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UW-L small business center offers planning basics for business
The Wisconsin Small Business Development Center at UW–La Crosse is offering “Planning Basics for Business” from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 27, on campus.
The farm Lewiston grew around: Operation honored as Winona County Century Farm Thursday
LEWISTON, Minn. — Henry Ahrens met his wife, Paulina, when she was selling butter door-to-door in the early 1900s.
From Nose to Tail program available at Northside
The Coulee Region Humane Society and the Boys and Girls Club of Greater La Crosse are offering “From Nose to Tail: Lessons to Inspire Care and Compassion for Dogs” from 1 to 2 p.m. Wednesdays through Aug. 3, at Northside…
UW-L ‘Hear, Here’ project earns national recognition
A University of Wisconsin-La Crosse history project has received national recognition for preservation and interpretation of state and local history.
MVAC Public Field School open house set for July 21
The public is invited to see what the Mississippi Valley Archaeology Center Public Field School participants have been doing this summer from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, July 21, at the Norskedalen Heritage Farm (Skumsrud site) to see the…
Woman gets time served in extortion case
MADISON — Cassandra Doerr, 23, of Balsam Lake, Wis., was sentenced Thursday to time served — just over four months in custody — to be followed by three years of supervised release, for sending threatening communications with the intent to…
Video shows gruesome aftermath of Minnesota police shooting
FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. — A woman who watched as a police officer fatally shot her boyfriend during a traffic stop streamed the gruesome aftermath of the slaying live on Facebook, telling a worldwide audience that her companion had been shot…
Lawyer: Footage shows US student tried to swim after fall
ROME — The lawyer for a homeless man accused of pushing an American student into the Tiber River in Rome says surveillance footage shows the teen tried to swim a few strokes after falling in but was carried off by…
New Salvation Army leaders gauge needs for service, possible expansion
Deciphering people’s needs and evaluating facilities top the to-do list for Majors Jeff and Deb Richardson as the new leaders of The Salvation Army in La Crosse, entering an era that may require expansion or building.
Bicyclists riding 4,000 miles drop off cancer donation at Gundersen
More than 20 bicyclists participating in what is billed as the “longest charity ride in the world” took a break Thursday evening in La Crosse to drop off a donation for the Gundersen Medical Foundation and meet with a cancer…
Shilling recognized by counties association
State Sen. Jennifer Shilling of La Crosse has been honored by the Wisconsin Counties Association for her work on behalf of county governments.
Dispatch from Europe: Business, food focus of Day 2
Day 2 in Friedberg, Germany, began with a presentations by the Friedberg mayor and the vice chairman of the chamber, followed by 7 Rivers Alliance Executive Director Lisa Herr and me.
United Way sends 5,000 surveys to plumb needs
Great Rivers United Way is mailing more than 5,000 surveys to random households to compile into its Compass Now 2018 report.
Sparta sex offender sentenced to 3 life terms
SPARTA — A judge on Thursday sentenced a Sparta sex offender who raped a young girl to three consecutive life sentences in prison.
Congressional VA reforms move ahead in opiate abuse package
Veterans Administration reforms championed by Wisconsin lawmakers are advancing through Congress as part of a narcotics abuse package.
Man wanted for car theft in Trempealeau
The La Crosse County Sheriff’s Department needs the public's help identifying a man who stole a car from the village of Trempealeau on June 22.
Central senior takes second place at national FBLA
More than 10,000 people watched as Carissa Goddeau took second place at this year's FBLA National Conference in Atlanta.
Dispatch from Europe: Sister city trip gives La Crosse residents new ideas
In business, author Stephen Covey says, you seek first to understand before being understood.
Jackson County hopes cold case warms up with more forensic testing
BLACK RIVER FALLS — Jackson County authorities are working with a Florida university to track down the travels — and hopefully the identity — of a homicide victim whose body was discovered in Jackson County in 1978.
Pope Francis meets parents of UW student found dead in river
ROME — Pope Francis met on Wednesday with the parents of a U.S. college student whose body was found in Rome’s Tiber river this week, after apparently either being pushed or tumbling into the murky waters less than 24 hours…
