La Crosse Adventure Film Festival opens with SOUP and runs through Oct. 17
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La Crosse Adventure Film Festival opens with SOUP and runs through Oct. 17
Latest booking: Daniel L Fuenger · Oct 14, 6:36 PM
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Latest booking: Mary R Allen · Oct 14, 4:18 PM
Wausau council approves lead service line ordinance and gap funding
Latest booking: John Joseph Putzer · Oct 14, 5:20 PM
Contreras powers Brewers past Dodgers 7-4 for a 2-0 NLCS lead
Latest booking: Ashley L Garland · Oct 14, 7:30 PM

William Contreras tied the game with a home run, then singled home the go-ahead run, and Milwaukee's bullpen retired the final 15 Dodgers in order at American Family Field.















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The festival's fifth year spans four La Crosse venues, starting with a community pitch night at Myrick Park.

Wauzeka Elementary is one of eight Wisconsin schools named a 2026 Blue Ribbon School, recognized in both award categories.

Opponents of the MariBell and BECI lines say a Capitol day of meetings produced commitments from 25 Wisconsin lawmakers.

Winona County is mailing letters to residents whose information was taken in a ransomware incident between March 13 and April 7.

A small plane traveling from Kenosha to Menomonie went down Tuesday night in a wooded area near Mirror Lake State Park, killing all six people on board.

The Eagles piled up 541 points and won the 200 freestyle relay to open the season.







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Organizations across Wausau, Rothschild, Schofield, Weston and Marathon are hosting trunk-or-treat and other Halloween events for children through the end of October.

Wisconsin announced $6.6 million in WisTRAIN grants to 84 employers to train more than 3,800 workers in advanced manufacturing and artificial intelligence.

Students at UW-Parkside hosted a two-hour public forum on a proposed Kenosha data center and the effects such facilities can have on nearby communities.



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Wausau will require non-lead private water connections and use gap financing so homeowners whose lines are replaced later receive the same help as those replaced earlier.

The board voted Oct. 12 to authorize counsel to pursue litigation alleging major social media products harm youth mental health.

Organizations across Wausau, Rothschild, Schofield, Weston and Marathon are hosting trunk-or-treat and other Halloween events for children through the end of October.

Wisconsin announced $6.6 million in WisTRAIN grants to 84 employers to train more than 3,800 workers in advanced manufacturing and artificial intelligence.



Arrest records only — not convictions. Everyone pictured is presumed innocent until proven guilty.

Added staffing in the proposed police and fire budgets could allow Milwaukee to reopen a Brady Street station closed about ten years ago.

A week of music, film and trivia events runs Oct. 12-18 in Milwaukee before a Fiserv Forum tour stop on Oct. 17.

Low roster numbers forced Racine Park to cancel its final two games, but sophomores on the team say they plan to rebuild for next fall.

Customers and the owner of WellProEdge say a narrower federal definition of hemp could remove some products they now buy for pain and relaxation.

A review of records through 2025 and interviews with five local officials found no record that a Minnesota company operates polling places or counts ballots in Racine County.

The former Eagles Club building, later known as Marina Shores, is under state historic review after its owners sought demolition, with no date set and a city permit still needed.
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