La Crosse Tribune Local News

Poage Park’s $1.3 million makeover isn’t quite finished, but the fences will come down today to let neighbors take advantage of the custom playground equipment, splash pad and green space.

The Miss RemarkAble Pageant is more than just a show. It’s a chance for participants to share achievements, grow confidence and be honored for their own unique personalities.

The UW-La Crosse Small Business Development Center will offer workshops in July.

Western Technical College’s Business Division will host an information session for the Online Business Analyst program.

The Norma J. Vinger Center for Breast Care at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse is accepting nominations for the annual Paula J. Tower Memorial Award.

The La Crosse parks board Thursday agreed to moving ahead with a city-wide survey to gather input on Memorial Pool and approved a one-year lease to allow WisCorps continued use of the Myrick Park Center.

The following people appeared in La Crosse County Circuit Court:

TOMAH — Police are investigating an armed robbery late Thursday morning at the BeMobile Verizon Premium Wireless store at 201 Helen Walton Drive.

A record number of motorists are predicted to be out on the roads this Fourth of July weekend.

WINONA, Minn. -- Winona's new interstate bridge is officially less than two months away from completion.

WINONA, Minn. — A nod to the history of world exploration arrived at Levee Park in Winona this week, when hand-made replicas of Christopher Columbus' ships the Niña and Pinta docked and set up for a week of tours and…

ST. PAUL — Traffic fatalities in Minnesota were up 14 percent last year over 2014, according to data released Thursday by the Department of Public Safety.

Tomah police are investigating a Thursday morning armed robbery at the BeMobile Verizon Premium Wireless store.

It's been a deadly week at Minnesota pools and lakes — at least four people have drowned across the state.

WINONA, Minn. -- John Banvard isn't a footnote. He's more of a phoenix.

WINONA, Minn. — The Minnesota Orchestra, led by assistant conductor Roderick Cox, will present a free outdoor pops concert at Lake Park on Thursday, June 30, as part of the Minnesota Beethoven Festival’s 10th-anniversary season.

The La Crosse Life League will hold its annual Ladies for Life Tea from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, July 17, at Blessed Sacrament Parish Hall, 130 Losey Blvd. S.

Many government offices and businesses in La Crosse will be closed Monday for the Fourth of July holiday:

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation will begin constructing a roundabout next month at the intersection of Hwys. 27 and 33 in the town of Portland, just west of the village limits of Cashton.

People who insist, as some do, that homeless people choose the nomadic lifestyle might consider Jessica Luhman’s plight.