La Crosse Warming Center opens Nov. 1, and it needs meals, volunteers and donations
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La Crosse Warming Center opens Nov. 1, and it needs meals, volunteers and donations
Latest booking: Brandon A Chacon · Oct 29, 8:27 AM
Eau Claire's Oakwood Mall marks 40 years since its 1986 opening
Latest booking: Arturo Pimienta Guzman Pimienta · Oct 29, 2:55 AM
Man charged in Green Bay ballot box case was deported before court hearing, ICE says
Latest booking: Jose Guadalupe Bautista Gonzalez · Oct 29, 12:16 AM
Kenosha County confirms its first human West Nile case of 2026
Latest booking: Mason A Vandenbush · Oct 29, 9:48 AM

A man charged with attempted election fraud after a ballot box seal was broken at Green Bay City Hall did not appear for an Oct. 23 hearing because ICE had already removed him from the country on Oct. 8, the agency said.
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The Catholic Charities warming center at 413 South Third Street in La Crosse opens for the season on Nov. 1 and runs nightly through April 30, and organizers are lining up meal providers, volunteers and donations now.

Cardinal IG's CLiC Smart Privacy Glass, made in Tomah, won the 2026 Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin contest, topping a field of more than 100 nominated products.

The Eagles ended a seven-match losing streak to the Warhawks with a 3-1 win Wednesday night at Mitchell Hall, scoring the last six points of the fourth set after Whitewater reached set point at 24-20.

Lori Anne Breeze, 64, of Readstown, was airlifted to La Crosse after she got out of her vehicle following a deer strike on Highway 131 and was hit by a passing car Tuesday morning.

Winona State, 3-5 after a 34-27 win over Concordia-St. Paul, hosts a 5-3 Sioux Falls team riding a two-game winning streak on Saturday in Winona.

Holmen Park and Recreation and local businesses will host trick-or-treating stations and games for kids in costume at the Holmen Library today from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., and the event is free.














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Oakwood Mall marked the 40th anniversary of its opening on Oct. 15, beginning its fifth decade as an 800,000-square-foot regional shopping hub despite anchor closures and shifting shopping habits.

Northwood Technical College will mark 25 years of its Medical Assistant program with an open house on Wednesday, Nov. 18, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at its Superior campus.

Hermantown city councilors were set to vote Monday on agreements that could clear the way for a Google data center, but protests forced the meeting to adjourn and be rescheduled to Friday, Oct. 30.

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.







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Appleton police say tips from an Oct. 13 social media post helped them identify a suspect in a string of downtown graffiti complaints, and the case has been referred to the Outagamie County District Attorney's Office.

Three separate constitutional amendment questions are on Wisconsin's Nov. 3 ballot, covering the governor's partial veto, gatherings at places of worship during emergencies, and discrimination by government entities.

Wausau-area voters will decide races for governor, attorney general, Congress, state offices and local posts on Nov. 3, with polls open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. and three statewide referenda also on the ballot.

A jury on Tuesday found Javarius Hurd not guilty of reckless homicide in the death of Lincoln Hills worker Corey Proulx, but convicted him of misdemeanor battery by a prisoner, with sentencing set for Friday.

A UW-Green Bay study of round gobies in the Winnebago water system could lead to reopening the Menasha Lock, which has been closed for 11 years to keep the invasive fish out of Lake Winnebago.

Jersey Mike's Subs is listed as in development at 1710 N. Central Ave. in Marshfield's Renew Plaza, with signs already up and a drive-thru planned, but the chain has not announced an opening date.








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A Kenosha County resident has tested positive for West Nile virus in the county's first human case of 2026, and officials are urging mosquito precautions until a hard frost ends mosquito activity.

Millikin beat Carthage 25-21, 15-25, 28-26 and 25-22 on Wednesday night in Kenosha, leaving the Firebirds 15-10 overall and 4-2 in CCIW play.

Game 5 of the World Series between Milwaukee and Tampa Bay is set for 7 p.m. Wednesday on FOX6, with all-day local coverage and two hours of post-game reaction planned.

West Allis police say an officer shot a 31-year-old man who was armed with a firearm during a scheduled probation and parole home visit Tuesday night. The man was taken to a hospital, and an outside team is investigating.

Carthage fell 3-0 to UW-Stevens Point on Tuesday night at Art Keller Field, finishing the season 2-13-2 as the Pointers improved to 10-7-1.

Pleasant Prairie officials said duplicate absentee ballot packets were sent Monday, eight days before the Nov. 3 general election, and said duplicate ballots will not be counted.
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