Trempealeau County News

A lot of attention in the recall race is given to Milwaukee and Madison, but there is one Wisconsin county that could hold the key to this election.

High winds knocked over a semi-tractor trailer going down the highway during a thunder storm in western Wisconsin's Trempealeau County.

ELEVA, May 27, 2012 -- Close to 60 years have passed since Joyce Austin and three of her seven children were killed, but many in Eleva haven't forgotten them.

All eyes are on a particular Registered Holstein cow from Trempealeau County this week.

State emergency management officials say creeks and rivers are rising throughout the southern half of the state.

Heavy weekend rains have caused several rivers and creeks to rise in southern Wisconsin.

His best friend's suicide attempts in fifth grade spurred Fond du Lac High School graduate David Rebedew to choose a career that will allow him to reach out to those suffering with mental illness.

Deputies arrest a Trempealeau County man for stealing communion plates, chalices and even crosses from the alter at a church.

Calumet County emergency management director Matthew Marmor says basements in about 20 homes in the Hilbert area are flooded.

Brady Olson, a high school chemistry teacher, was initially charged with felony child abuse and misdemeanor disorderly conduct for allegedly putting dry ice on the girls' legs in late January, leaving burn marks.

The Chief of the Blair-Preston fire department says the storm went through the Blair area around 10:15 p.m. Wednesday night, bringing heavy rain, hail and straight line winds.

The light of day has provided a better assessment of damage in western Wisconsin Thursday where strong storms knocked down trees and power lines and caused hail damage.