Two Winona Middle School teachers share WEA Teacher of the Year honors
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Two Winona Middle School teachers share WEA Teacher of the Year honors
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Tommy Sawyer and Cody Weadge, both social studies teachers at Winona Middle School, have been named the 2026 Winona Education Association Teachers of the Year.
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Winona State's women's basketball team pushed No. 2 Colorado Mesa to the closing seconds Sunday night before falling 64-57 in the championship game of the Hoops in Hawaii Classic in Honolulu.

The UW-La Crosse wrestling team opened its 2026-27 season Sunday with a 34-12 victory over Cornell College of Iowa in the Wisconsin Showcase at UW-Parkside.

UW-La Crosse fell 27-10 at UW-Eau Claire on Saturday at Carson Park, ending an eight-game winning streak in the series despite a record-setting day from quarterback Kyle Haas.

UW-La Crosse's men's cross country team won its ninth straight WIAC championship Saturday at Whitewater, scoring 27 points with all five scoring runners in the top eight for the program's league-record 41st title.

UW-La Crosse's women's soccer team finished its regular season Saturday with a 1-0 win at UW-Whitewater, scoring late in the first half and holding off the Warhawks the rest of the way.

Viroqua police say a 58-year-old local man was taken into custody for criminal trespassing after a report that he entered Mayor Krista Browne's home without permission during daylight hours on Oct. 26.













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Superior Public Library has moved its CLICK and Learn one-on-one technology help sessions to Mondays, with dates set for Nov. 9, Nov. 23 and Dec. 7.

The No. 15 UW-River Falls football team scored 28 points in the second half Saturday to come back from a 24-7 halftime deficit and defeat UW-Stout 35-30 at Ramer Field.

The Duluth Transportation Authority resumes free bus rides to warming shelters on Nov. 2, a winter program that provided 13,000 rides last season.

A 41-year-old Roberts man died Friday morning after his vehicle left the road and struck a tree in the village of Roberts, the St. Croix County Sheriff's Office said.

UW-Superior's women's soccer team closed its regular season Saturday with a 1-1 draw at Martin Luther and came away with its fifth UMAC regular-season championship.

Crews will start lane, pavement marking and traffic signal work next week on Hwy 2 in Superior and on the Hwy 2 ramps with I-35 in Duluth as work prepares for the Blatnik Bridge closure in early 2027.





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Coulee Cards & Gaming in Wausau says foot traffic has surged during the Brewers' World Series run, as longtime collectors and returning fans look for cards and gear tied to the title.

Edgar beat Pardeeville 56-18 in WIAA Level 2 on Friday, Oct. 30, while Marshfield lost 34-14 at Monona Grove, Stratford lost 9-0 to Wrightstown and Athens fell 55-0 at Gilman in 8-player play.

Neenah scored 96 points to edge Mount Horeb by two points for the Division 1 girls title at the WIAA state cross-country meet Oct. 31 at The Ridges Golf Course in Wisconsin Rapids.

The Oct. 31 central Wisconsin scoreboard rounds up WIAA playoff football, college results and the WIAA state cross-country finals in Wisconsin Rapids, and lists schedules for local college athletes.

Police records released Friday show three other women accused Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs of abusive behavior during the investigation into his May arrest, and the NFL says its review remains open.

Officials from the Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance will be at the federal disaster recovery center in Menasha this week to help Fox Cities residents with insurance questions from the July 27 tornado.












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An interactive map lists every Racine County polling location for the Tuesday, November 3 general election, with addresses and ward information for each site.

U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn of South Carolina campaigned in Wisconsin on Saturday, Oct. 31, with Democratic governor nominee David Crowley, launching canvasses and get-out-the-vote stops in Milwaukee, Racine and Kenosha.

Democrat Mitchell Berman, a 40-year-old emergency room nurse from rural Racine County, is challenging Republican Rep. Bryan Steil for the southeastern Wisconsin seat once held by Paul Ryan.

A surge in in-person early voting has pushed Wisconsin's returned absentee ballots past the 2022 midterm pace, with Racine County returns up 13.5% from four years ago.

Racine Unified's Academies Showcase nights run Nov. 5 at Park, Nov. 10 at Case and Nov. 18 at Horlick, each from 5 to 7 p.m., with staff on hand and student projects on display.

Higher state court filing fees took effect Nov. 1 under 2025 Wisconsin Act 179, raising what residents pay to file divorce, small claims and other civil cases.
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