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All or Nothing ticket sold in Onalaska hits $100,000
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The Wisconsin Lottery says an All or Nothing ticket sold at a Kwik Trip on East Main Street in Onalaska hit for $100,000 over the weekend.

Winona State will honor its seniors Saturday when it hosts the University of Mary at Altra Federal Credit Union Stadium in the Warriors' final home game of the 2026 season.

Winona Area Hospice is marking National Hospice and Palliative Care Month with a 5-star rating based on feedback from patients' families and caregivers.

Democrat Rebecca Cooke has defeated Republican U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden in their rematch for western Wisconsin's 3rd Congressional District, in the most expensive congressional race in state history.

Mt. La Crosse is getting ready for winter with a free learn-to-ski program for fourth graders, described as the first program of its kind in Wisconsin.

The Winona Health Volunteers' annual Holiday Happiness sale opened Monday, November 2, at the hospital in Winona and runs through Wednesday, December 23.









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State Sen. Jeff Smith of Brunswick turned back a challenge from Eau Claire County Board member Michele Magadance Skinner, and his party flipped control of the Wisconsin Senate on Tuesday.

Siren School District voters will decide Nov. 3 whether to let the district exceed its state revenue limit by $750,000 a year for four years to fund day-to-day operations.

Chippewa County has 33 confirmed measles cases as of Oct. 30, and the Wisconsin Department of Health Services now classifies the cluster as an outbreak in which the virus is spreading locally.

A 59-year-old Canadian citizen living in Superior has been charged in federal court with knowingly voting in the November 2024 presidential election while not a U.S. citizen, the third such Canadian case filed in Wisconsin in recent days.

A new Eau Claire performing arts nonprofit, River Theatre Co., plans a curated series of performances in unconventional spaces, with its first large-scale musical set for August 2027.

The ninth annual Eau Claire Global Market will bring 21 vendors selling handmade goods from more than 40 countries to First Congregational UCC on Nov. 14, with Ukrainian restaurant Borsch House serving food this year.






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Democrat Brandy Tollefson unseated Republican Rep. Ben Franklin in the 88th Assembly District on Nov. 3, while Democratic Rep. Ryan Spaude held off Bobby Lindsey in the neighboring 89th, in the Green Bay area's two most-watched legislative races.

Republican Michael Alfonso defeated Democrat Fred Clark in Wisconsin's 7th Congressional District on Tuesday, and at 26 he will become the youngest member of Congress.

Wausau-area voters elected a mix of familiar representatives and two new faces to the Wisconsin Senate and Assembly on Nov. 3, including John Kroll's win over longtime Rep. Pat Snyder in District 85.

Michael Alfonso, 26, won Wisconsin's 7th Congressional District on Tuesday, defeating Democrat Fred Clark to succeed Rep. Tom Tiffany.

Democrat Jason Rippl won the Winnebago County sheriff's race Tuesday with nearly 51 percent of the vote, succeeding retiring Sheriff John Matz.

Voters across northeastern and central Wisconsin rejected five of seven school district referendums on Tuesday, including Pulaski's $59.8 million facilities plan by just 127 votes, while Iola-Scandinavia and Oconto Unified won added funding.









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

Democrat Mitchell Berman defeated Republican incumbent Bryan Steil on Tuesday in Wisconsin's 1st Congressional District, flipping a seat Republicans had held for more than 30 years.

Democrat Trevor Jung defeated Republican Jim Croft on Tuesday for Wisconsin's 21st State Senate District, flipping a seat Republicans had held for more than a decade.

Gateway Technical College in Racine hosts a Microsoft Datacenter Academy training students for technician jobs, as Microsoft's first Mount Pleasant data center opened in June and a second is under construction next door.

Racine County voters have selected Democrat Don Vandervest as the county's next sheriff, the first new leader for the office in 16 years.

Kenosha's official Christmas tree, a 34-foot Colorado blue spruce donated by Kenosha Bible Church, was moved to Veterans Memorial Park on Tuesday.

The Allstaff Group will lay off 148 workers at a Visual Pak plant in Kenosha on Dec. 31 after Visual Pak chose a different staffing vendor, according to a WARN notice reported Nov. 2.
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