La Crosse Tribune Local News

TOMAH — Nancy VanderMeer has an opponent in her race for re-election as the representative of the 70th Assembly District.

One person was injured in a house fire on La Crosse's South Side shortly after midnight Sunday.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — About 4,800 nurses at five Minneapolis-area hospitals began a weeklong strike Sunday over a contract impasse.

ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) — Federal regulators say St. Cloud-based Gold'n Plump is recalling more than 27 tons of chicken after contaminants were detected.

Decrying global trade deals has become a rhetorical mainstay of the 2016 campaign, and Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Russ Feingold is part of that chorus — while his opponent, Republican Sen. Ron Johnson, has stayed mum.

MINNEAPOLIS (TNS) — Aaron Dimler was on his way. The captain of his football team at Roseville High School, he had a job, a long-term girlfriend and a scholarship worth $240,000 to study and play football at Macalester College.

UW-La Crosse is offering Business Succession: Planning for the Future from 7:15 a.m. to noon Thursday in Port O’ Call at Cartwright Center.

A sunny afternoon took a sinister turn on Saturday during the Dark La Crosse trolley tour. Tales of murder, ghosts and prostitution gave patrons a taste of La Crosse’s more sordid history.

ONALASKA — Like the upgrades on a new menu, this year’s Celebrate Onalaska retains some of the flavors of last year’s event but spices up the offerings for 2016.

Administered by La Crosse County, the For Goodness’ Sake program provides donated household goods to the needy.

WINONA, Minn. — “Some people, perhaps most people, think words are not really important,” E. B. White once wrote, “but I am a word man and I attach the very highest importance to words.”

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TREMPEALEAU — The Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge is hosting a celebration of “Pollinators and More” from 8:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 25, at the refuge.

A month ago, La Crosse County officials were looking at having to raise fares, cut hours and make other drastic changes to its MiniBus program because of a financial crisis.

HOLMEN — In Laurie Kessler’s office, next to a few bouquets of flowers, sat a platter of chocolate chip and M&M cookies. Later in the day, the last of the school year for Holmen High School and the last of…

The La Crosse Area Chamber and the La Crosse Area Society of Human Resource Management plan a 90-minute session with a panel of experienced experts to discuss the new $47,476 threshold for salaried employees mandated by the U.S. Department of…

Funerals, fear and uncertainty loom -- ORLANDO, Fla. — People marched down Orlando streets with rainbow flags and others lined up to wait hours for a "One Pulse" tattoo on Saturday as supporters tried to boost the somber city's spirits…

Russia's defense minister visits Assad -- MOSCOW — Russia's defense minister visited Syria on Saturday to meet the country's leader and inspect the Russian air base there, a high-profile trip intended to underline Moscow's role in the region. Sergei Shoigu…

There’s a farming adage that says you need to make hay while the sun shines.

ONALASKA — Mayo Clinic Health System-Franciscan Healthcare will take the 3-D mammography option that is available at its La Crosse and Onalaska on the road Monday with what a physician says will detect cancer earlier, with fewer callbacks for additional…