http://www.news8000.com/ WKBT recent articles. en-US © 2011 WKBT Home Home en-US © 2011 WKBT http://www.news8000.com/news/Area-kids-slide-into-safety/-/326/13429168/-/o4kgwz/-/index.html Third graders from 11 different schools spent time at Copeland Park Wednesday learning about summer safety. Thu, 17 May 2012 04:00:09 GMT 13429168 2012-05-17T04:00:09Z http://www.news8000.com/news/Medlink-Air-celebrates-20-years/-/326/13429138/-/57qyoiz/-/index.html MedLink is celebrating it's 20th anniversary and the 20,000 lives touched by it. Thu, 17 May 2012 03:56:45 GMT 13429138 2012-05-17T03:56:45Z http://www.news8000.com/news/One-dead-in-Vernon-Co-crash/-/326/13429078/-/ifeyqrz/-/index.html The crash happened Wednesday evening near De Soto. Thu, 17 May 2012 03:49:48 GMT 13429078 2012-05-17T03:49:48Z http://www.news8000.com/news/Operation-Homefront-puts-together-care-packages-for-troops/-/326/13428990/-/wync6w/-/index.html Operation Homefront is putting together dozens of care packages to give those serving a little taste of home. Thu, 17 May 2012 03:45:25 GMT 13428990 2012-05-17T03:45:25Z http://www.news8000.com/news/Officers-working-to-keep-the-roads-S-A-F-E/-/326/13428758/-/eata2g/-/index.html Area law enforcement officers are buckling down on seatbelt violations. It's part of a grant helping them to step up enforcement of traffic laws. Thu, 17 May 2012 03:26:03 GMT 13428758 2012-05-17T03:26:03Z http://www.news8000.com/news/Former-La-Crosse-Police-officer-avoids-jail-time-in-federal-hunting-case/-/326/13420908/-/15axt5d/-/index.html Faling Yang resigned from the La Crosse Police Department after pleading guilty to illegally shooting ducks on the Upper Mississippi Wildlife Refuge. Thu, 17 May 2012 00:38:38 GMT 13420908 2012-05-17T00:38:38Z http://www.news8000.com/news/Big-local-employers-hold-steady-on-job-growth/-/326/13423120/-/qohauiz/-/index.html Gundersen Lutheran and Mayo Clinic Health System are two of the biggest employers in La Crosse. They're also a good barometer of the city's job market. Thu, 17 May 2012 00:26:47 GMT 13423120 2012-05-17T00:26:47Z http://www.news8000.com/news/Fighting-sexual-assault-one-smart-phone-at-a-time/-/326/13418038/-/ld721u/-/index.html The Circle of 6 is a first of its kind app developed to prevent sexual assault. Thu, 17 May 2012 00:20:51 GMT 13418038 2012-05-17T00:20:51Z http://www.news8000.com/news/New-Winona-State-president-selected/-/326/13414634/-/y9we7j/-/index.html Dr. Scott Olson is the 15th president at WSU. Wed, 16 May 2012 23:23:07 GMT 13414634 2012-05-16T23:23:07Z http://www.news8000.com/news/Kennedy-named-MSCTC-president/-/326/13421132/-/11a16xkz/-/index.html The interim president of Minnesota State Community and Technical College has been named to the permanent position. Wed, 16 May 2012 20:43:08 GMT 13421132 2012-05-16T20:43:08Z http://www.news8000.com/news/Fugitive-fleeing-US-marshals-shot-in-Milwaukee/-/326/13421126/-/stotqg/-/index.html An armed fugitive has been shot and critically wounded while fleeing U.S. marshals on Milwaukee's south side. Wed, 16 May 2012 20:42:36 GMT 13421126 2012-05-16T20:42:36Z http://www.news8000.com/lifestyle/pets/Pet-of-the-Week-Denver/-/466/13420526/-/7wwrxoz/-/index.html Wed, 16 May 2012 20:07:34 GMT 13420526 2012-05-16T20:07:34Z http://www.news8000.com/lifestyle/pets/Pet-of-the-Week-Zydeco/-/466/13420536/-/mst544z/-/index.html Wed, 16 May 2012 