Preparations can help avoid tension during family gatherings
UNDATED (WKBT) - For some, the return of family get-togethers can cause anxiety and tension. If you prepare now, health experts say you can avoid those situations before…
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'Great American Smokeout' encourages people to end tobacco use
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) — The "Great American Smokeout" Thursday was a day to encourage people to stop smoking. Tobacco use remains the leading cause of preventable…
Number of premature births in the U.S. on the rise
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) - The number of babies born born prematurely in the U.S. is on the rise, now reaching 9.8 percent of all births.…
Confusion persists about COVID-19 boosters in La Crosse area
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) - Staff at Mayo Clinic Health System say there is continuing confusion over COVID-19 boosters. For Pfizer or Moderna boosters, as of November 1st, anyone 65 or older or…
Teal Pumpkin Project helps keep Halloween safe, fun for all kids
ONALASKA, Wis. (WKBT) — You can make help make trick-or-treating safe for all kids. The 'Teal Pumpkin Project' encourages people to put a teal colored…
CDC launches education campaigns aimed at preventing drug overdose deaths
ATLANTA, Ga. (WKBT) - The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is launching new education campaigns aimed at preventing drug overdose deaths. The campaigns focus…
COVID-19 safe ways to celebrate Halloween
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) - Parents, if you're weighing your Halloween plans and the pandemic, Doctor Anthony Fauci is urging families to go trick-or-treating. But Dr. Fauci says people who…
Increased flu cases could be coming as traditional season approaches
WISCONSIN (WKBT) - An increase of flu cases could be coming soon. The cases often pick up in December with high levels of activity through March.…
Lawsuits: Iowa governor's office violating open records law
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds' office is illegally delaying the release of public records related to its $26 million, no-bid coronavirus testing contract, a pair of new lawsuits contend.
Pilot survives helicopter crash in Allamakee County
WAUKON, Iowa (WKBT) -- An Alaska man was injured after crashing a helicopter over a corn field Wednesday morning, according to authorities. The Allamakee County Sheriff's Office responded to…
