La Crosse Tribune Local News

Find out where to find shelters in La Crosse for warming up during extreme cold temperatures this week. Stay safe and warm in the Coulee Region.

A driver and passenger were injured in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, after their car struck a tree while exiting U.S. Highway 35.

This photo shows a likely meet-up of the La Crosse and Sparta bicycle clubs on North Water Street in Sparta. The bicycle became increasingly popular in Wisconsin in the 1890s after the introduction of the “safety bicycle,” which meant the…

Explore the history of antisemitism and the Holocaust in a free lecture series at Viterbo University. Gain insights into genocide and its relevance today.

John Zimbrick, whose automotive empire would eventually grow to about two dozen franchises, service centers and body shops, died Jan. 4. He was 99.

La Crosse city officials are opening an emergency daytime snow shelter Monday as temperatures plummet to the negatives. Bus routes to the center provided, but no direct donations accepted at this time.

Operation: RiverWatch, a community program patrolling the Mississippi River, had no record of volunteers on the night a UW-La Crosse student died in 2022.

The UW–Madison Division of Extension offices in Chippewa, Dunn and Eau Claire counties are excited to share a new way to stay in the loop — the Tri-County Connection newsletter.

President Donald Trump has threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act and deploy troops to quell persistent protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in Minneapolis. Trump made the threat Thursday. A day earlier, a federal officer in the city shot…

Coulee Region hospital workers say the expiration of pandemic-era Affordable Care Act subsidies have hit their patients hard.

Habitat for Humanity of the Greater La Crosse Region, the national nonprofit's local branch, announced Tuesday it ranked fifth out of hundreds of nationwide Habitat affiliates in aluminum recycling.

La Crosse Fire Department responds to second structure fire in 72 hours, containing a detached garage fire in Medary with assistance from Holmen Area Fire Department.

The League of Women Voters-Greater Chippewa Valley chapter and the Wisconsin Public Education Network are hosting a three-part series to educate citizens on public-school funding and how they can help sustain quality public education in the Chippewa Valley.

La Crosse firefighters quickly extinguish a house fire caused by a wood-burning fireplace. No injuries reported. Fire safety tips provided.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwestern Wisconsin is launching a new partnership with Chippewa Valley Technical College, supported by a $239,000 grant, aimed at enhancing youth mental health while introducing young people to post-secondary education opportunities.

Great Rivers United Way is extending its annual fundraising campaign through January to raise an additional $100,000 to reach its $1.6 million goal. The funds will support over 50 programs in 32 organizations across seven counties in Wisconsin and Minnesota.

Local agriculture producers are encouraged to attend the Chippewa Valley Ag Conference, which will be held from 9 a.m. to 3:45 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 19, at Florian Gardens, 2340 Lorch Ave. in Eau Claire. The conference features a keynote address,…

La Crosse's Farmers Market will move to Pearl Street, closing the street down every Friday afternoon from May to October. Organizers say the move is ideal to re-attract vendors who left in previous seasons.

The proposed legislation aims to keep data centers from passing their operating costs onto customers and would require annual water usage reports.

William Albert Roosevelt, a machinist by trade, settled in La Crosse in either 1853 or 1855, at the age of 21. He began his life here by chartering the steam ferry Honeye. Then he purchased an interest in the steamer…