Wisconsin poll workers needed for upcoming election
Wisconsin is calling on residents willing to serve as poll workers for the April 7th election.
Local Politics
La Crosse County clerks encourage absentee ballots for COVID-19 safety
LACROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) - La Crosse County Clerk Ginny Dankmeyer and municipal clerks throughout the counter are urging voters to cast absentee ballots in an effort to help stop the spread of COVID-19. Contrary to misinformation distributed this week, voters…
Local election officials, organizers taking new precautions ahead of Spring Primary
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT)-- The Spring Primary is just a few weeks away in Wisconsin, but concerns over the coronavirus are already impacting polling procedures.…
Driving It Home: Tickets, warnings roughly tripled on Losey Boulevard since speed limit changed
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT)- The speed limit went down on a portion of La Crosse's Mormon Coulee Road recently. This is renewing…
Area lawmakers reflect on year's accomplishments before sessions end
Sessions are coming to a close for the Wisconsin State Legislature.
Tuesday's primary results could be a game changer for Wisconsin voters
Six states will be holding primaries on Tuesday.
Winona County officials remain optimistic about building new jail in time despite setback
WINONA, Minn. (WKBT)-- Construction on a new jail for Winona County hit a major hurdle Friday. Confusion over project timelines between government agencies became clear during a public meeting. In 2018, the…
County Board Chair Tara Johnson laments Trump's 'broken promises'
LA CROSSE (WKBT) - La Crosse County Board Chairwoman Tara Johnson and other Wisconsin health care activists contend that the Trump administration repeatedly has broken promises to women and members of the LGBTQ community. "Before the Affordable Care Act was…
La Crosse students lobby House members to make tiny frog state amphibian
MADISON, Wis. (WKBT) – Almost 50 La Crosse fourth-graders who get to see and hear spring peepers up close and personal in a pond near their school got up close and personal with Wisconsin legislators Wednesday to lobby to…
Winona County hits 25.4 percent voter turnout in Super Tuesday primary
WINONA, Minn. (WKBT)-- Since the last presidential election, Minnesota changed its voting system. Local officials were unsure how that could impact voter turnout, but far more people went to their polling location…
