La Crosse Tribune Local News

WINONA, Minn. — A nod to the history of world exploration arrived at Levee Park in Winona this week, when hand-made replicas of Christopher Columbus' ships the Niña and Pinta docked and set up for a week of tours and…

ST. PAUL — Traffic fatalities in Minnesota were up 14 percent last year over 2014, according to data released Thursday by the Department of Public Safety.

Tomah police are investigating a Thursday morning armed robbery at the BeMobile Verizon Premium Wireless store.

It's been a deadly week at Minnesota pools and lakes — at least four people have drowned across the state.

WINONA, Minn. -- John Banvard isn't a footnote. He's more of a phoenix.

WINONA, Minn. — The Minnesota Orchestra, led by assistant conductor Roderick Cox, will present a free outdoor pops concert at Lake Park on Thursday, June 30, as part of the Minnesota Beethoven Festival’s 10th-anniversary season.

The La Crosse Life League will hold its annual Ladies for Life Tea from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, July 17, at Blessed Sacrament Parish Hall, 130 Losey Blvd. S.

Many government offices and businesses in La Crosse will be closed Monday for the Fourth of July holiday:

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation will begin constructing a roundabout next month at the intersection of Hwys. 27 and 33 in the town of Portland, just west of the village limits of Cashton.

People who insist, as some do, that homeless people choose the nomadic lifestyle might consider Jessica Luhman’s plight.

MADISON—The Wisconsin Legislature’s Joint Legislative Council recently appointed Rep. Jill Billings, D-La Crosse, to serve on the Study Committee on Reducing Recidivism and Removing Impediments to Ex-Offender Employment.

All lanes are open after the authorities dealt with a crash at the 2.5-mile marker of westbound Interstate 90.

WESTBY, Wis. — More than 140 acres of farmland will be protected under a new agreement with the Mississippi Valley Conservancy.

WINONA — One of the two men facing murder charges in an October 2015 homicide in Winona will head to trial in July.

ONALASKA — On Wednesday, playing in the mud wasn’t just allowed. It was encouraged.

Western Technical College’s Business Division will host information sessions for the Sales Management program.

A new Riverfront Inc. program continues to provide graduates with valuable workplace and social skills.

LA CRESCENT, Minn. — A 27-year-old La Crosse man repeatedly stabbed a 23-year-old Bangor woman, a 3-year-old child and a dog Tuesday afternoon in a car before stabbing himself, according to La Crescent police.

Students at Logan High School raised $7,000 for a classmate battling Hodgkin’s lymphoma.

OSHKOSH, Wis. — When Miss Green Bay Area Courtney Pelot, 22, of Manitowoc was named Miss Wisconsin 2016 at Oshkosh West High School last weekend, two contestants with La Crosse ties were right behind her.