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UWL soccer closes home schedule with 9-0 win over Concordia Wisconsin
Latest booking: Peter Torres · Oct 27, 12:27 PM
Eau Claire woman charged in hit-and-run that seriously injured pedestrian
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12 contestants to compete for Miss Wausau Area and Teen titles Nov. 7
Latest booking: James D Kelley · Oct 26, 11:16 PM
Racine's All Saints gained $176 million from the state hospital tax while admissions fell
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UW-La Crosse beat Concordia Wisconsin 9-0 Monday night at Veterans Memorial Field, with eleven Eagles recording a point and seven different players scoring.
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Phil McIlrath is joining WKBT's News 8 Now as anchor of the morning and noon newscasts, while Brooklyn Heyn moves to the weeknight 5, 6 and 10 p.m. newscasts with Ken Kosirowski.

West Salem's boys and Aquinas' girls won team titles at the Division 2 sectional, and Logan's boys and West Salem's girls finished second, sending all four teams to the state meet Oct. 31 in Wisconsin Rapids.

Saint Mary's University says its Student Success Center in Winona is fully staffed for 2026-27, with tutoring, writing help, coaching and a new First Generation Lounge.

The State Building Commission has approved more than $2 million in grant money to replace the Tank Creek Bridge, destroyed by fire last year, and to rebuild three other bridges on the Great River State Trail.

The library's Board of Trustees says a significant reduction in city funding for 2027 leaves it no choice but to cut staff again, and warns that fewer employees will mean less capacity to provide services.

Luther swept Stratford for its second straight Division 3 regional title, while West Salem beat Rice Lake in five sets for a Division 2 regional championship — both advance to sectional semifinals on Thursday.











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Abby Adamski, 20, of Eau Claire is charged with hit-and-run causing great bodily harm after police say she struck a woman in a crosswalk on North Clairemont Avenue and left the scene; the victim underwent immediate brain surgery.

Polk County and a regional planning commission are updating the master plan for the 14-mile Stower Seven Lakes State Trail, with a public hearing on the involvement plan set for Nov. 3 in Balsam Lake.

The Eau Claire County Parks and Forest Committee voted unanimously Monday to take no action on GFL's proposed 120-acre expansion of the Seven Mile Landfill into county forest land in the Town of Seymour.

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders joined Democratic candidate Rebecca Cooke at a get-out-the-vote rally and canvass in Eau Claire on Oct. 25, nine days before the Nov. 3 election against incumbent Rep. Derrick Van Orden.

A 33-by-15-foot mural celebrating Eau Claire as home of the U.S. National Kubb Championship is the second large mural to go up on Water Street in 2026, designed and painted by artist Jenna Wood.

Ashland matched its record high of 79 degrees on Oct. 24, while Duluth neared its own record and remained on pace for one of its latest first freezes on record.




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Eight contestants will vie for Miss Wausau Area 2027 and four for the Teen title Nov. 7 at the UW Center for Civic Engagement, with more than $10,000 in scholarships available.

The American Red Cross has scheduled November blood drives in Marathon, Portage and Wood counties and is seeking donors of all blood types, especially Type O.

Jackson Vogel's appeal in the 2024 killing of his Green Bay Correctional Institution cellmate Micah Laureano is now before appeals judges, with his attorney arguing comments about cannibalism should not have been heard at trial.

Collyn Jorgenson, 19, was convicted Monday in the June 2025 town of Seneca crash that killed a 14-year-old and injured a 15-year-old, with sentencing set for Jan. 21.

A members-only evening on Nov. 4 opens four days of discounted books, movies, music and games at the Marathon County Public Library's Wausau headquarters, with proceeds supporting programs at all nine library locations.

Marshfield's council opens Oct. 27 with a 5 p.m. budget session, then takes up a proposed extension for downtown housing negotiations, 2027 employee benefits and whether its meetings should stream live on Facebook.





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State reports show Ascension All Saints in Racine netted $176.4 million from Wisconsin's hospital tax from 2017 to 2025, including $18.4 million in 2024-25, while its admissions dropped 38 percent since 2019.

Former Vice President Kamala Harris campaigned Oct. 26 at Milwaukee's Pfister Hotel for Democratic governor candidate David Crowley, eight days before his Nov. 3 race against Republican Tom Tiffany.

Republican Rep. Bryan Steil faces ER nurse Mitchell Berman in the 1st District covering Racine and Kenosha counties, a race forecasters now rate as leaning Republican ahead of Nov. 3.

Patty Burbach of Mount Pleasant says a political Facebook post used a photo of her late husband Peter and their family's story without her permission, portraying a voluntary land sale as a forced Foxconn acquisition.

In-person absentee voting is open in communities across Racine County, with most locations voting through Oct. 30 and the City of Racine continuing through Nov. 1.

Republican Tom Tiffany is making 55 stops on his "Common Sense" tour while Democrat David Crowley tours the state for 10 days, as a close Marquette poll shows the Nov. 3 governor race nearly tied.
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