La Crosse Tribune Local News

St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 420 West Ave. S., will have music at its 9 a.m. Sunday worship service by members of the the Gospel Truth Singers and the Good News Singers, both a part of the Coulee Region Gospel Choir.

WINONA, Minn. — It was the catch of the lifetime Thursday evening for Jake Wemette when he caught a 48-pound catfish in West Lake Winona.

BLACK RIVER FALLS -- Black River Falls will be busy with music, food, running events, a parade and fireworks next weekend during the inaugural Karner Blue Summer Festival.

TOMAH -- Earplugs are all the rage again in Tomah: The roar of the engines for a 41st year means 60,000 visitors to the National Tractor Pullers Association Budweiser Dairyland Super National Truck and Tractor.

Scott Adams, author of the long-running “Dilbert” comic strip, is under the impression that sexism takes the form of v-neck sweaters.

The La Crosse water utility had no violations in 2015, according to the water quality report released Thursday by water utility manager Mark Johnson.

STODDARD — John Riniker will begin serving up ice cream cones, malts, shakes and other treats with extra scoops of automotive history at noon today in the 83-year-old former Standard gas station he converted into an ice cream shop.

WINONA, Minn. — Even though it's been 71 years, the emotions of freeing a concentration camp still overcome Leroy Woychik.

Traffic will be restricted next week to one lane near the corner of West Avenue and Market Street while the La Crosse Water Utility replaces a failed control valve.

The following people appeared in La Crosse County Circuit Court:

Dairyland Power Cooperative has completed an environmental study of its planned replacement of a high-voltage power line that runs through densely developed areas between Holmen and La Crosse.

La Crosse will lose two department heads at the end of this year as finance director Kelly Branson and public works director Dale Hexom each announced Friday that they will retire in December.

A fight between three men in a Westby grocery store parking lot brought police attention and the discovery of dozens of stolen debit, credit and gift cards allegedly in their possession.

Ted Knutson has held a couple of prominent roles at Aquinas High School for a number of years. He has about a week to get ready for his newest role and then pick successors for the ones he’s used to…

Mary Leonard doesn't look shook up at all.

Holmen police Thursday arrested a woman for attempted homicide but refuse to release any details of the crime before her court appearance later today.

The Wisconsin native long identified as one of the six men in an iconic World War II photograph showing the raising of the American flag at Iwo Jima actually was not in the image, the Marine Corps announced Thursday after…

Oxymorons abound in our vocabulary, from “jumbo shrimp” and “military intelligence” to “airline food.” Let me add another misnomer to the list: “summer vacation.”

The La Crosse Public Library and Pediment Publishing are offering the community a chance to share their family histories. “La Crosse Memories: The Early Years” will feature local photos from the 1800s through 1939.

Prices on Thursday for a gallon of regular gas: