Wife of La Crosse's Mayor injured during protest Saturday evening
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT)-- During a protest in La Crosse on Saturday, the mayor's wife was hit with pepper spray by someone in a passing vehicle.…
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Second night of peaceful protests held in downtown La Crosse
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT)-- Protesters moved through downtown La Crosse for the second night in a row. They are calling for racial justice and an end…
Trump 'expressed sorrow' to Floyd family, who 'loved their brother'
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WKBT) — President Donald Trump says he “expressed my sorrow” during a phone conversation today with the family of George Floyd, who was killed while in police custody in Minneapolis Monday. Trump mentioned his conversation with Floyd’s family,…
La Crosse man charged with possession of child pornography
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) - A La Crosse man is facing two charges for possessing child pornography. 61-year-old Raymond Wigdal appeared virtually in La Crosse county court…
First degree intentional homicide charge for Odell Thompson
ONALASKA, Wis. (WKBT) - An Onalaska man is now facing a first degree intentional homicide charge in the death of a young man. 35-year-old Odell Thompson made an…
Criminal complaint chronicles Floyd's final words: 'I can't breathe,' 'Mama' and 'please'
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (WKBT) — Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who was arrested and charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter today, had his knee on George Floyd’s neck for nearly nine minutes, according to the official criminal complaint. "The…
Minneapolis cop who knelt on handcuffed black man arrested
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minneapolis officer who was seen on video kneeling on the neck of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who died in custody after pleading that he could not breathe, was arrested Friday. Public Safety Commissioner John…
Walz activates National Guard in wake of deadly Minneapolis protests
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WKBT) — Gov. Tim Walz activated the Minnesota National Guard today in an effort to quell violent protests in Minneapolis over the death of a 46-year-old black man while in police custody Monday. Sparking the violence, which…
Winona Area Humane Society urges pet owners to seek help after series of incidents
WINONA, Minn. (WKBT)-- The Winona Area Humane Society is seeing a string of recent incidents where pets were improperly surrendered, which can…
Teen charged in crash that ejected passenger into river
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WLUK-TV) — Prosecutors say a 17-year-old girl admitted to having six shots of alcohol before crashing her car on a Green Bay bridge, which caused one passenger to be thrown from the vehicle and into the Fox…
