UWL rallies in fourth quarter to beat nationally ranked UW-River Falls 41-30
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UWL rallies in fourth quarter to beat nationally ranked UW-River Falls 41-30
Latest booking: Ashley A Littlejohn · Nov 8, 12:47 PM
UW-Stout beats UW-Eau Claire 28-16 for 11th straight War on 94 win
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Three jailed in Door County in alleged decade-long fuel theft and laundering scheme
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Kenosha veterans honored at American Heroes Café breakfast ahead of Veterans Day
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UW-La Crosse scored 15 points in the fourth quarter to beat UW-River Falls 41-30 on Saturday at Roger Harring Stadium, ending a two-game losing streak.
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Three duck hunters were rescued Saturday morning, Nov. 7, after their 14- to 15-foot boat capsized in the Mississippi River near Brownsville, according to the Vernon County Sheriff's Office.

The Winona Health Volunteers' annual Fantasy of Trees & More runs Nov. 9 through 20 in the Winona Health clinic lobby, with donated holiday trees and décor raffled to support patient and resident projects.

Winona beat Cretin-Derham Hall 3-2 on Saturday, Nov. 7, at U.S. Bank Stadium to win the Class AA state championship in the Winhawks' first-ever state tournament appearance.

La Crosse Logan defeated Fox Valley Lutheran 34-26 on Friday, Nov. 6, in a WIAA Division 3 quarterfinal and will face Port Washington in the state semifinals at DeForest.

Emplify Health by Gundersen says its 2026 Children's Miracle Network Radiothon brought in more than $154,000 over two days in La Crosse, with a final total still to come once every donation is counted.

Sam Grieger scored 33 points and passed a UW-La Crosse free-throw mark that had stood since 1960, but the Eagles fell 100-89 to Saint John's in their season opener Friday night in Superior.







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UW-Stout defeated UW-Eau Claire 28-16 on Saturday in Menomonie, extending its winning streak in the War on 94 rivalry to 11 games behind four touchdown passes from Chase Pemberton.

Blake Setter scored three times as UW-Superior beat St. Scholastica 8-3 on Saturday at Mars Lakeview Arena in Duluth, a day after the Yellowjackets beat No. 15 Saint John's 6-1.

Partners released 255 tagged lake sturgeon fingerlings into the St. Louis River on Nov. 3, the first release from a new Great Lakes Aquarium rearing effort that could eventually raise up to 3,500 fish a year.

A new Wisconsin DNR rule effective Nov. 1 allows anglers to keep round gobies, ruffe and white perch without limit, as long as the fish are immediately eviscerated, decapitated or have their gills removed.

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is seeking public input on a Highway 29 project in Pierce County involving the bridge over the Rush River between River Falls and Spring Valley.

The Eau Claire Area Chamber of Commerce honored five businesses at its fifth annual Bravo to Business Awards on Nov. 5, with Market & Johnson named Business of the Year and Hello Adorn named Resilient Business of the Year.






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Three members of the Kaczmarek family are in the Door County Jail after investigators identified 14 victims and about $1.8 million in combined losses in an alleged fuel-delivery theft and money laundering operation, with no formal charges filed yet.

The Marathon County Health Department is offering flu shots free of charge on Sunday, Nov. 8, from 10 a.m. to noon at 1000 Lake View Drive in Wausau.

The historic Grand Theater in downtown Wausau reopened on Friday, Nov. 6, with a ribbon cutting and a ceremonial toast, capping a $17.5 million project that began in May.

A customized car in the Wausau School District is helping 4-year-old Zoey Ewer and other students who cannot walk on their own move independently at school.

Portage County will receive more than $4 million from a $58 million state broadband round to extend fiber service in the Village of Almond and to homes west of Stevens Point, with completion expected by 2029.

NOAA is taking comments through Dec. 21 on draft plans for a proposed Green Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve covering the Peshtigo River, Lower Bay and Sturgeon Bay areas, with two public hearings set for Dec. 10.













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Dozens of veterans gathered Friday at the American Heroes Café inside Festival Foods in Kenosha for a complimentary Veterans Day breakfast, patriotic tributes and messages of gratitude.

Whittier Elementary Principal Mark Dzioba resigned effective Nov. 4, 2026, after about 16 months in the job, and Kenosha Unified says he will remain with the district in another role.

Southport Tea at 5701 Sixth Ave. in downtown Kenosha will celebrate the grand opening of its new tea bar on Nov. 19, then host local artist Aaron Hunzinger of AHdidit for a Thanksgiving weekend shopping event Nov. 27-29.

Jamaal Oliver Lambert, 46, of Kenosha, has filed a federal lawsuit against the City of Kenosha and five officers over his Feb. 23 arrest, alleging excessive force and an unlawful search, while body camera footage reviewed in the report shows officers repeatedly ordering him to comply as he refused.

Racine County Sheriff's Capt. Cary Madrigal has been placed on administrative leave pending a criminal investigation of another individual and an internal review, the sheriff's office confirmed Saturday, Nov. 7.

The Union Grove Union High School board has placed Superintendent Thomas Johnson on unpaid leave after prosecutors charged the 51-year-old with two counts of possession of child pornography.
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