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Local unemployment ticks up in June
The local unemployment rate ticked up in June, following a typical seasonal pattern.
La Crosse County Circuit Court felony cases
The following people appeared in La Crosse County Circuit Court:
State Patrol pilot nabs speeder going 118 mph in Monroe County
TOMAH -- A Wisconsin State Patrol pilot flying a routine traffic patrol Friday calculated that a Porsche was traveling at 118 mph on Interstate 90/94 in Monroe County before it was stopped.
Update: No injuries reported in fire at North Side duplex
La Crosse firefighters are on the scene of a duplex fire at 1702-4 Loomis St. The call came in about 12:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Man killed, second injured in west-end shooting in Winona Wednesday morning; 1 in custody
One man was killed and a second injured in a shooting early Wednesday morning outside a west-end bar, with a lone suspected shooter taken into custody hours later.
Police: Man needing potty break pushes Porsche to 118 mph in Monroe County
A driver needing a potty break broke from the ranks of traffic in Monroe County on Friday, pushing his car to almost 120 miles per hour before a flying trooper radioed to land units to stop the driver.
Shots fired, 2 injured near west-end bar in Winona Wednesday morning
Two people were injured in a shooting early Wednesday morning outside a west-end bar, one potentially fatally, with Winona police later surrounding a residence in downtown Winona.
Fountain City River Players prepare for opening night without longtime director
FOUNTAIN CITY, Wis. — If she could return one more time to the stage inside this creaky auditorium, Judee Brone would give it some color.
Man killed in Monroe County crash
A 27-year-old man died Tuesday after his car overturned in the Monroe County town of Wells.
Korean War memorial to be dedicated today at Veterans Freedom Park
The Korean War memorial in Veterans Freedom Park near French Island will be dedicated at 11 a.m. today.
Jerome Christenson: Let's not confuse human tragedy with national peril
I say Donald Trump is wrong.
Monroe County gets together in Tomah
TOMAH — Monroe County comes together today through Sunday when Tomah Recreation Park hosts the annual Monroe County Fair.
Fenigor's La Crosse Rubber Mills renovation continues
La Crosse developers will continue work on the phased project to renovate the former La Crosse Rubber Mills complex while bringing in tenants to one of its many structures after the city Tuesday approved an amendment to its conditional-use permit…
La Crosse weighs wellness in capital improvement budget
City staffers Tuesday pitched a wellness center at La Crosse City Hall, city-funding for a collaborative effort to build an all-ability park and an additional fire station in La Crosse’s South Side while officials continued to whittle down the city-wide…
Kicking Bear event Saturday in West Salem
WEST SALEM -- Kicking Bear, a Christian ministry that uses the outdoors and archery to reach young people, will hold one of its camps Saturday at the West Salem Rod and Gun Club.
Vernon County opioid, drug discussion Aug. 3
VIROQUA -- The second in a series of roundtable discussions about opioid and illegal drug sponsored by Sen. Jennifer Shilling, D-La Crosse, will be from 3 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 3, in room 126 of the Western Technical College…
WTC offers law enforcement training
SPARTA, Wis. -- Western Technical College will offer its 720-hour state-certified Basic Recruit Academy for people seeking Wisconsin Law Enforcement certification. This classroom and scenario-based instruction is set to run Monday- Friday Jan. 9 to May 12 at the Sparta…
Big Read of 'A Lesson Before Dying' coming to La Crosse
A grant from the National Endowment of the Arts will support a community-wide conversation about the Ernest J. Gaines novel "A Lesson Before Dying during the coming school year.
Would-be ninja's faith buoys him after drop into drink
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse alumni Drew Knapp is upset that his quest to win a million dollars on “American Ninja Warrior” was foiled as easily as falling off a log. But he was unbowed in his resolve to try again.
K2, heroin found in community correctional facilities
La Crosse police Monday arrested two tenants of a community correctional facility on the city's North Side after they were hospitalized from smoking K2, while the agency investigates a possible fatal drug overdose at another facility.
