Sparta to celebrate annual opening of Elroy-Sparta State Bike Trail
SPARTA, Wis. (WKBT) -- Sparta will celebrate the start of biking season May 1 as the three tunnels of the Elroy-Sparta Trail reopen for the year. The Sparta Area Chamber of Commerce, located at 111 Milwaukee St., will host a…
ORA hosts Miller Bluff volunteer cleanup in La Crosse
LA CROSSE, Wis (WKBT) -- ORA Trails and the La Crosse parks and recreation department are hositngt a volunteer cleanup event at Miller Bluff this weekend. The event goes from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. People are asked to…
VARC expands summer outdoor movies to include La Crosse
VIROQUA, Wis. (WKBT) — VARC Inc. is partnering with the city park and rec departments in La Crosse and Viroqua to sponsor free outdoor movie events on designated Fridays this summer. The Viroqua-based Vernon Area Rehabilitation Center debuted the Moonlight…
Old Dominion to headline Eau Claire's Country Jam USA, replacing Morgan Wallen
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WKBT) -- Country music group Old Dominion will headline Country Jam USA July 15 in Eau Claire after Morgan Wallen canceled his summer performances. “We are thrilled to announce Old Dominion, CMA Vocal Group of the Year,…
Reservations no longer needed at Monroe County's history room
SPARTA, Wis. (WKBT) -- People will no longer need a reservation to visit the Monroe County Local History Room & Museum. People can stop by between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays to see "Monroe County Chooses:…
Black Student Leaders, LIT come together for group public art project in La Crosse
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) -- A group of area students have come together to design and create a traveling public art project, which will be on display this weekend in downtown La Crosse. Black Student Leaders and Leaders Igniting Transformation…
HorseSense fundraiser urges Kentucky Derby fans to party on — at home
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) — HorseSense and the Charmant Hotel are partnering again to celebrate the 147th Kentucky Derby — despite COVID-19 — with specialty Mint Julep Cocktail Kits. The kits, costing $50, include two specialty etched highball glasses commemorating…
'Great public-private partnership': Viking, American Queen to invest in La Cross levee improvements
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) — The La Crosse Parks Board approved docking agreements Thursday with the Viking Cruise Lines and the American Queen Steamboat Co. in which the companies will contribute to improving the boat levee at Riverside Park…
Tomah to host Independence Day Parade on July 3 this year, fireworks will be July 4
TOMAH, Wis. (WKBT) -- Tomah's Independence Day Parade will be July 3 this year due to the holiday falling on a Sunday, according to the Tomah Chamber & Visitors Center. President/CEO of the Tomah Chamber, Tina Thompson, said, “While we…
Vernon County law group brings back annual Hunter Safety Rifle Match
WESTBY, Wis. (WKBT) — The Vernon County Law Enforcement Association will bring back its Hunter Safety Rifle Match on Saturday, May 1, at the Westby Rod N Gun Club on County Road P in Timber Coulee. The association's 50th annual…
La Crosse tourism leaders say economic outlook this summer looking better than expected
La Crosse tourism leaders say economic outlook this summer looking better than expected
Exotic pet surrender event in La Crosse aims to help people and animals
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) -- An event next month in La Crosse aims to help people and the pets they can no longer care for. People are invited to bring exotic pets they can't care for to the Habitattitude Exotic…
Country Boom to come back to West Salem with Chris Lane, Jake Owen and Diamond Rio
WEST SALEM, Wis. (WKBT) -- Country Boom will come back to West Salem in 2021 with a lineup that includes…
Ethics in nursing event scheduled for April 22 in La Crosse
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) -- Christine Grady, chief of the department of bioethics at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, will give the keynote address “Nursing and Bioethics Intertwined” at the 20th annual Nursing Research on the Green hosted…
Children's Museum to reopen June 3, but also join Downtown Mainstreet Spring Fever this weekend
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) — The Children’s Museum of La Crosse will reopen on June 3 with only pre-scheduled visits, although…
Valley View Rotary hoists raffle with winner getting to brew own beer
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) — The Valley View Rotary Club hopes people hop to it to enter its inaugural “Be the Brewmeister” fundraising raffle, offering the winner the opportunity to brew their own beer at Pearl Street Brewery in La…
