La Crosse Tribune Local News

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…

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.