FUNDRAISER: A chili fundraiser for the Community for Veterans will be from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at Dean and Sue's Bar & Grill, 2002 Midway Road, Menomonie. Menu includes chili, bread sticks, beverages and dessert for a freewill donation. The event includes a silent auction and raffles. Read …

Hudson: Katelyn Asmus, Grace Augustin, Dayna Ball, Ellen Coggio, Katherine Drewiske, Ryan Dunn, Adam Dux, Katelyn Ellstrom, Lucy Fashingbauer, Melissa Hammer, Christopher Khuong, Tyler Kirk, Sadie Kroll, Emily Krueger, Devon Krumrei, Ashley Lardy, Elise Martin, Konnor Merchak, Madeline … Read More

Hudson: Sarah Hartung, business administration; Brooke Heutmaker, communication studies; Lindsey Jackson, psychology; Andrew McLean, agricultural engineering technology; Kayla Mitich, elementary education; Katelyn Petersen, dairy science; Bryce Sanders, business administration; Derek … Read More

Students, parents and teachers pleaded with President Trump to act. "I turned 18 the day after" the shooting, said a tearful Samuel Zeif, a student at the Florida high school where a former student's assault left 17 dead last week. "Woke up to the news that my best friend was …

A 51-year-old Minneapolis man is accused of beating his mentally disabled twin daughters, raping them and chaining them to a bedroom door in a case described as torture. The man was charged this week with several felonies, including first-degree criminal sexual conduct, first- and second-assault … Read More

The Rev. Billy Graham, the magnetic, movie-star-handsome preacher who became a singular force in postwar American religious life, a confidant of presidents and the most widely heard Christian evangelist in history, died Wednesday at 99. "America's Pastor," as he was dubbed, had suffered from … Read More

Oklahoma educators frustrated with low pay and another round of proposed cuts to public schools are mulling an organized walkout to get lawmakers' attention. Momentum was spurred this week when hundreds of residents packed a school board meeting in Bartlesville, about 45 miles north of Tulsa. Read More

It hasn't been a good couple of days for Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban. Cuban was fined $600,000 by the NBA for comments he made on Julius Erving's podcast over the weekend. On the podcast Cuban said it would benefit the Mavs to lose games the rest of the season …

Bishops College and Booth Memorial — two former high schools in the city — and the former Macpherson Elementary on Newtown Road will be offered for sale in tenders expected to be issued Friday, The Telegram was told in an interview Wednesday with the English School District. The tenders will … …

Patrick wants more films shot in Texas — but doesn't want to provide assistance for films with subject matters he doesn't like. Case in point, Let Her Speak, a drama about former state Sen.Wendy Davis from Fort Worth and her history-making stand on abortion rights. Patrick is a staunch anti-abortionist … …