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Coon Valley Fire Department responds to rollover accident
The Coon Valley Fire Department reports they responded at 8:59 a.m. on Saturday, April 8 to a one-vehicle rollover accident on State Hwy 14/61 just across the La Crosse County line. The driver and lone occupant of the...
Coon Creek Community Watershed Council hosting event focused on prescribed burning and managed forest
Oct. 29, 2025 The Coon Creek Community Watershed Council (CCCWC) invites you to learn about fall prairie establishment, planning for prescribed fire, and participating in the state’s managed forest law program at our...
Gov. Evers sends letter to Trump administration urging them to back off plans to import beef from Argentina
Oct. 29, 2025 MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Tony Evers is urging President Trump and the Trump Administration to support and protect the livelihoods of American farmers, ranchers, and producers and back off its plans to import...
Wisconsin Farmers Union calls for policy investments in rural Wisconsin
Oct. 29, 2025 By Judith Ruiz-Branch – Public News Service As rural communities in Wisconsin grapple with the increasing uncertainty of federal policies and the government shutdown, local farmers are asking...
Trump administration denies hazard mitigation funding for Wisconsin after denying public assistance relief
Gov. Evers will appeal Trump Administration denial of disaster assistance. Oct. 29, 2025 MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Tony Evers today announced that the Trump Administration has denied Wisconsin’s application for Hazard...
Democratic congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh indicted over ICE protests outside Chicago
Oct. 29, 2025 By SOPHIA TAREEN and JOHN SEEWER Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A Democratic congressional candidate in Illinois has been accused of blocking a federal agent’s vehicle during September protests outside an...
What shutdown? Trump isn’t canceling travel, golf or his ballroom even with the government shuttered
Oct. 29, 2025 By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump isn’t curtailing travel. He’s not avoiding golf or making do with a skeleton staff in the West Wing. Even hamburgers...
VIDEO: Federal airport workers begin receiving emergency food assistance as effort to fund SNAP benefits fails in Senate
Oct. 29, 2025 By KEVIN FREKING and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican leaders in Congress said it’s all or nothing on Wednesday as they rejected a Democratic push to carve out food aid...
Donald Trump Jr. mocks ‘No Kings’ protests and praises father’s approach to Mideast at Saudi summit
Oct. 29, 2025 By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Donald Trump Jr. on Wednesday mocked protesters who took part in “No Kings” demonstrations across the United States while praising his...
Viroqua Chamber hosting Trick-or-Treat at the Vernon County Fairgrounds
VIROQUA, WI – Get your costumes ready and your treat bags handy. The Viroqua Chamber is hosting Trick-or-Treat at the Fairgrounds on Friday, October 31 from 3:00–5:00 p.m. — and everyone is invited. This free, family...
$150,000 in grants awarded to support Vernon County entrepreneurs through the Elevate Vernon Grant Program
Oct. 29, 2025 VERNON COUNTY, Wis. — Sixteen Vernon County businesses have been selected to receive a total of $150,000 in grant funding through the Elevate Vernon Grant Program, a new initiative designed to help local...
