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VIROQUA -- Vernon County District Attorney Timothy Gaskell and Westby attorney Darcy Rood Massof have both announced their intention to run in the spring 2017 general election for the Vernon County Circuit Court judge position that will become vacant when…

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Officials at the Tomah VA Medical Center have briefed the staff of U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson about the care of a Wisconsin veteran who ended up killing himself.

Grammy-winning hip-hop star T-Pain will perform Friday, Sept. 23, at UW-La Crosse's Recreational Eagle Center at 1601 Badger St.

The transition to fall is here -- the mornings are dark and cooler, and there’s a hint of color showing on some trees. But the biggest change is always the kids' return to school.

ST. PAUL — In a 16th-floor conference room with spectacular views of downtown St. Paul, residents of three rural Minnesota communities who might not normally talk about climate change are doing just that.

About four feet from where I write this column hangs a photo of me taken when I was 3 years old.

Before the invention of the mechanical rotary eggbeater, it took 90 minutes to whip egg whites to a stiff meringue. Eliza Leslie, who wrote household management tips in the 19th century, offered detailed advice about using wrist-action to reduce the…

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The La Crosse Central DECA chapter will host the Aspire to be EPIC muscular dystrophy awareness 5K at 1 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 9, in Riverside Park.

The La Crosse-based hub of the national Honor Flight program will conducted its 18th mission today.

North Presbyterian Church at 1327 N. Salem Road will host Buzz’s Musical Jamboree from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday.

An artist known for creating artwork about Native American history — similar to pieces inspired by events such as today’s Standing Rock Sioux tribe’s fight against an oil pipeline in North Dakota — will speak at UW-La Crosse.

MADISON -- Penny M. Mau, 54, Nelson, Wis., was sentenced Thursday in U.S. District Court to one year of supervised release for stealing money belonging to the village of Nelson. She pleaded guilty to the charge on June 23.

"Safe and Thriving La Crosse Neighborhoods," a public forum hosted by La Crosse Area Crime Stoppers and sponsored by the Robert and Eleanor Franke Charitable Foundation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Weber Center for the…

Spoiler Alert: If you’ve got your heart set on winning the Golden Keg in the drawing at the end of Oktoberfest, don’t be surprised to discover that it’s not really gold.

More than a third of La Crosse’s 1,224 intersections are uncontrolled — just two streets meeting with no stop or yield signs to establish right of way. These are neighborhood streets, where speed limits are below 30 mph and daily…

The spirit of collaboration received some recognition this week as the city of La Crosse accepted a state-wide organization’s award for its work on the Powell-Poage-Hamilton Neighborhood revitalization project.

The La Crosse Collaborative to End Homelessness is 98 days away from its goal of eradicating veteran homelessness, and a boot camp of sorts this week left the chairwoman of the effort optimistic that it can hit the target.

The following people appeared in La Crosse County Circuit Court:

The Senate Dance Club will mark its centennial with a special event Oct. 29 at The Court Above Main in downtown La Crosse.