La Crosse Tribune Local News

FREEBURG, Minn. — The Evangelical Church of Peace will host an old-fashioned hymn sing and ice cream social at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 26.

ONALASKA — Christ Is Lord Lutheran Church, 1269 Hwy. PH, will host Elements of Trust Vacation Bible School from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Sunday, June 26, through Thursday, June 30. The program is for children pre-kindergarten through grade 6. To…

ONALASKA — High school students from Onalaska United Methodist Church will have a fundraiser from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, June 26, at the brat barn outside the Festival Foods store in Crossing Meadows.

He was nursed back to health by Saving K9 Lives Plus, a dog rescue organization in the Los Angeles area.

We are barraged by news coverage of this year’s very important elections. However, the community effort it takes to make democracy work often goes unnoticed.

Though Kellen Holden is relatively new to his role as the YMCA mentoring director, he couldn't imagine doing anything else. As the leader of the YMCA Reach and Rise program, he sees firsthand the impact a caring adult can have…

Scientists in La Crosse have come up with a new tool in the fight against Asian carp: carbonation.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (TNS) — Mark Diederichs wiped a splatter of manure from his arm as four Hispanic workers guided the next 44 cows into stalls, swabbed each animal’s teats with neon-blue disinfectant and attached computer-controlled milking-machine units.

I had forgotten that June was LGBT Pride Month.

This large glass-insulated, silver-plated water pitcher — with its 1865 patent date — is said to have belonged to Fredericka and John Levy. It makes a very appropriate symbol for a couple whose home became synonymous with hospitality in the…

The Crawford Stewardship Project and Professor Emeritus Kevin Rodolfo are offering a program on karst features in the Driftless Region from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 25, at Pheasant Walk Permaculture, E8022 Bakkom Road, Viroqua.

MENASHA, Wis. (AP) — Churches are places of renewal, but sometimes they need a little renewal of their own.

The Children’s Museum of La Crosse, which has welcomed almost 1 million visitors since opening in 1999, is seeking public input about its future.

MADISON -- Organizers of the Stoughton Fair have canceled their July 1 pig wrestling event amid pressure from city officials and online petitions.

MADISON (AP) — The state Department of Natural Resources has identified more land it might sell.

Jerry Wagner, a pioneer in the study of Enneagram personality theory, will present a workshop July 17-18 at the Franciscan Spirituality Center, 920 Market St., to help participants develop greater self-awareness, as well as understanding and appreciation of others.

A judge Friday sentenced a Holmen woman who ranked high in a drug trafficking enterprise to five years in prison.

The following people appeared in La Crosse County Circuit Court:

MADISON -- Wisconsin reached new heights in job growth under Gov. Scott Walker in May, according to preliminary estimates released Friday.

A $56 billion transportation and housing spending bill that recently cleared the U.S. Senate includes a handful of provisions designed to improve safety along oil train routes.