Category Archives: Local News
Group delivers evidence of abuse-related church documents to AG Kaul
MADISON, Wis. — Members of a Wisconsin-based project designed to end clergy abuse on Tuesday delivered what it said were thousands of pages of secret abuse-related church documents to Attorney G...
Jan 18, 2022
Coulee Region Humane Society rescues eagle from train engine
ONALASKA (WKBT) — A young bald eagle appears no worse for wear after an 80-mile trip — taken while stuck to the engine car of a freight train. Coulee Region Humane Society’s Animal C...
Jan 18, 2022
UW-La Crosse, Western Tech partner to provide learning materials for Afghan students at Fort McCoy
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) — UW-La Crosse and Western Technical College are providing learning materials for Afghan evacuees staying at Fort McCoy. A donation from National Geographic helped provide...
Jan 18, 2022
Man guilty on all counts in Wisconsin shooting that killed 3
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — A man accused of killing three people and wounding three others in an April shooting at a bar in Wisconsin was found guilty on all charges Tuesday. The jury came back with t...
Jan 18, 2022
Lawmakers hold hearing on whether to make Colby Wisconsin’s state cheese
MADISON, Wis. — State lawmakers held a public hearing Tuesday to discuss making Colby the official cheese of Wisconsin. The proposal was introduced in 2019 but has been a theme for years. Reside...
Jan 18, 2022
Display at Capitol celebrates 60 years of Peace Corps
MADISON, Wis. — An exhibit at the Wisconsin State Capitol is celebrating the Peace Corps’ 60th anniversary. The display celebrates everything members from the University of Wisconsin-Madis...
Jan 18, 2022
Fingerprint on tape links Chandler Halderson to blood-stained tarp
MADISON, Wis. — Fingerprints belonging to Chandler Halderson were found on a piece of duct tape stuck to a tarp that had his father’s blood on it, crime lab experts testified Tuesday. Laur...
Jan 18, 2022
3 teens charged in shooting of off-duty Milwaukee detective
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Three teens have been charged in the shooting of an off-duty Milwaukee police detective who intervened during an armed robbery after one of the suspects was unsuccessful in an a...
Jan 18, 2022
GOP lawmakers propose bills to address Wisconsin’s workforce shortage
MADISON, Wis. — A group of Wisconsin Republican lawmakers on Tuesday introduced a package of bills they say will help address the state’s workforce shortage. “The Stronger Workforce ...
Jan 18, 2022
Mauston driver arrested for alleged seventh OWI offense
LYNDON STATION, Wis. – Wisconsin State Patrol troopers arrested a driver Tuesday for an alleged 7th OWI offense. A 66-year-old driver from Mauston was stopped near Lyndon Station Tuesday just be...
Jan 18, 2022
