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Wisconsin’s Government Accountability Board died Thursday.

Remember when bucking Republican elites was how Donald Trump demonstrated backbone and independence?

As the Fourth of July approaches, please follow some basic etiquette when launching and retrieving boats at municipal launch ramps in La Crosse.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Kevin Durant started his free agency tour in a familiar place.

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Andrew Susac doubled twice and singled, and Joan Gregorio allowed just three hits over six innings as the Sacramento River Cats topped the Albuquerque Isotopes 4-2 on Thursday.

ATLANTA (AP) — Interim Braves manager Brian Snitker had to sweat out the ninth inning more than he wanted to.

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. (AP) -- Edwin Rios hit a solo home run in the eighth inning, leading the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes to a 5-4 win over the Stockton Ports on Thursday.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- Robert Garcia had three hits and two RBI, and Enrique De Los Rios hurled three scoreless innings as the Eugene Emeralds beat the Boise Hawks 5-1 on Thursday.

The Miss RemarkAble Pageant is more than just a show. It’s a chance for participants to share achievements, grow confidence and be honored for their own unique personalities.

As my nine loyal readers know, last week in this space I supported adding “summer vacation” to our vocabulary’s list of oxymorons. It’s time to add another: “Customer service.”

The UW-La Crosse Small Business Development Center will offer workshops in July.

The Miss RemarkAble Pageant is more than just a show. It’s a chance for participants to share achievements, grow confidence and be honored for their own unique personalities.

Poage Park’s $1.3 million makeover isn’t quite finished, but the fences will come down today to let neighbors take advantage of the custom playground equipment, splash pad and green space.

Riverfest’s inaugural Burger Bash on Saturday will pit the area’s best hamburgers against one another for the chance to send one chef to the World Food Championship in Alabama.

When he was growing up, Luke Marcou said he never got to play with fireworks, fun reserved for his father and older siblings.

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) -- Johnny Monell homered and had two hits, and Darin Gorski allowed just four hits over seven innings as the Las Vegas 51s beat the Tacoma Rainiers 7-3 on Thursday.

BELOIT, Wis. (AP) -- Vaughn Bryan hit a two-run double in the sixth inning, leading the Peoria Chiefs to an 11-0 win over the Beloit Snappers on Thursday.

NEW YORK (AP) — Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon thought his team played a pretty good ballgame. Starter John Lackey was not as forgiving.

A person with knowledge of the situation tells The Associated Press that the Washington Wizards expect to agree to a five-year maximum contract with shooting guard Bradley Beal by Friday morning.

SEATTLE (AP) — Aerial Powers scored 19 points, including a go-ahead 3-pointer with 54 seconds left, to help the Dallas Wings beat the Seattle Storm 83-78 on Thursday night.

COBLESKILL, N.Y. (AP) — A long-vacant textile mill in a rural upstate New York county was just the kind of place targeted for job growth as part of Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo's signature Start-Up NY economic development program.

MONCLOVA, Mexico (AP) -- Antonio Galaz hit a run-scoring double in the sixth inning, leading the Olmecas de Tabasco to a 10-8 win over the Acereros del Norte on Thursday.

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — At Mehuron's Supermarket in Waitsfield, Vermont, manager Bruce Hyde Jr. said he and his team support and are ready for the state's new law requiring genetically modified foods to be labeled as such. But uncertainties abound.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities say two men were injured by falling equipment on a filming set in downtown Los Angeles.