First annual Easter Egg Hunt... for dogs!
LA CROSSE, Wis (WKBT) - While you have fun this Easter weekend maybe doing an Easter Egg Hunt, even your pets may enjoy doing the same thing. A company…
The Blue Kids on Losey Boulevard represent thousands of abused children
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) - The next time you're driving along Losey Boulevard just south of Central High School in La Crosse you'll see this. These Blue Kid figures represent the thousands…
Spring and La Crosse's Rudy's Drive-In are back
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT)- A La Crosse institution is back in business. Friday, March 26th is opening day at Rudy’s Drive-In. Of all the signs of spring, this, at least in La…
Family affair: Great Rivers United Way breaks new ground for campaign co-chairs
ONALASKA, Wis. (WKBT) — Great Rivers United Way is making its 2021-2022 campaign a family affair, tapping an entire household for the first time instead of just one or two people to chair the annual fundraising effort. Incoming GRUW board…
Tapping into fresh Maple
SPARTA, Wis (WKBT) - Everything tastes better when it's done locally, and by hand. Beth Leis's family runs Heritage Hill Farm in Sparta. Their neighbors, the Ronke family, have been tapping trees…
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Starting your indoor garden
LA CROSSE, Wis (WKBT) -Spring is just around the corner and it's time to start thinking about your indoor gardens. Gardening inside gives you the chance to grow something that may not…
St. Patrick's Day .01 run/walk raises money for local food banks
LA CROSSE, Wis (WKBT) - A local tradition proves you don't have to travel a long distance to give to a great cause. The St.…
Standing tall again: Hillsboro High School student continues to overcome adversity
In March of 2018, News 8 Now told the story about a Hillsboro boy who lost his ability to walk after a car crash.
Celebrating the workers who help us feed our families
ONALASKA, Wis. (WKBT)- They help us feed our families and we are saying thank you. February 22nd marks the debut of "Supermarket Employee Day". Overflowing bins of produce and…
Children skate with Disney Frozen's Elsa and Anna in La Crosse
Elsa and Anna from the hit movie Frozen were at Poage Park today ice skating with families.
La Crosse organizations open new senior center inside La Crosse Footwear building
There is a new place for seniors to gather and connect. A collaboration of three La Crosse organizations helped build a new space for seniors inside the old La Crosse Footwear building on St. Andrew Street.
Tomah Boys and Girls Club growing with purchase of new building
Tomah Boys and Girls Club is making room for new opportunities. The club is buying Mubarek and Precour law firm's former building on Superior Avenue... right down the street from B-G-C's main clubhouse. The law firm is selling the building…
Record year for organ donations
ROCHESTER, Minn (WKBT) - 2020 was bleak for many, but generosity of others was the glimmer of light many people needed. Last year, there was a record number of deceased organ donations in the US. According to the United Network…
Lovefest honored with ice sculpture
LA CROSSE, Wis (WKBT) - To help commemorate the first annual Love Fest celebrations, some new art is popping up downtown. La Crosse sculptor, Mike Martino, was commissioned by Downtown Mainstreet…
Fat Tire Bike Race
LA CROSSE, Wis (WKBT) - If you need a good excuse to get out into the cold, maybe a bike race is just the thing. A Downtown Mainstreet event called Love Fest…
'Hoops 4 Hope' fundraiser switches course to give domestic violence victims a line to help
LA CROSSE, Wis (WKBT) - Instead of shooting Hoops 4 Hope this year, a local fundraiser is helping victims of domestic…
