Volunteers brave intense heat to clean up after Riverfest in La Crosse
LA CROSSE (WKBT) — Another year, another Riverfest. After another successful weekend at Riverside Park, organizers and volunteers began cleaning up the park Tuesday.…
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Low-frequency, high-risk: Preventing falls on La Crosse's bluff trails
LA CROSSE (WKBT) — A La Crosse man remains hospitalized after falling 40 feet on Friday near Grandad Bluff. La Crosse Fire Department officials call falls like that low-frequency and high-risk. A rescue requires special training, but many falls can…
Safety concerns after Highland Park, Ill., parade slayings: Country Boom prepares for security
WEST SALEM, Wis. (WKBT) — The slaughter of seven parade-watchers in Highland Park, Ill., Monday and others mass slayings across the country are raising concerns about the safety of local events. Organizers of Country Boom say they’re preparing for one…
Democratic US Senate candidates push to end filibuster
MADISON, Wis. — All of the top Democrats running to replace Republican Ron Johnson in the U.S. Senate back eliminating the filibuster, a move which would pave the way for easier passage of policies like federal abortion rights or stricter gun control. In the wake of the Uvalde, Texas, shooting, Democrats — who control the Senate — had to reach…
Judge won’t block law banning most Mississippi abortions
A Mississippi judge has rejected a request by the state’s only abortion clinic to temporarily block a state law that would ban most abortions. Judge Debbra K. Halford rejected the request Tuesday. Attorneys argued over abortion laws in three Southern states in response to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that gave states the power to limit or outlaw the termination of pregnancies. Elsewhere, Florida’s new 15-week abortion ban was blocked but then quickly reinstated Tuesday. In Louisiana, the state attorney general has asked the state Supreme Court to allow enforcement of a ban on most abortions.
Country Boomers be aware of road construction, shuttle service to/from West Salem
WEST SALEM, Wis. (WKBT) — Attendees at the Country Boom music festival Thursday-Sunday in West Salem should be aware of a construction road closure and shuttle service to the festivities. Both attendees and regular traffic can expect delays, according to…
Kevin Nicholson suspends campaign for Wisconsin governor; Michels and Kleefisch court his supporters
Republican candidate Kevin Nicholson is suspending his run for governor, according to a news release from his campaign Tuesday afternoon.
Alleged Highland Park parade shooter traveled to Madison after shooting, officials say
MADISON, Wis. — The alleged gunman who opened fire at a suburban Chicago Fourth of July parade, killing seven people and wounding dozens in the process, traveled to the Madison area following the shooting, officials said Tuesday. Robert Crimo III allegedly fled the scene dressed in women’s clothing before driving to the Madison area and returning to Illinois, where he…
Judge denies motions to dismiss charges against DeForest man accused of attempted homicide
A Dane County judge on Tuesday denied a pair of motions to dismiss charges against a DeForest man who was arrested outside the home of a former classmate and is accused of planning to kill her and her family.
Chauvin faces sentencing on federal charges in Floyd killing
A federal judge will this week sentence former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for federal civil rights violations in the killing of George Floyd. Judge Paul Magnuson on Tuesday set Chauvin’s sentencing for 2 p.m. Thursday in St. Paul. Chauvin’s plea agreement calls for a sentence of 20 to 25 years. Federal prosecutors last month asked for 25, saying his actions were cold-blooded and needless. Chauvin pleaded guilty in December, admitting for the first time that he knelt on Floyd’s neck resulting in his death. He has already been sentenced to 22 1/2 years on state murder and manslaughter charges.
