Maureen McCollum

La Crosse’s Oktoberfest celebration will be cut down to four days next year, instead of spanning over two weekends.

With Loganville farmer Vernon Hershberger’s trial underway in Sauk County, raw milk advocates say this is a pivotal moment in the raw and local food movement.

  A trial is underway in Baraboo, for a Sauk County farmer who’s been selling raw milk through a private buying club.

   Raw milk supporters from across the country are expected in Baraboo this week for the trial of Vernon Hershberger.

A program expanding broadband in rural areas will continue to be funded and lawmakers hope more people will have access to high-speed Internet. 

Pharmaceuticals, cocaine, and a variety of other chemicals are more widespread in Minnesota’s lakes and rivers than previously thought.

The risk of wildfires is increasing across Wisconsin.

Wisconsin law now requires projects that affect wetlands to make up for the loss a few different ways, including one that could help landowners make money. 

The Minnesota House passed a bill legalizing same sex marriage this afternoon, and it’s expected the Senate will pass the bill Monday.

Western Technical College will soon be building three “passive homes”:  buildings with a rare design that significantly reduces the amount of energy use.