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Japan suspends its Osprey flights after the fatal …

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks to media at his office in Tokyo Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023, after a U.S. Air Force Osprey based in Japan crashed during a training mission off the country's southern coast. Japan plans to suspend its own Osprey flights after the incident, officials said Thursday. (Kyodo News via AP)

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Inspector general launches probe examining decision to …

FILE - The J. Edgar Hoover FBI Building, home to the FBI headquarters, is seen, June 9, 2023, in Washington. A federal watchdog will investigate how the Biden administration chose a site for a new FBI headquarters following a contentious competition and allegations of conflict of interest. Virginia political leaders said Thursday that the Inspector General for the General Services Administration is probing the decision to locate the facility in Greenbelt, Maryland, over a site in Virginia. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Blinken urges Israel to comply with international law …

Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, right, and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken shake hands prior to a meeting in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023. Blinken told Israeli leaders on November 30 that a temporary truce in their war with Hamas was "producing results" and should continue. (Saul Loeb/Pool Photo via AP)

Appeals court reinstates gag order that barred Trump from …

Former President Donald Trump speaks outside the courtroom after testifying at New York Supreme Court, Monday, Nov. 6, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)

More hostages released in Gaza as ceasefire extended

Anthony Fauci will testify before Congress on COVID origins …

FILE - Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, adjusts his glasses during a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Nov. 4, 2021, in Washington. Fauci is expected to testify before Congress early next year as part of Republicans’ yearslong investigation into the origins of COVID-19 and the U.S. response to the disease. Fauci will sit for transcribed interviews in early January and a public hearing at a later date. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Henry Kissinger, secretary of state under Presidents Nixon …

FILE - Henry Kissinger, left, President Richard Nixon's national security adviser, and Le Duc Tho, member of Hanoi's Politburo, are shown outside a suburban house at Gif Sur Yvette in Paris, June 13, 1973, after a negotiation session, as Kissinger announced that they will later initial an agreement intended to tighten enforcement of the Vietnam Peace Agreement. Kissinger, the diplomat with the thick glasses and gravelly voice who dominated foreign policy as the United States extricated itself from Vietnam and broke down barriers with China, died Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023. He was 100. (AP Photo/Michel Lipchitz, File)

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DeSantis and Newsom will face off in a Fox News event …

In this combination of photos, Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks on Sept. 16, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa, at left, and California Gov. Gavin Newsom, speaks on Sept. 12, 2023, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo)

Haley and DeSantis are relying more on outside campaign …

Republican presidential candidate former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley addresses a gathering during a campaign stop at a brewery, Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023, in Meredith, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Jill Biden brings a holiday ice rink to the White …

FILE - President Jimmy Carter calls for other performers to join himself, Santa Claus and ice skating star Peggy Fleming for pictures at a White House reception for U.S. Secret Service agents and military aides in Washington, Dec. 22, 1980. Jill Biden is bringing a holiday ice rink to the White House lawn for children to skate and play hockey during the holidays. The first lady was set to announce the rink after sunset on Wednesday. She was to be joined by 1988 Olympic figure skater Brian Boitano and the Snoopy character, among others. The White House says the rink will operate during December. (AP Photo/Dennis Cook, File)

Senator: White House not seeking conditions on military …

President Joe Biden speaks to the media before boarding Air Force One at Pueblo memorial Airport in Pueblo, Colo., Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023, to travel back to Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Biden visits Boebert’s district to reject Republican …

President Joe Biden greets workers after speaking at CS Wind, Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023, in Pueblo, Colo. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)

Vice President Harris will attend COP28 climate conference …

John Kerry, U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, rides in a cart ahead of the COP28 U.N. Climate Summit, Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

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Therapy dogs support students in the Osseo-Fairchild …

Therapy dogs support students in the Osseo-Fairchild classrooms

Mayo Clinic Health System of Northwestern Wisconsin …

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Vaccine exemptions at all-time high for Wisconsin …

Vaccine excemptions at all time high for WI students

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Pope punishes Burke

Rochester man indicted on gun and drug charges in …

LA CROSSE, Wis. (WLAX/WEUX) - A Rochester man is indicted on gun and drug charges after being arrested in La Crosse last month. The Department of Justice says a Grand Jury in Madison returned the indictment against 24-year-old Jayvon Jones-Shields today (11/29/23). He's facing multiple charges, including being a felon in possession of a firearm and possessing cocaine with intent to distribute. The indictment alleges Jones-Shields had the gun and the drugs in La Crosse on October 18th, which is when he was arrested. The charges are the result of an investigation by the La Crosse Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.

Large amounts of livestock killed in barn fire near …

Large amounts of livestock killed in barn fire near Rice Lake

Forward La Crosse’s bicycle and pedestrian master …

Forward La Crosse's bicycle and pedestrian master plan

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