UPDATE (12-02-23, 12:00 p.m.): Officers continue to investigate. We appreciate the calls and tips from the community. We appreciate our neighboring law enforcement partners. Many of you have mentioned security...
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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...
Wisconsin kayaker who faked his death and fled to Asia says plan was a ‘crazy, emotional dream’
Sept. 10, 2025 By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin kayaker who faked his own death so he could start a new life with a woman in the country of Georgia texted his wife he loved her on the...
Democratic Milwaukee County leader David Crowley joins the race for Wisconsin governor
Sept. 10, 2025 By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The top-elected official in Milwaukee County, who rose out of poverty in one of the state’s poorest neighborhoods, launched a bid for Wisconsin...
Wisconsin veterans say Klein Hall gave them a new life. Now it’s set to close.
by Janelle Mella / Wisconsin Watch, Wisconsin Watch September 2, 2025 Click here to read highlights from the storyKlein Hall, which has helped some 1,000 veterans rebuild their lives since opening in 2007, is set to...
Wisconsin county keeps healthy food program alive despite federal cuts
by Bennet Goldstein / Wisconsin Watch, September 9, 2025 Click here to read highlights from the storyJuneau County has few grocery stores, and about one in seven county residents, often older and living on fixed...
Court rules Lisa Cook can remain a Fed governor while fighting Trump’s attempt to fire her
Sept. 10, 2025 By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal court has ruled that embattled Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook can remain in her position while she fights...
VIDEO: Trump touts safety as D.C. restaurants report drop in reservations since August deployment
Sept. 10, 2025 By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump had dinner Tuesday night at a seafood restaurant near the White House, promoting his deployment of the National Guard and...
Chicagoans change routines as immigration crackdown looms. Some carry passports and avoid stores
Sept. 10, 2025 By CHRISTINE FERNANDO, JOHN O’CONNOR and SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The streets in some of Chicago’s liveliest neighborhoods are quiet these days. Public schoolteachers want...
US military contractor argues against $42 million awarded to Abu Ghraib detainees who were tortured
Sept. 9, 2025 RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Appellate judges heard arguments Tuesday in an appeal brought by a U.S. military contractor ordered to pay $42 million for contributing to the torture of three former detainees at...
Authorities investigate highway incident near Coon Valley
Sept. 9, 2025 COON VALLEY, Wis. — Vernon County authorities are investigating an incident involving two vehicles that were stopped Sunday evening near Coon Valley, following a 911 call from a motorist traveling east on...
After 50 years at the Vernon County Fair, Hub’s Fries calls it quits
Sept. 9, 2025 VIROQUA, Wis. – After a half-century of serving its “unique homemade french fries” at fairs across southwestern Wisconsin, Hub’s Fries, a beloved family tradition, will cease operations...
