HPP)—on Tuesday, November...
Gov. Evers says Wisconsin has joined multi-state lawsuit to block cuts to homelessness programs
Nov. 29, 2025 MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Tony Evers said Friday that Wisconsin is joining a multi-state lawsuit to stop the Trump administration from slashing funding for federal homelessness prevention programs, warning the...
