La Crosse Tribune Local News

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.

A bill introduced in Congress this week would offer tax incentives for farmers to invest in technology that turns manure into energy.

Criminal charges are pending against a La Crosse mother accused of strangling her teenage brother after he intervened when he witnessed her shaking her 4-month-old daughter.

A portion of the Mississippi River will be closed to boat traffic Wednesday as construction crews remove a second 296-foot span from the old Interstate 90 bridge at Dresbach.

A child playing with matches started a fire Thursday afternoon that damaged in Sparta house.

About 30 customers in downtown La Crosse are without power.

The Trane Co. collaborated with the Project Lead the Way-Digital Electronics class on an autonomous vehicle. It was designed and fabricated in the school’s Technology and Engineering Department. It can be controlled from a remote transmitter and navigate to a…

Wisconsin farmers depend on bees for many crops to be productive, and here’s the buzz: Two new studies from Purdue University reveal assaults on bee health and a first-ever survey on honeybee colony health by the U.S. Department of Agriculture…

The summer months can be hard on seniors, both physically and emotionally. The elderly are especially susceptible to heat-related health threats such as dehydration, exhaustion and heatstroke, while the discomfort caused by heat sensitivity can cause irritability and confusion. Coulee…

The La Crosse County Board approved some fancy financial footwork Thursday that will save the county money in interest payments, possibly as much as $150,000 per year, and preserve the county’s stellar bond rating.

CALEDONIA, Minn. — The Caledonia Chamber of Commerce’s annual Music in the Park series has a tasty new twist this year. Before each concert this summer, a civic organization will serve a picnic meal, with food service starting at 5…

Prices on Thursday for a gallon of regular gas:

U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson has announced his staff will be available for mobile office hours Friday, June 24, at the following times and locations: