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Reported by Kristen Elicerio
Because of the high volume of training that is required to become and maintain hazmat technician certification, emergency officials worry More>>
A Minnesota bus company remains confident that a driver's sudden medical emergency led to the fatal tour bus crash earlier this week that killed two and injured 20. More>>
La Crosse man, Onalaska woman arrested for burglaries. More>>
Health officials say swine flu cases appear to be declining throughout most of the U.S., but the specter of Thanksgiving gatherings makes it hard to predict what will happen next. More>>
A new report says nuclear power plants would take too long to build and are too expensive to make any impact on global warming. More>>
Detainees at a camp in Baghdad, Iraq have found a way to get under the skin of guard troops from Wisconsin. More>>
Oprah Winfrey says her powerhouse daytime television show will end its run in 2011 after 25 seasons on the air. More>>
The two passengers most seriously injured in this week's tour bus crash near Austin are improving. More>>
The University of Minnesota continues to lag behind its Big Ten counterparts in overall graduation of athletes and in two major sports. More>>
There's a tradition among Holmen families that remains strong. Thursday night, students and parents attended the 15th annual family literacy event at Holmen High School. The goal is help kids become More>>
Reported by Cynthia Schweigert
There are fewer cases of H1N1 in La Crosse County and that means not as many school kids are out sick, but that trend may not be short lived. More>>
Employers and their workers in Wisconsin paid an average of nearly $11,000 per employee. More>>
The accident happened Wednesday afternoon on I-90 near Austin. More>>
La Crosse Police and Sheriff's Departments receive grants from Department of Transportation. More>>
Reported by Kristen Elicerio
As hunters make their last minute scramble for gear and ammunition some are finding it to be a little more difficult than in past years More>>
Sparta Police are looking for the person, or persons responsible for the fuel spill Thursday morning. More>>
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation says most road construction projects in the state are done for the year, which should ease travel over the Thanksgiving holiday. More>>
Authorities say one passenger is hospitalized in serious condition after a tour bus crash in southern Minnesota killed two people and injured 20. More>>
Charges followed immigration raid at the Agriprocessors plant in May 2008. More>>
Wisconsin's unemployment rate dipped slightly in October to 7.6 percent, its lowest point so far this year. More>>
21-year veteran receives honor from state school district administrators group. More>>
Minnesota's three-month streak of a falling unemployment rate has been broken as the rate climbed to 7.6 percent for October. More>>
Computers failed at the Federal Aviation Administration's computer centers in Salt Lake City and Atlanta. More>>
Sparta woman hits the Log Cabin bar after missing a turn onto Highway 162 in Bangor. More>>
Thompson says it's time for him to move on and focus on a different challenge. More>>
The body of a pilot has been recovered from the wreckage of his small plane in Clearwater County. More>>
Reported by Cynthia Schweigert
A string of burglaries and break-ins have Onalaska Police stepping up patrols, and businesses on high alert. More>>
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Vikings coach Brad Childress is happy to be staying in Minnesota for several more years. Players say they're pleased his contract has been extended, too. More>>
Arcadia's magical run in the 2009 Division 5 State Tournament ended short of a Championship Thursday. More>>
Freshman Rodney Williams had 17 points, six rebounds and four steals in his first career start, helping 24th-ranked Minnesota pull away from Utah Valley in the second half of a 76-51 victory on Thursday. More>>
Aaron Kampman says the Green Bay Packers' training staff won't need to keep an extra eye on him when he returns to the field for Sunday's game against the San Francisco 49ers. More>>
At the start of the 2009 season, Arcadia Head Football Coach Derek Updike must have felt like the huddle was an unfamiliar place. More>>
The Buffalo Bills have signed quarterback Brian Brohm off the Green Bay Packers' practice squad. More>>
Radim Vrbata had a goal and an assist, and Ilya Bryzgalov made 24 saves in the Phoenix Coyotes' 3-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday night. More>>
Andrew Bogut and Carlos Delfino each scored 21 points, Bogut also grabbed 11 rebounds, and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the winless New Jersey Nets 99-85 on Wednesday night. More>>
The NBA season is not yet a month old and it has already been a long one for the Minnesota Timberwolves. More>>
The Green Bay Packers are riding momentum after their biggest win of the season, and suddenly they are getting healthy. More>>
