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A helicopter chartered by a state wildlife agency plunged into a travel trailer and crashed Tuesday on a downtown street in the small Idaho town of Kamiah, killing two biologists and the pilot, including a Northwestern High School graduate. Continue Reading

Teachers in most Wisconsin school districts are starting the year without contracts. Just under half of the 425 school systems have settlements for the two-year period which began in the fall of last year. Continue Reading

Wisconsin News – Tactical officers found a man dead at a house in Berlin, about three-and-a-half hours after a woman was shot-and-wounded there. Continue Reading

Regional News – Neighboring Minnesota has two confirmed human cases of West Nile Virus. And Wisconsin had not recorded any cases this year as of August 11th.
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With a few exceptions, this year’s Pierce County graduating seniors who took the leading college entrance exam scored lower than their counterparts from a year ago, according to information from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. Continue Reading

The Hudson Goodwill store opened its door to the public last weekend. The response was more than anyone expected. After a soft three hour opening on Friday the doors swung open Saturday to a waiting public at 9 a.m. Continue Reading

River Falls voters may see a referendum question about medical marijuana on the ballot when they step into the booth during the November election. City Council Member Bob Hughes filed with the city clerk’s office Wednesday, Aug. 25, a petition for direct legislation bearing 800+ signatures. Continue Reading

Wisconsin Sports – Wisconsin will continue to play Minnesota each year for Paul Bunyan’s Axe. But the Big Ten’s football divisional alignment announced last night ends the Badgers’ 15-year-old tradition of playing Iowa each season. And they’ll also see a lot less of Northwestern. Continue Reading

A La Crosse area man who’s accused of killing his parents is trying to have his charges dropped. Continue Reading

State officials are negotiating with the U-S Justice Department to make sure those overseas can vote in November. Continue Reading