La Crosse loose leaf pickup runs Oct. 26 through Nov. 20
Latest booking: Gary M Griffin · Oct 16, 7:32 AM
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La Crosse loose leaf pickup runs Oct. 26 through Nov. 20
Latest booking: Gary M Griffin · Oct 16, 7:32 AM
Wisconsin honors fallen State Patrol Trooper Bradley Ritger
Latest booking: Joshua Michael Fuller · Oct 16, 6:39 AM
Rare Tolkien collection program set for Oct. 24 at Wausau library
Latest booking: Matthew Gordon Lutz · Oct 16, 8:19 AM
Microsoft revises Mount Pleasant plan to seven buildings with a larger footprint
Latest booking: Jeremy Gee · Oct 16, 8:30 AM

La Crosse crews will collect loose leaves curbside this fall, with up to four passes planned through each neighborhood.















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

The Holmen co-op won all but two events in a one-sided dual meet at Menomonie on Thursday.

The 13th annual outdoor painting festival wraps up this weekend with a quick-paint contest, an awards reception and a final day of art sales.

The Bluff Country Tale Spinners bring a night of creepy and scary stories for teens and adults to the Pump House Regional Arts Center on Saturday, Oct. 17.

The pilot of the small plane that went down near Mirror Lake State Park on Tuesday night has been identified as a Woodville businessman, as federal investigators examine whether icing played a role.

An annual memorial trap shoot honoring Aaron Hass has directed $79,000 in its first five years to local school trap teams, Western Technical College and other youth and outdoors groups.

UW-La Crosse beat UW-Eau Claire 7-0 on Wednesday at Green Island Tennis Park to improve to 7-0 and secure at least a share of its 17th WIAC regular-season title.















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

Flags flew at half-staff across Wisconsin on Oct. 10 for Trooper Bradley Ritger, 29, who died Oct. 2 from injuries suffered in the line of duty in Dunn County.







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

Marquette curator William Fliss will present materials from the university's Tolkien collection in Wausau on Oct. 24, with fan oral-history interviews offered beforehand.

Now called Ronald McDonald House North Central Wisconsin, the Marshfield house says its mission of keeping families close to children in care is unchanged.

Schooley took 57.5% of the midseason MVP vote, ahead of Marshfield quarterback Ethan Foemmel in second place.

Marshfield's Common Council voted Oct. 13 to restore an in-person requirement for the public comment period, revising City Policy No. 1.120.

A preliminary federal report released Oct. 14 ties the September crash landing in Lake Wausau to a loss of engine power after a late fuel-tank switch.

Merrill and Wausau East enter Friday's regular-season finale tied for second in the Great Northern, with the winner strengthening its case to host a Level 1 playoff game.



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

Microsoft now plans seven data center buildings in Mount Pleasant totaling about 5.88 million square feet, a larger total than its earlier nine-building plan.

Racine's proposed 2027 budget drops $75,000 for Flock plate-reader cameras after the council ended that contract, as police consider a different system that could take months to install.

The Choral Arts Society of Southeastern Wisconsin opens its 40th season Saturday in Racine with a program marking 250 years of America.

State data show proficiency held roughly steady among choice students who took the Forward Exam, while about 1 in 4 eligible students did not take it.

Milwaukee came back from 4-0 down in Los Angeles on Thursday to finish a four-game NLCS sweep and reach its first World Series since 1982.

A warrant is out for Timothy Taylor, 39, charged in the Oct. 8 shooting near 42nd and Good Hope that killed Amaya Walls, 20, and wounded her aunt.
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