Новости за 20.02.2018

When you’ve been at the top of the mountain, one step below has a different view, a different feel.

Mitt Romney signaled that he is moving toward a run for a US Senate seat from Utah, tweeting Thursday that he will make a formal announcement about his plans on February 15.

Oak Moser has had a consistent message each day to his Black River Falls co-op girls hockey team:

It was one of the more brutal halves of basketball of Merlin Jones’ career as a coach.

Ronald Wayne Bark, 55, passed away Friday, Feb. 16, 2018.

WESTBY -- Carol Rudrud, 88, of Westby passed away Friday, Feb. 16, 2018, at the Bland-Bekkedal Center for Hospice Care, Viroqua, in the loving arms of her children and her special angel, Angie Hornby.

SPARTA — Timothy G. Crady, 72, of Sparta died Sunday, Feb. 18, 2018, at his home. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Lanham-Schanhofer Funeral Home, Sparta.

Shirley A. Tischer, 83, of La Crosse died Saturday, Feb. 17, 2018, at the Bethany-Riverside Nursing Facility in La Crosse.

Richard Lawrence Wampler, 79, known to friends and family as “Butch,” passed away Friday, Feb. 16, 2018.

Mary Anna Sexauer, 94, of La Crosse died Sunday, Feb. 18, 2018, in her home. Funeral Mass will be held at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 21, at Mary, Mother of the Church Parish, La Crosse. Friends and family may call…

WEST SALEM — Peggy Ann Teal, 63, of West Salem died Saturday, Feb. 17, 2018, at Gundersen Health System. Funeral services will be at noon Friday, Feb. 23, at Jandt-Fredrickson Funeral Homes and Crematory, Jostad Chapel, in West Salem. Burial…

VIROQUA/LA FARGE — Bedena L. Jacobson, 88, of Viroqua and formerly of La Farge died Sunday, Feb. 18, 2018. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 23, at Viroqua United Methodist Church, with burial in Manning Cemetery.…

Dale Douglas Schickowski, 77, died Friday, Feb. 16, 2018, at home with family surrounding him.

MESA, Ariz./ONALASKA — Ruth Ann Skroch, 80, of Mesa, formerly of Onalaska died Friday, Feb. 16, 2018, in Mesa. Services are pending and will be announced by Schumacher-Kish Funeral and Cremation Services of Onalaska.

Marlene J. (Kastenschmidt) Engelhart, 85, of La Crosse passed away surrounded by her family Sunday, Feb. 18, 2018, at Bethany Riverside Nursing Home in La Crosse.

CAMP DOUGLAS — David C. Sturgis, 53, of Camp Douglas tragically passed away from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident in Indiana, Friday, Feb. 16, 2018.

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Follow live coverage from the State Journal as the UW men's basketball team hosts the Minnesota Golden Gophers.

Democrats are opposing the bill because it would allow associations to duck state health insurance regulations.

Losing Josh Ess for an undetermined amount of time has broken up one longstanding Badgers defense pairing and possibly more.

Special counsel Robert Mueller's interest in Jared Kushner has expanded beyond his contacts with Russia and now includes his efforts to secure financing for his company from foreign investors during the presidential transition, according to people familiar with the inquiry.

The fourth annual free Winter Wellness Carnival, featuring good, games and prizes, will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the La Crosse County Administration Center at 212 N. Sixth St. in La Crosse.

For the second year in a row and for just the second time in the 50-plus year history of the program, the Viroqua High School wrestling team will be sending four individuals to the WIAA Division 2 state wrestling tournament…

Gov. Scott Walker is convinced that he did the right thing when he declined federal Medicaid expansion for Wisconsin, but he’s taking legislative steps to ensure that one of Obamacare’s most vital elements — insurance coverage for pre-existing conditions —…

AKELEY, Minn. (AP) — Authorities say they doubt that foul play was a factor in the death of a pregnant woman who was missing for more than two weeks before her body was found in the Chippewa National Forest.