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They are coming back to Lacrosse to celebrate 25 years later. The La Crosse Catbirds, often referred to as the model franchise of the Continental Basketball Association, have scheduled a reunion on July 3rd in honor of the 25th anniversary of its first championship series.

Former Coach, Mike Mashak, says all players and staff have been invited.

All players and team personnel associated with the Catbirds throughout their run in La Crosse are invited to the July 3rd event being held in Riverside park as a part of Riverfest. Mashak says if you had anything to do with the Catbirds....then your invited, too.

The rules governing contributions for recall elections are different between the time the recall petitions start and the the time the election is actually approved, because usual contributions don't apply.

Mike McCabe of the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign says this is why they have filed complaints against 3 state senators, including Dan Kapanke. He says without that information they are just names on a piece of paper and the public doesn't know who's trying to influence the election. He says transparency is critical.

As of mid April, the most recent period for which accurate numbers are available, the eleven targeted senators had collectively raised over $1.3 million, and contributions have continued to our in. Kapanke faces a recall election in August

Fort McCoy is ushering in a new era of barracks space with the construction of a new Annual Training/Mobilization barracks facility. Brian Harrie, a community planner at the Master Planning Division of the Fort McCoy Directorate of Public Works, said the permanent, brick-and-mortar facility will be the first barracks built to support transient training at Fort McCoy since 1942.
The new structure will improve the quality of life for Soldiers training for a limited time at the installation.

The $7 million project, expected to begin this fall, should be completed early in fiscal year 2013. The project will include 160 bed spaces in open bays and eight semi-private bed spaces for higher-ranking Soldiers, and an on-site parking lot. The facility will house Soldiers during two-week annual training or extended training.

It will include an Internet café area, separate shower and latrine areas, a laundry area, recycling area, etc. The floor plan will allow for the sectioning off the facility to house female Soldiers.

Randy Poff will get a second chance to keep himself out of a state hospital...

Poff was on trial this week in La Crosse, with a jury being asked to decide whether he should be committed as 'sexually violent.' But today, Judge Ramona Gonzalez announced a mistrial, because a doctor scheduled to testify about Poff's condition had spoken first to another witness outside the courtroom. That violated an order that witnesses be sequestered. Poff served over 15 years in prison for raping a female jogger in La Crosse, and has been arrested for sex-related crimes since his release. The commitment trial is now planned for December.