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Former Winona County deputy charged with hiring prostitute
WINONA, Minn. — A former Winona County sheriff’s deputy has been charged with hiring a prostitute three times last summer.
MVC to preserve bluffland near Ferryville
FERRYVILLE — Bluffland on the Great River Road slated for residential development will instead expand the Sugar Creek Bluff State Natural Area thanks to a donor-funded purchase by the Mississi…
Walker backs 20-week abortion ban regardless of exemptions
DELAVAN, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker said Monday he will sign a proposed 20-week abortion ban whether or not it includes an exemption for cases of rape or incest.
Police: Drunken driver hits school bus in Monroe County
SPARTA — A drunken driver ran a stop sign Friday evening in Sparta and struck a school bus, injuring one.
Inspections of illegal tobacco sales to youths to include e-cigarettes
Retail clerks, be forewarned: Get ready to check the ID of a baby-faced customer trying to buy e-cigarettes, or even somebody who may look 30 but you suspect might be younger than 18.
City seeks shift on DOT’s Rose Street plans
City leaders will press their case with the state later this week on what they want to see Rose and West George streets become when Interstate 90’s Exit 3 is reconfigured in 2017.
Volunteers pitch in on bigger, better bike track
With hundreds of hours of volunteer labor, a popular bike track is again taking shape in Hixon Forest.
Chaos in bar's parking lot nets two years in prison
Only by the grace of God was no one killed the night Erich Price wreaked havoc in the parking lot of a North Side La Crosse tavern, a judge said Monday.
La Crosse County Circuit Court felonies
La Crosse County Circuit Court felonies:
Heroin dealer gets four years after overdose death
Robert Gordon was on life support for 17 hours after ingesting a toxic combination of heroin and prescription drugs.
Sparta garden walk set for June 18
The Tilling Thyme Garden Club garden walk in Sparta will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. June 18. Tickets cost $5. For information, call 608-269-6744.
Riverfest Medallion hunt begins today
The seventh annual Riverfest Medallion Hunt begins today. Ten clues will be given out at 6 a.m.
Hometown History: Milwaukee Bar, Restaurant and Hotel
THE WAY IT WAS: Joe Wakeen stands behind the bar ready to take your drink order. In the late 1940s and early 1950s, Joe and Ellamae Wakeen owned the Milwaukee Bar, Restaurant and Hotel, which …
After a decade of struggle, whooping cranes may have banner nesting season
The future of a critically endangered species in Wisconsin may lie in figuring out how to fight a little black fly.
Tunnels, bikes and history on the Elroy-Sparta State Trail
NORWALK – The light at the end of the tunnel looks closer but in reality is about a 15-minute delicate walk away.
West Allis boy finds Bigfoot in Kettle Moraine State Forest
WEST BEND, Wis. (AP) — When 5-year-old Linkin Eger set out in mid-May to search for the illustrious Bigfoot at the Kettle Moraine State Forest's Pike Lake Unit in Hartford, nobody could have p…
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Spring flower hike Saturday on prairie
HOLMEN -- The Mississippi Valley Conservancy is hosting a public hike at Holland Sand Prairie State Natural Area at 10 a.m. Saturday.
What cable deal could mean for consumers
As the Internet has upended their business, cable companies have been racing to reinvent themselves as dominant broadband providers and distributors of online video.
