38th Annual Turned Leaf Festival turns fundraiser
LA CROSSE, Wis (WKBT) - A local organization is still helping those who are fighting addiction have a safe alternative to what would be Oktoberfest weekend. The annual Turned Leaf Family…
Car injures 2 protesters during California demonstration
YORBA LINDA, Calif. (AP) — Two people were struck by a car and injured Saturday during a Southern California demonstration involving members of Black Lives Matter and counter-protesters.
The Latest: Cal State Long Beach campus announces quarantine
LONG BEACH, Calif. — All California State University, Long Beach, students who live on campus have been placed in quarantine after five students tested positive for COVID-19 and all in-person instruction will be halted for two weeks. University President Jane Close Conoley said in a statement that the school became aware late Friday of students who did not heed guidance related to COVID-19 precautions and congregated socially off campus earlier this month. Five of those students have now tested positive for the illness, including four who live on campus and one who lives off campus. The university is working with public health officials and will assist with contact tracing in the community.
Possible COVID exposure in Crawford County
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, Wis. (WKBT) - If you attended either of these two recent events in Crawford County, you could have been exposed to a positive COVID-19 case. The exposures…
U.S. Senators respond to President Trump's nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to U.S. Supreme Court
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT)-- U.S. Senators were quick to respond Saturday to President Donald Trump's nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett for the U.S. Supreme Court. Judge Barrett would fill the seat vacated by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died…
California will house transgender inmates by gender identity
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law on Saturday requiring California to house transgender inmates in prisons based on their gender identity — but only if the state does not have “management or security concerns.”
A new way to run COVID testing sites
LA CROSSE, Wis (WKBT) - The La Crosse County Health Department is trying to change how they run COVID-19 testing sites. On Saturday, there was an indoor testing event at Logan…
Oktoberfest parties still happening
LA CROSSE, Wis (WKBT) - Oktoberfest may be officially canceled, but that's not stopping some people from partying. There are many area house parties still taking place in La Crosse. At many…
Market in the Park raises money for the Onalaska Food Pantry
ONALASKA, Wis (WKBT) - The Market in the Park was held again in the Onalaska Omni Cente parking lot. This is the third time the event has been held this year and…
New mobile communications unit for amateur radio association
LA CROSSE, Wis (WKBT) - For our local HAM radio operators, a local organization just got a large new toy. The Mississippi Valley Amateur Radio Association is having an open house…
Be wary of COVID fatigue
LA CROSSE, Wis (WKBT) - The Coronavirus pandemic has been happening for about eight months and some health officials are concerned about possible fatigue from dealing with the Pandemic. Compounded stress and exhaustion from worrying about the coronavirus is leading…
Trump taps 'eminently qualified' Barrett for Supreme Court
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has nominated Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. The move on Saturday caps a dramatic reshaping of the federal judiciary that will resonate for a generation. He also hopes it will provide…
Barrett briefing: What you'll want to know about Trump's pick for the US Supreme Court
Find out more about federal Judge Amy Coney Barrett, her legal history, and what comes next on the path toward confirmation as the third justice named by President Trump.
Minnesota marks 2,000 COVID-19 deaths, hits daily case high
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota has recorded a grim milestone as health officials report that over 2,000 people have died from COVID-19 during the pandemic. The state also posted an all-time high for cases reported in a day with 1,478 people…
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Wisconsin reaches new record with +2,800 positive COVID-19 cases
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT)-- Wisconsin hit a new record number of positive coronavirus cases Saturday. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services reported 2,817 new cases. The previous record was set on Sept.…
Armani, Ferragamo premier short films for Milan Fashion Week
MILAN (AP) — To show or not to show: Each Milan fashion house had to make a difficult decision how to reach the fashion public this season under the safety constraints imposed by the coronavirus.
