La Crosse Tribune Local News

APPLETON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin shouldn't experience a propane shortage this heating season like the one it endured last winter and spring, industry officials predicted.

UW-La Crosse junior Alex Mrotek wants to prove it’s possible to throw a great fraternity party without alcohol.

BLACK RIVER FALLS -- A sex offender will be released Tuesday in Black River Falls.

Kristina Mclinn, 42, of 2528 S. 17th St. was charged Wednesday with third-offense operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and with a prohibited alcohol concentration and with a minor chil…

MADISON (AP) — Wisconsin medical facilities performed nearly 7 percent fewer abortions last year, continuing a five-year decline, according to a state report released Wednesday.

The La Crosse Police Department will reopen its lobby at 8:30 a.m. Monday after five weeks of renovations. 

A West Salem man told authorities his best friend was “causing problems so I took care of him” by stabbing him in the back of the head late Tuesday, according to reports.

Wisconsin regulators have set dates for public hearings on several utility requests to raise prices, including Xcel Energy’s bid for a 3.2 percent electric rate hike.

The group behind the Myrick Hixon EcoPark project in La Crosse has told the city it will cease operations in Myrick Park on Sept. 30, saying it no longer could function under the constraints o…

Picking the perfect first day of school outfit was an easy task for those attending Northside Elementary School.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Remember the polar vortex, the huge mass of Arctic air that can plunge much of the U.S. into the deep freeze? You might have to get used to it.

MADISON (AP) — A conservative group on Tuesday accused Democratic Attorney General Susan Happ of letting an alleged child molester off easy because he bought her house a year before he was charged.

MADISON (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker said Tuesday he won't make another job-creation promise like he did four years ago, a pledge he's all but certain not to fulfill by the end of his term in December.

Erin and Mike Grosch needed room. Bedrooms, to be exact.

Maybe having half the living room blocked off by yellow caution tape would help with making a decision.

A North Side couple’s bid to operate their salon business in the same building as the Muse Theatre faces an uncertain future despite gaining approval Tuesday on rezoning the property from resi…

MILWAUKEE (AP) — U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan blamed the Obama administration Tuesday for contributing to the circumstances that led to the swift ascent of the Islamic State, a militant group that purp…

A motor vehicle accident has left the eastbound lanes of Hwy. 16 between Gillette Street and La Crosse closed, according to the La Crosse County Emergency Services Department.

ALMA, Wis.  -- Four men accused of a series of summer business burglaries in Buffalo County are scheduled for preliminary court hearings Sept. 30.

La Crosse will host thousands of Elvis fans this weekend for an annual event featuring impersonators thriving to keep his music alive.