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TOMAH — A Senate investigation into allegations of prescription drug abuse and a culture of fear and retaliation against whistleblowers at the Tomah VA Medical Center blames “systemic” failures by the Veterans Administration and governmental watchdog agencies for allowing the…

Criminal charges are pending against a La Crosse woman accused of stabbing her boyfriend in the butt early Tuesday with a serrated kitchen knife.

At first glance, it would be easy to underestimate the work put into the illustrations of the children’s book “Wake Up Island.”

MADISON — Two key Democrats in the Wisconsin Senate face surprise challengers from their own party as the Legislature’s Aug. 9 primary looms.

TOMAH -- Once a year, seventh-grade students at Tomah Middle School have the opportunity to see if they’re equipped to take freshman biology in eighth grade.

WEST SALEM — Every year, West Salem High School holds an election to decide which two students will serve on the school board as the district’s student representatives.

HOUSTON, Minn. — The International Owl Center in Houston is holding Summer Owl Day Camps for kids and adults.

SPARTA — The Sparta Butterfest Quilt Show will be held June 11-12 at Maplewood School, 900 E. Montgomery St.

ONALASKA — The Coulee Region Humane Society is partnering with Best Friends Animal Society to offer the “Is Your Dad Man Enough?” adoption promotion June 1-30.

Competition

ST. PAUL, Minn. — One team is developing GPS ear tags so cattle farmers can track herds from afar. Another thinks drones can protect livestock from predators. Yet another is developing a rechargeable portable warmer to prevent vaccines from freezing…

A total of 280 service members from La Crosse County have died fighting for their country. The majority died in World War II. Use this online interactive to see the name, age and conflict in which they gave their lives.

There is little doubt that such events are among the fingerprints of a changing climate.

THE WAY IT WAS: The school color guard marches past students during the 1956 Memorial Day assembly at Central High School, then located at 16th and Cass streets. This ceremony 60 years ago was part of an ongoing annual tradition…

LA CRESCENT, Minn. — For the last few years, crops and animals have lived in natural harmony at Hoch Orchard.

MADISON — Wisconsin employers vastly overpaid for unemployment-related costs during the Great Recession because the state wasn’t adequately prepared. And when the next big downturn comes, the state could face the same problem all over again.

A new veterans park will accommodate those of any ability at the Mosey Landing in Brice Prairie.

SAN DIEGO (TNS) — When ailing hockey legend Gordie Howe received stem cells grown by the San Diego company Stemedica, the story attracted international attention. But while Howe’s status made his case seem exceptional, this once-exotic therapy is increasingly being…

The Robert and Eleanor Franke Charitable Foundation has announced its spring round of grants:

La Crosse police are investigating a Saturday afternoon robbery at the Altra Federal Credit Union inside the Festival Foods store on Copeland Avenue.