Hotter temperatures mean higher bills: How you can save money
Even if you are loving the steamy hotter temperatures, your wallet may not be. When the weather gets hotter, it’s easy to turn on that air conditioner and cool down.
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One house at a time: Couleecap finds solutions to lack of affordable housing
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) — Affordable housing is an ongoing crisis in the city of La Crosse, but one local nonprofit is…
Slow start for crops: Cold, rainy weather forces farmers to delay planting
Farmers say the weather has put them behind on their planting schedules, which could lead to supply issues later in the year.
La Crosse-area parents scramble as baby formula shortage worsens
LA CROSSE (WKBT) — It's pricier now more than ever to have a baby, from diaper costs to child-care challenges. Now, many parents are facing shortages of…
La Crosse teachers, petitioners ask for more school resource officers
LA CROSSE (WKBT) — La Crosse residents are asking the school district to bring back full-time school resource officers. In 2020, the La Crosse School District…
Vernon County leaders work toward flood mitigation
COON VALLEY, Wis. (WKBT) -- The Thriving Earth Exchange, which provides communities with a scientist to explore environmental change, soon will help Vernon County. County leaders hope to focus…
Onalaska School District task force recommends referendum, focuses on middle and high schools
Onalaska's middle and high schools take priority in an Onalaska School District task force, which recommends a referendum to address those top needs. Onalaska Middle School's needs rank first in the report, with the high school second.
La Crosse community offers support after downtown fire
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) -- The community is coming together in different ways to help those affected by the fire on 4th street. No one was injured in…
Red Cross helps displaced residents after downtown La Crosse blaze
The La Crosse Fire Department contacted the Red Cross early Thursday to help the five people who lived above the restaurant that later would collapse in a blazing inferno.
Kindergartners at North Woods International in La Crosse are out to change the world
If you could change one thing about the world, what would it be? And how would you do it? A class of La Crosse kindergartners has some pretty great ideas. The future change-makers at North Woods International School are hard at work.
