FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2026 · WISCONSIN LOCAL NEWS
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Veterans Day breakfast at UWL ends after 13 years, football tribute planned Saturday
Latest booking: Hannah Marie Salwey · Nov 6, 4:47 AM
Record November rain soaks the Northland, with 2.8 inches in Superior in three days
Latest booking: Loren R Frikart · Nov 6, 9:18 AM
Fond du Lac teen held after tip from outside U.S. about online mass-shooting statements
Latest booking: Cadence Melissa Funk · Nov 6, 6:16 AM
Keys to Kenosha opens more than 50 sites for self-guided tours on Nov. 7
Latest booking: Adam K Rompa · Nov 6, 9:48 AM
Freedom Honor Flight has ended its Veterans Day Breakfast at Mitchell Hall, while UWL plans a pregame tribute to veterans at Saturday's home football game.
60 in a 30, Two Flights, and a .000 Breath Test | Whitefish Bay Bodycam
Homicide Suspect, Bridge Crash, and a Shootout at Rush Hour | Milwaukee Bodycam
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Couleecap and Haven for Special People have received the 2026 Governor's Award for Excellence in Community Action for the 70-unit Haven on Main development in downtown La Crosse.
Democrats won control of the state Assembly on Tuesday for the first time since the 2009-10 session, with Rep. Steve Doyle of Onalaska among the incumbents returned by voters.
People with an outstanding Winona County misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor warrant can meet with justice system officials in Courtroom 2 on Nov. 12 and take steps to resolve their cases without fear of arrest.
No. 5 seed Winona upset defending champion and top seed Blake 2-1 in the Class AA state semifinals Wednesday at U.S. Bank Stadium, sending the Winhawks to the first state championship game in program history.
Top-seeded UW-La Crosse, 18-1 on the season, hosts sixth-seeded UW-Oshkosh at 6 p.m. Thursday at Veterans Memorial Field in a WIAC Tournament semifinal, with a spot in Saturday's championship game on the line.
Health workers who have spent years building trust with Amish families in southwest Wisconsin are bringing care and vaccines directly to them as the state's measles outbreak, its worst in decades, passes 400 cases.
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A slow-moving storm dropped 2.80 inches of rain on Superior from Nov. 2 to Nov. 4, part of a record-setting wet start to November across northwest Wisconsin and northeast Minnesota, with cooler and windier weather now moving in.
Two people died Wednesday evening when a vehicle traveling the wrong way on Highway 53 near Minong crashed into an oncoming vehicle, according to initial information from responders.
Voters in northwest Wisconsin returned Democratic Sen. Jeff Smith to office on Nov. 3 and flipped Assembly seats in the River Falls and Menomonie districts, as Democrats won control of both chambers of the Legislature statewide.
Toys "R" Us will open a 5,000-square-foot store just off the food court at Oakwood Mall in Eau Claire within the next two weeks, ahead of the peak holiday shopping season.
Eau Claire sound engineer Lena Sutter has launched Spoko Studios, an acoustically treated at-home recording, mixing and mastering space built in part with a $5,000 grant supporting women in music production.
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.
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A 15-year-old Fond du Lac resident is in secure detention after local, state and federal investigators looked into online statements referencing a possible mass shooting, police said Thursday.
Jennifer Gossick, 63, died on Nov. 3 after helping oversee the fall general election earlier that day, the city said. She had served Wisconsin Rapids as its city clerk since 2018.
Town of Grand Rapids voters on Nov. 3 rejected a referendum to exceed the state tax levy limit by $300,000, by 2,654 votes to 1,350, leaving the Town Board to decide how to balance its budget.
Defending champion Heritage Christian swept Columbus Catholic 25-16, 25-23, 25-18 in the WIAA Division 4 state semifinals on Thursday, Nov. 5, at the Resch Center, ending the Dons' season at 33-10.
Unofficial results from Tuesday show former Marathon County Board member John Kroll winning the 85th Assembly seat and Weston resident Yee Leng Xiong elected state treasurer, while Sheriff Chad Billeb and Clerk of Courts Kelly Schremp won new terms unopposed.
A Wausau man facing more than a dozen charges tied to a high-speed chase in Lincoln County in late May is scheduled for a plea hearing on Dec. 11.
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More than 50 historic buildings, cultural spaces and local landmarks across Kenosha will open for self-guided tours on Saturday, Nov. 7, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with a free trolley linking stops.
United Way of Kenosha County will hold its fourth annual Live UNITED Spectacular on Saturday, Nov. 14, from 5 to 8:30 p.m. at Carthage College's Todd Wehr Center, honoring this year's Legacy Award winners.
Assembly leader Greta Neubauer of Racine and Senate leader Dianne Hesselbein say Democrats will move quickly on cost-of-living measures after winning control of both legislative chambers for the first time in 16 years.
The No. 2 seed Eagles travel to No. 1 Muskego at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, looking to end a run of postseason losses to the Warriors in the WIAA Division 1 quarterfinals.
Pleasant Prairie police began using the Grappler last month, becoming only the second department in Wisconsin to deploy the net system meant to end vehicle pursuits more safely.
Unofficial results from Tuesday's election gave Democrats control of the Wisconsin Legislature and Congress, while Kenosha County voters split closely in the governor's race and backed Republicans in several local contests.
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