La Crosse banjo ace Paul Ericson inducted into Banjo Hall of Fame
At 11, Paul Erickson was just starting as a banjo player, but even with only one song in his arsenal, he played a command concert for a select audience.
At 11, Paul Erickson was just starting as a banjo player, but even with only one song in his arsenal, he played a command concert for a select audience.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Latest on Wisconsin budget debate (all times local):
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — The European Union's enlargement commissioner urged Serbia and its neighbors on Friday to stay on course toward membership in the 28-nation bloc amid Russia's attempts to maintain influence in the Balkan region.
Jennifer Garner is receiving plenty of praise for a performance not seen on television or the big screen, but on Instagram.
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — One of two men charged in a deadly Iowa City pedestrian mall shooting has pleaded not guilty.
NEW YORK (AP) — A person familiar with the situation tells The Associated Press that Major League Baseball is reviewing how an umpire got hit this week by a pitch that a catcher missed in a game between the Detroit…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Organizers say a fundraiser to pay student lunch debt at the St. Paul school that employed a man who was fatally shot by a suburban Minneapolis police officer has far exceeded expectations.
BOSTON (AP) — When marathon runners talk about hitting the wall, they don't usually mean the Big Green Monster at Fenway Park.
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. industrial output plunged 0.9 percent in August, the most in eight years, mostly because of Hurricane Harvey's damage to the oil refining, plastics and chemicals industries.
WASHINGTON (AP) — US industrial production plunged 0.9 percent in August, most in 8 years, after Hurricane Harvey hammers factories.
NEW YORK (AP) — Commissioner James O'Neill says the New York Police Department is closely monitoring developments in the London subway explosion and the governor says transportation security has been beefed up as a precaution.
The NFL took steps to eliminate dead time in games and, as an offshoot, to shorten the length of them. Judging by Week 1, it's working.
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's lawmakers have overwhelmingly approved an increase in defense spending to at least 2.1 percent of the country's GDP in 2020 and at least 2.5 percent of it in 2030, well above the level NATO requires.
ROCKFORD, Wash. (AP) — Caleb Sharpe rode the bus to his high school in a tiny Washington state town, carrying a black duffel bag. The 15-year-old walked to a second-floor hallway, pulled an assault weapon from the bag and tried…
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri day care provider has been charged with taking a baby to Arkansas to arrange for her adoption without the knowledge of the girl's parents.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump called Friday for a "tougher and more specific" U.S. travel ban after a homemade bomb exploded on a London train.
BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel is offering support for the French government's agenda of economic reforms. She's acknowledging that reforms aren't always easy to conduct and can take time to show results.
Fall is one of the most beautiful seasons of the year. Leaves turn yellow, and orange, red apples ripen on trees, and fields fill up with colorful squashes. Embrace the natural beauty of the season, and bring those fall colors…
A driver died early Friday after a head-on crash on Hwy. 93 in the town of Arcadia, according to the Trempealeau County Sheriff's Department.
As part of a WAHS community outreach activity, we spend some time each month visiting with residents at local assisted living facilities. Throwing out a simple, one-word topic, memories are sparked and conversations flow. It’s pretty common that we start…
During my 92 years I have enjoyed living in at least 15 different houses. But one house stands out above all the others. The tall brick house, a mile west of town on Unseth road, was home for my first…
The Westby Area School District has employed many new faces for a variety of vacated or new positions for the 2017-18 school year. A profile of each of the professional staff employees is listed below.
GRADY, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas officials say three inmates were injured in a "disturbance" at a state prison, the latest in a series of incidents that are now under investigation by Arkansas State Police.
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Iceland's nine-month-old, center-right government has collapsed after a small coalition member quit over an attempt by the prime minister's father to help clear a convicted pedophile's name.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — For more than a decade, NASA's Cassini spacecraft at Saturn took "a magnifying glass" to the enchanting planet, its moons and rings.