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The Clean Lakes Alliance also has named a winner of its annual Mendota Freeze Contest to guess the date the lake would freeze over.

The Rev. Alex Gee is no stranger to changing the discussion on racial justice in the Midwest, and his presentation “The Cost of Hope” at Viterbo University’s Martin Luther King Jr. community celebration was no exception.

"I believe the theme of 'One Day' is a powerful sentiment but it depends how it's presented," Mt. Zion Baptist Church Rev. Marcus Allen said of the annual event's theme.

A young child watches as ice slabs are floated along a cut portion of the river to a conveyor belt. The cut ice would be carried by the conveyor up the steep embankment to an ice house, where it would…

Here are recent La Crosse area building permits.

As temperatures sank into the single digits Saturday, the Catholic Charities warming center opened its emergency overflow capacity for the first time this year.

An ongoing Arctic blast enveloping much of the US will set the stage for impactful snow and ice, as well as strong winds and snow squalls. Here's how recent temperature compares to the past in Wisconsin.

In a rare occurrence, many snowmobile trails in southern Wisconsin have opened while trails in the Northwoods remain closed due to a lack of snow.

The US economy is at a crossroads; a lot could go wrong, and a lot could go right. Here are a few charts that paint a picture of the economy in Wisconsin.

Happy Dancing Turtle is offering a free one-hour outdoor family nature walk at the Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 20, in partnership with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.

Lakes Mendota and Monona were largely open Friday which will help them freeze more evenly however some bays have thin payers of ice covered with insulating snow.

The Biden administration enacted a new labor rule Tuesday that could bolster both legal protections and compensation for millions in the U.S. workforce. Check out how workers are spending and earning in Wisconsin.

Five counties in southern and southwestern Wisconsin have trails that are open while trails in far northern Wisconsin remain closed.

La Crosse County Library invites adults in the community to “Art in the Library for All,” an adaptive art series led by Sandra Whiteman, healing arts specialist. Participants will create poetry or paintings (or both) depending on which program they…

The Wisconsin Historical Society announced Oak Grove Cemetery in La Crosse was added Dec. 11 to the National Register of Historic Places.

TDS Telecommunications LLC is starting the new year with several new senior leaders, including the appointment of Shane West to Chief Operating Officer

Inflation measured 2.6% annually in November. So, getting that number down to the 2% target should happen in no time, right? It might not be that simple. Here are a few visuals tracking inflation in the Midwest.

The Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge kicked off its centennial celebration Jan. 10 with tributes to the history and wildlife of the protected land.

The city of La Crosse and the Climate Alliance for the Common Good are offering a free workshop to help small businesses and organizations in La Crosse develop sustainability plans that are affordable, may save companies money and are ready…

A seven-months pregnant woman and her cat were rescued from a vehicle upside down in a creek Tuesday near Independence.