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March 14, 2024

After porn career gets UW-La Crosse chancellor fired, New Hampshire provost chosen as replacement

A New Hampshire provost with a background in African American history will replace University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Chancellor Joe Gow, who was fired after making pornographic videos.

March 12, 2024

Wisconsin man convicted in Green Bay double stabbing case

Richard Sotka, 49, has been convicted on two first-degree intentional homicide counts in the 2023 stabbing deaths of Rhonda Cegelski and Paula O'Connor.

March 11, 2024

Toddler lone survivor after Wisconsin crash kills 9, including 7 Amish community members

Nine people were killed, including seven Amish community members, during a crash between a van and a tractor-trailer in Clark County, Wisconsin, on Friday.

March 8, 2024

Missing Wisconsin 3-year-old's mother hit with more charges as police ask for video of car in disappearance

Mother Katrina Baur and her boyfriend Jesse Vang face child neglect charges as the search for 3-year-old Elijah Vue stretches into its third week

March 7, 2024

Pig named 'Kevin Bacon' goes on the run, amuses Wisconsin town

A pig named Kevin Bacon surprised a Wisconsin family when he appeared on their security camera -- and then ate a whole bunch of their snacks. He is safe home now.

March 7, 2024

Conservation groups sue to stop a transmission line from crossing a Mississippi River refuge

Environmental groups claim that a new high-voltage powerline linking IA's Dubuque County and WI's Dane County will negatively impact migratory routes.

March 7, 2024

'Upset' Wisconsin inmate breaks jail sprinkler, causes over $1K in damage: report

A Wisconsin man has been charged after he damaged a fire suppression sprinkler head in his jail cell last week, causing the entire system to be disabled for a few hours.

March 7, 2024

Warmer-than-usual climate cuts short wolf study near Lake Superior

Michigan Tech University biologists have been studying the wolf population on a Lake Superior island every winter since 1958. However, this year's study had to be cut short.

March 6, 2024

Fentanyl overdose, stroke blamed for 2 of 4 recent deaths at troubled Wisconsin prison

Two of the four inmates who died at Wisconsin's Waupun Correctional Institution since June died of a fentanyl overdose and a stroke, according to a medical examiner.

March 6, 2024

Biden sanctuary city pivot puts vulnerable Senate Democrats' stances in spotlight

Vulnerable Democratic senators who are up for re-election in November are having to balance their past voting record with their claims they do not support sanctuary cities.