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SAN DIEGO (AP) — The next chapter of the “Star Trek” franchise will be called “Star Trek Discovery.”

WASHINGTON (TNS) — Broken water mains, creaking subway systems, tens of thousands of rickety bridges and countless miles of shoddy, traffic-clogged roads.

WINONA, Minn — You can leave the notion that Shakespeare is inaccessible at the door.

Gundersen Health System’s Wellness Fest will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, July 30, at the La Crosse Center.

Call it a dipper, a disher or a scooper — it’s used to transfer ice cream from container to dish. As the thermometer climbs ever higher, the subject of ice cream has mouths watering and taste buds tingling for that…

A glut of milk production is hurting dairy farmers in the Coulee Region and all over the world, while niche producers such as organic dairies continue to see their prices and profits grow.

Saji Lukos, president of Reaching India Ministries International, will speak at 9:30 a.m. Sunday at Christ Is Lord Church in Onalaska. The ministry’s mission is to reach the unreached people in India, South Asia and around the world with the…

“Water and Inner Wisdom” is the theme for a new nature art journaling retreat series beginning next month at the Franciscan Spirituality Center, 920 Market St.

For people ready to jump-start their spiritual life, the Franciscan Spirituality Center, 920 Market St., offers the yearlong program Journey Toward Wholeness. In its 20th year, the program is a small-group experience designed for those who are seeking spiritual enrichment,…

President Barack Obama on Friday signed into law an anti-addiction bill that includes Veterans Administration reforms inspired by events at the Tomah VA Medical Center.

WINONA, Minn. -- A Fountain City man and former director of Habitat for Humanity of Winona-Fillmore Counties has been charged in Buffalo County Circuit Court with sexually assaulting a child.

Auditions will be held Monday, Aug. 1, for the Missoula Children's Theatre production of “Peter and Wendy,” a version of the “Peter Pan” story to be staged at the Viterbo University Fine Arts Center.

Prosecutors want the state’s highest court to uphold the convictions for a Minnesota man serving consecutive life terms for the 2012 murders of a father and son during a robbery at their downtown La Crosse camera store.

Sean Ewing, 25, of La Crescent, Minn., was charged Friday with stalking and two counts of misdemeanor bail jumping. According to a complaint, Ewing repeatedly followed a woman, left things on her doorstep and showed up at her workplace and…

Jeff Cozy will host a community drum circle event on Saturday, Aug. 6, at the Justin Trails Resort, 7542 Kathryn Ave., near Sparta.

We bid adieu to a longtime friend this week.

ATLANTA — Prosecutors say a Minnesota man accused of advertising the sale of stolen bank information on a hidden services marketplace has been indicted.

People can go to bat against cancer by buying tickets to the Aug. 13 La Crosse Loggers baseball game against the Rochester Honkers, which starts at 6:05 p.m. at the Copeland Park Lumberyard. A fireworks display is planned after the…

Onalaska United Methodist Church invites potty-trained children age 4 through fifth grade to “Hang Out at Vacation Bible School” July 31 through Aug. 4. The cost is $10 per child, with a $25 maximum for a families; scholarships are available.…

The Tomah Veterans Affairs Medical Center will host a Benefits and Job Fair for area veterans Aug. 16 and 17 in the Nursing Center at Viterbo University in La Crosse as part of its fourth annual Mental Health and Homeless…