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News In Your Area
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Lawmakers weigh bill to hunt sandhill cranes, provide aid to farmers
Wisconsin lawmakers will weigh whether to allow hunting of sandhill cranes and provide aid to corn growers experiencing damage from the birds under a bill introduced this month.
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New group helps LGBTQ+ people find home, community in rural Wisconsin
Hawthorn McCracken founded a social group, Trans on the Land, to help connect LGBTQ+ people in the rural Driftless Area.
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Even as French Island makes progress on safe drinking water, effects of PFAS contamination remain
Gov. Tony Evers’ latest budget calls for more than $145 million to address “forever chemical” pollution. For residents of French Island, an end to their PFAS problem might be in sight.
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Vaccine fatigue is causing people to skip recommended shots, Wisconsin experts say
Only 34 percent of Wisconsinites got a flu shot this season, the lowest rate recorded by the state in a decade.
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Though elusive and rare in Wisconsin, golden eagles winter in the Driftless Area
The Raptor Resource Project’s golden eagle research is tracing what the eagles do in their summering and wintering grounds.
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Candidates for La Crosse mayor debate ahead of historic election
In-person absentee voting is now open in the race to decide who will become the next mayor of La Crosse. Voters can turn in absentee ballots in advance, or vote in person on election day Tuesday, April 1. Regardless of the outcome, the results of the election will make history.
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Baldwin, La Crosse area residents warn against Medicaid cuts in Wisconsin
At a “Hands Off Medicaid” event Monday with U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, one Wisconsin woman said she’d be unable to work without support from the program.
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Finnish saunas are having a moment in Wisconsin
Sauna historian Michael Nordskog says this long-standing Finnish bathhouse tradition of alternating between intense heat and cold is enjoying a renaissance in the Upper Midwest.
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In La Crosse, mayoral hopefuls outline plans for the city
Running for mayor are City Council President Chris Kahlow, former journalist and longtime business advocate Vicki Markussen, local realtor Ellie McLoone and nonprofit executive and former La Crosse School Board member Shaundel Washington-Spivey.
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Wisconsin has 18K federal workers. Buyouts or layoffs could affect services.
Thousands of federal workers in Wisconsin now have until Monday at midnight to consider buyouts under President Donald Trump’s plans to shrink the federal government, which could affect services offered in the state.