20:07:05 GMT 13420536 2012-05-16T20:07:05Z http://www.news8000.com/lifestyle/pets/Pet-of-the-Week-Luna/-/466/12856014/-/dv6jhxz/-/index.html Wed, 16 May 2012 20:03:53 GMT 12856014 2012-05-16T20:03:53Z http://www.news8000.com/lifestyle/pets/Pet-of-the-Week-Penny/-/466/13021190/-/5enpdj/-/index.html     Wed, 16 May 2012 20:02:07 GMT 13021190 2012-05-16T20:02:07Z http://www.news8000.com/news/Poll-Walker-better-at-creating-jobs/-/326/13419326/-/qlvygcz/-/index.html Jobs and the economy are a hot topic in the recall race, with Gov. Scott Walker touting new data showing that Wisconsin added jobs in 2011 despite previous reports that jobs were lost. Wed, 16 May 2012 18:59:18 GMT 13419326 2012-05-16T18:59:18Z http://www.news8000.com/news/Iowa-officer-fired-after-crash-investigation/-/326/13418142/-/hp3me/-/index.html Des Moines police have fired an officer who was charged last month with being involved in a hit-and-run accident in his squad car. Wed, 16 May 2012 18:13:43 GMT 13418142 2012-05-16T18:13:43Z http://www.news8000.com/news/Perry-couple-drops-plans-for-5-000-hog-confinement/-/326/13418134/-/icne9iz/-/index.html A central Iowa couple has dropped plans to build two hog confinement buildings designed for 5,000 animals after neighbors protested. Wed, 16 May 2012 18:13:06 GMT 13418134 2012-05-16T18:13:06Z http://www.news8000.com/news/Newson-says-recall-had-no-effect-on-data-release/-/326/13418048/-/13nrldcz/-/index.html Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development Secretary Reggie Newson says the decision to release new jobs numbers early was his alone and not made in consultation with Republican Gov. Scott Walker. Wed, 16 May 2012 18:08:22 GMT 13418048 2012-05-16T18:08:22Z http://www.news8000.com/news/Lakeville-father-who-abandoned-son-sentenced/-/326/13418028/-/buyd9y/-/index.html A Lakeville father found guilty of child neglect for abandoning his son and leaving the state has been sentenced to two years of probation. Wed, 16 May 2012 18:06:33 GMT 13418028 2012-05-16T18:06:33Z http://www.news8000.com/healthlink/Lyme-Disease-IQ-Answers/-/348/13416668/-/asq31w/-/index.html 1. True or False: Lyme disease is more prevalent in Wisconsin and Minnesota than in other Midwestern states. Wed, 16 May 2012 16:41:49 GMT 13416668 2012-05-16T16:41:49Z http://www.news8000.com/healthlink/Take-Our-Quiz-Test-Your-Lyme-Disease-IQ/-/348/13416666/-/88o2e8/-/index.html Wed, 16 May 2012 16:37:42 GMT 13416666 2012-05-16T16:37:42Z http://www.news8000.com/news/Minnesota-Senate-s-Ortman-denied-GOP-endorsement/-/326/13416596/-/11dmxdez/-/index.html One of the state Senate's leading Republicans has been denied a party endorsement to run for reelection to her Carver County seat. Wed, 16 May 2012 16:27:09 GMT 13416596 2012-05-16T16:27:09Z http://www.news8000.com/news/Woman-pleads-guilty-to-killing-Iowa-pedestrian/-/326/13416582/-/s6ph82/-/index.html A young woman has changed her plea and admitted hitting and killing a man who was walking his dog in northeast Iowa last fall. Wed, 16 May 2012 16:26:17 GMT 13416582 2012-05-16T16:26:17Z http://www.news8000.com/news/Iowa-man-gets-10-years-sentence-in-church-fire/-/326/13416566/-/dd1jtpz/-/index.html A Burlington man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for setting fires that damaged the Union Baptist Church last year. Wed, 16 May 2012 16:25:44 GMT 13416566 2012-05-16T16:25:44Z