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Monroe County Sheriff's Office tells News 8 Now a body has been recovered from the La Crosse River near a bridge on Hammer Road west of Sparta. The area is located just south of Highway 16. Authorities are no longer on scene.

SPARTA, WI (WSAU) — A canoer discovered a body in the La Crosse River near Sparta on Friday. Sheriff’s officers were called to an area of the river near the Hammer Road Crossing at 12:30 PM. Officers removed the body, and have since identified the deceased individual. No...

A body found in the La Crosse River near Hammer Road crossing. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said it’s investigating the death of the body found in the Township of Sparta. A call to 911 around 12:30 p.m. Friday came from a canoer that had found the body.

As the Mankato Avenue reconstruction project marches along, Winona citizens can expect to see roadwork begin on the west side of Mankato Avenue later this month. Road closures for some of the streets are also slated to begin next week. Some Winonans were initially concerned about how the construction would...

There was an injury traffic crash involving a school bus yesterday near Winona. The Winona Daily News is reporting a school bus and another vehicle collided at the intersection of County Road 7 and Winona County Road 12, which runs parallel to I-90 about 5 miles southeast of Winona. According to the newspaper, the Winona County Sheriff's Office ticketed the 69-year-old school bus driver for failure to yield because he pulled away from a stop sign into the path of the second vehicle.

This week, construction moved to Hwy 43/Mankato Ave. This caused significant traffic delays on Wednesday as we transitioned to temporary traffic signals. We apologize for this inconvenience – major delays and traffic backups are not acceptable. We believe the system is now working much closer to how it was...

There was an injury traffic crash involving a school bus yesterday near Winona. The Winona Daily News is reporting a school bus and another vehicle collided at the intersection of County Road 7 and Winona County Road 12, which runs parallel to I-90 about 5 miles southeast of Winona. According to the newspaper, the Winona County Sheriff's Office ticketed the 69-year-old school bus driver for failure to yield because he pulled away from a stop sign into the path of the second vehicle.

An outsized rendition of a bluegill graces the highway shoulder along the Mississippi River in Onalaska. If Paul Bunyan had a panfish sidekick, this would be it. The 15-foot-tall statue is accompanied by the slogan "Sunfish Capital of the World." I've always admired the public sculpture of the humungous 'gill....

Brookfield East tennis is stacked. The Spartans plan on going back to back as WIAA Boys Team champions, beating arch rival Marquette last year in decisive fashion. That was pretty sweet.

(KWNO)-Two kids from the Winona area are among five winners of Minnesota’s “Kids Deserve a Shot” COVID-19 vaccination campaign. Winona’s Latsch Boysen and Rushford’s Peyton Cords were each randomly chosen to receive $100,000 scholarships for completing their COVID-19 vaccination series last year. The campaign was rolled out last year as part of an effort to incentivize vaccinating the youngest eligible Minnesotans against COVID-19.

Minnesota Senate Majority Leader Jeremy Miller (R-Winona) today called on the state’s Department of Transportation (MnDOT) to look for solutions to improve severe traffic delays caused by the construction of a series of roundabouts along Highway 43/61/Mankato Avenue in Winona:. “I’m hearing many concerns from folks around town regarding...

ONALASKA, Wis. (WKBT) — The American Red Cross recognized four members of an Onalaska family and a La Crosse County Sheriff’s Department sergeant for life-saving measures they took to save the family’s patriarch after he collapsed. The critical incident occurred on Christmas Eve 2018, when retired physician...

WINONA, Minn. (KWNO)-MnDOT is making some adjustments to the Mankato Ave. Reconstruction area after lengthy traffic delays Wednesday. “I apologize to folks. We don’t find it acceptable,” MnDOT District 6 Spokesman Mike Dougherty told KWNO. “We did know that there would be backups but it did disrupt people’s lives.”

DAKOTA, Minn. (KWNO)-A Winona woman was hospitalized after she was reportedly sideswiped by two semi-trucks and trailers in Winona County. The state patrol says the sideswipes happened in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 90/Hwy. 61 split Wednesday morning. The state’s crash report indicates both semis continued east after swiping 59-year-old Lori A. Utecht’s vehicle on both sides.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Marshfield and Adams have joined the list of Wisconsin cities that have shut down municipal wells due to PFAS contamination. Wisconsin Public Radio reported that the state Department of Natural Resources announced Thursday that sampling in the two cities has detected PFAS high enough to concern state health officials.

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GOODVIEW, Minn. (KWNO)-The Minnesota Fire Marshall’s Office is investigating a mobile home fire. Goodview firefighters responded to the blaze at the Lake Village Mobile Home Community shortly after 7 a.m. Wednesday. The first units that arrived on the scene reported the residence was fully engulfed in flames. No injuries...

WINONA, Minn. (KWNO)-The field of candidates filing to run for local offices is starting to take shape. The Minnesota Secretary of State’s website shows candidates for all three Winona City Council seats up for election this year. At-Large Councilwoman Michelle Alexander is being challenged by Jerome Christenson, Fourth Ward Councilman George Borzykowski has a challenger in Amber Buysman and Jeff Hyma has filed to run for the city’s second ward, a seat held by Eileen Moeller who has yet to file for reelection.

LA CROSSE, Wis. (WEAU) - For the 100th consecutive year, La Crosse Central High School is remembering those who gave their lives in service to our country. Area veterans joined students and staff Friday morning for Central’s annual Memorial Day service, which is considered to be one of the longest-running observances by any high school in the nation.