March 31, 2026 VIROQUA, Wis. —Vernon County services will soon have a new look, thanks to the new county logo making its debut this spring. The new design, which includes a fresh logo and tagline, highlights the...
Archive - March 2026
Stoddard man arrested in animal cruelty investigation
March 31, 2026 STODDARD, Wis. – Vernon County Sheriff Roy Torgerson reports an arrest related to an animal cruelty case that has been under investigation since early March. On the night of March 2, 2026, the Vernon...
Fourthstream integrates Winding Roads Art Tour to bolster Viroqua arts scene
March 31, 2026 VIROQUA, Wis. — Fourthstream, a local nonprofit dedicated to fostering community through live music and the arts, announced it is bringing the Winding Roads Art Tour under its organizational umbrella...
Evers vetoes GOP transgender bills for not upholding ‘our Wisconsin values’
by Baylor Spears, Wisconsin Examiner March 31, 2026 Gov. Tony Evers vetoed Republican bills Tuesday that would have placed new prohibitions in state statute related to transgender children, including banning them from...
Wisconsin residents speak out on data center secrecy deals
March 31, 2026 Large-scale data centers are popping up across Wisconsin, but what happens when residents near proposed sites have no idea what’s being built in their communities? Wisconsin Watch reporter Tom Kertscher...
Big raise on its way for permanently and totally disabled workers as Tony Evers signs worker’s comp bill
by Tom Kertscher / Wisconsin Watch March 30, 2026 Democratic Gov. Tony Evers this morning signed legislation that would give raises for the first time in a decade to permanently and totally disabled people receiving...
The Dow surges more than 1,100 points as Wall Street soars to its best day since last spring
March 31, 2026 By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks surged to their best day since last spring, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average soared 1,125 points on Tuesday as doubt swung back to hope on...
Citing First Amendment, federal judge blocks Trump order to end funding for NPR and PBS
March 31, 2026 By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Citing the First Amendment, a federal judge on Tuesday agreed to permanently block the Trump administration from implementing a presidential...
Gas prices eclipse $4 a gallon in the US, the highest since 2022
March 31, 2026 By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. gas prices jumped past an average of $4 a gallon for the first time since 2022 on Tuesday, as the Iran war continues to push fuel prices...
Judge orders Trump administration to halt White House ballroom construction unless Congress OKs it
March 31, 2026 By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the Trump administration to suspend its construction of a $400 million ballroom where it demolished the East Wing...
