Logan beats Fox Valley Lutheran 34-26 to reach WIAA Division 3 semifinal
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Logan beats Fox Valley Lutheran 34-26 to reach WIAA Division 3 semifinal
Latest booking: Nicole Lydia Liz Eddy · Nov 7, 4:47 AM
Chippewa Valley Democrats sweep state races, flipping the 92nd Assembly District
Latest booking: Amanda Lee Petroski · Nov 6, 9:55 PM
Possible measles exposure reported at Weston emergency department on Nov. 5
Latest booking: Dustin James Krueger · Nov 7, 7:16 AM
Keys to Kenosha opens more than 50 sites for self-guided tours on Nov. 7
Latest booking: David Alan Frederiksen · Nov 7, 8:27 AM

Health officials say a person with confirmed measles was at the Marshfield Medical Center emergency department in Weston on Thursday, Nov. 5, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., and a free vaccination clinic is planned for Sunday.
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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.

UW-La Crosse won the final two sets Friday night in Platteville to beat UW-Platteville 3-2, closing the deciding fifth set with six straight points.

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.

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.













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Democratic candidates won every state legislative race in the Chippewa Valley on Tuesday, including Jeremiah Fredrickson's flip of the 92nd Assembly District covering Chippewa Falls and Menomonie.

The research vessel Neil Armstrong is expected to arrive in Duluth on Nov. 9 to deploy sensor frames in Lake Superior for a University of Minnesota Duluth neutrino experiment.

Top-ranked UW-River Falls beat No. 7 Augsburg 4-3 on Thursday night at Hunt Arena to improve to 3-0, behind goals from four different players.

After a warm fall and record rain on Nov. 4, the Northland expects temperatures to return to the 40s and 50s this weekend, with more above-average days than below through mid-November.

Five UW-Eau Claire women's soccer players were recognized on the 2026 WIAC All-Conference Team announced Nov. 5, led by four All-WIAC selections.

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.








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

The 700 Grand apartment complex has officially opened at the corner of Thomas Street and Grand Avenue in Wausau, bringing 50 new one- to three-bedroom apartments to the city.

A proposed $1 lease would let an arts nonprofit use the former UWSP at Wausau theater building in 2027, delaying a sale of the building until 2028 while Marathon County keeps paying for major repairs.

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.






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

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.

Voters elected the state's first Black governor, its first Latina secretary of state and the first Hmong-American to win statewide office in the nation, and set up two women to lead both legislative chambers at the same time.

U.S. District Judge William C. Griesbach granted summary judgment on Thursday, Nov. 5, for the City of Kenosha, former Chief Eric Larsen and Chief Patrick Patton, ruling that officer Pep Moretti did not produce enough evidence that he was passed over for promotion because he is gay.

Families can try circus challenges at KPL Kids at Uptown Lofts on Friday, Nov. 13, in an after-hours program running 6 to 7:30 p.m.

Harry Odele Bruce, 56, a special education teacher at Roosevelt Middle School, died after an assault Thursday evening near 12th and Walnut, and a 22-year-old man is in custody.
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