Fact vs. Fiction: Rumors around the coronavirus may be close to the truth
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT)-- Rumors about the coronavirus and the government's response to the pandemic are circulating fast. That's why the Federal Emergency…
News 8 Investigates
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…
Doctor's Orders: A different approach to raising the state's lowest vaccination rates
Some of the lowest childhood vaccination rates can be found in Western Wisconsin. It's a trend that has only gotten worse, with vaccination rates are on the decline in more than half of Wisconsin's counties.
News 8 Now Investigates-'Breaking the Silence'
It's been 18 years since the Catholic Church announced a zero-tolerance policy in hopes of ending sexual abuse by clergy. But just this past weekend, the Diocese of La Crosse…
News 8 Investigates: How big money influences an election
With less than a year to the presidential election, the candidates have already raised more than $650 million. But there's much more to come. Some political analysts believe more money could be spent on the 2020 race than the last election.
News 8 Investigates: Police Dept. responds to Western conduct investigation report
The La Crosse Police Department is not ready to send recruits back to Western Technical College. The former police chief had stopped sending them to the college after an instructor allegedly made negative comments for years about the department, sometimes to students.
N8I: College staff member did not make negative comments about police department
An investigation into negative comments allegedly made by a college instructor about the La Crosse Police Department has ended. A final report released Friday effectively cleared the Western Technical College employee of any wrongdoing.
News 8 Investigates: Student athletes: Who's at risk?
Student-athletes who have less access to athletic trainers are 50 percent more likely to have a concussion misdiagnosed. That is according to a 2018 study, led by a UW-Madison professor, that looked at hundreds of schools in the state of Wisconsin.
Beyond the Breach: How communities are learning to rebuild after historic flooding
One year ago, historic rainfall devastated parts of southeastern Minnesota and Western Wisconsin. Now some officials are wondering if there could be better ways to protect their communities for the next time.
