La Crosse Tribune Local News

WINONA, Minn. — Okay, call me a curmudgeon.

City officials moved forward Tuesday with a program, slated to get going in the fall, to help La Crosse property owners raise their homes out of the floodplain.

Kathy KasaKaitas wants people to know their cars are not dog sitters. The Coulee Region Humane Society animal control officer takes three to six calls every day in the summer regarding dogs left in vehicles.

When it comes to helping divorced parents communicate, Kristi Strelow has the IDEAL solution.

The American Red Cross is hosting local blood drives in July. All blood types are needed. Donors must be 17 or older, weigh at least 110 pounds, and provide a driver's license or two forms of ID.

VIROQUA — Gov. Scott Walker and about 50 demonstrators played an impromptu game of hide-and-seek when the Republican governor stopped in Viroqua for a press conference where he officially launched the state’s Broadband Forward Community Certification Program.

Wisconsin’s pollution control agency released a draft Tuesday of a comprehensive study of sand mining to swift criticism from environmentalists who say it relies too heavily on industry-funded air quality data.

Criminal charges filed Tuesday accuse a Trempealeau man of trying to set fire to a village church early Sunday while the pastor was asleep in his attached residence.

United States Naval Sea Cadet Corps Cadet Petty Officer 3rd Class Elissa Nott of Aquinas High School is a 2016 Honor Staff Cadet.

WINONA, Minn. — Evel Knievel must be shaking his head.

Stephanie Mroch, 32, of 1414 Bainbridge St., was charged Tuesday with possession of meth, obstructing an officer and misdemeanor bail jumping. Mroch lied to police about her name on Monday and had 1 gram of meth, according to the complaint.Michael…

An Ettrick man will return to Minnesota to face charges that accuse him of repeatedly stabbing a woman, a toddler and a dog in La Crescent.

Evel Knievel must be shaking his head.

WEST SALEM — The mining economy isn't where River Steel Owner Tim Brennan hoped it would be when he expanded his company nine years ago.

A woman suffered serious injuries after she struck a raccoon with her motorcycle Monday night in Trempealeau County.

A man escaped from the Fillmore County Jail Tuesday morning, and area authorities are working to capture him.

One person died and two were injured after a two-vehicle crash Monday in the Monroe County town of Little Falls.

Local author Mary Beth Springer will host a book signing event from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday at the La Crosse Public Library, 800 Main St.

WEST SALEM — At Life in Harmony Music Therapy, aural experiences promote and sustain physiological and psychological wellness. LiH helps people with autism spectrum disorders, cerebral palsy, Down’s syndrome or neurological disorders, among other challenges.

Since 2010, the Kast family of Westby, Wis., has provided a refuge for Vernon County youths.