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Teaching dance always attracted Misty Lown -- she was leading her own classes when she was 16, having started dancing at 3. But she thought dancing professionally was her true calling, and a dream that was within her grasp.

The Salvation Army extended registration for appointments for its Steppin’ Back to School Clothing Program to noon to 4 p.m. today.

A Minnesota man with 23 years of pilot experience was killed Thursday in a single-engine crash in northern La Crosse County.

For the last 10 years, Winona has become home to works by the world’s most well-known artists, including Picasso, Monet, Renoir, O’Keefe and van Gogh — just to name a few.

Residents and employees of the Melrose-Mindoro School District support moving forward with a referendum to build a united campus, according to recently released survey results.

If the party conventions have you feeling sick about the state of the U.S. government, rest easy. Things are ugly all over, especially in Italy, and not just because the banks there don’t have enough money to buy gelato. In…

With pigs squealing and mud splattering, the teams at the Monroe County Fair’s Hug-a-Pig competition got exactly what they signed up for.

WINONA, Minn. — The man accused of firing a handgun into a crowd outside a west-end bar Wednesday morning was formally charged with murder and drive-by shooting Thursday, with Winona police also releasing additional details about the late-night chaotic incident…

Vacation photographs often capture a perfect moment in a favorite place. Send us your best vacation photos now for a chance to win up to $1,000 in our Destinations Photo Contest. The top photographs submitted will also be featured in…

MADISON -- A La Crosse man had enough evidence, including U.S. Rep. Ron Kind’s testimony, for a judge to conclude that a Menards forklift speared his trailer, a state appeals court ruled Thursday.

A new biodiversity demonstration garden at La Crosse’s Kane Street Community Garden could plant a seed in area residents’ minds to use more native plants in their landscaping.

WINONA, Minn. -- A Winona man was sentenced to nearly two years in prison Thursday for stabbing a man.

The new — and first — mascot for Irishfest La Crosse is keeping a stiff upper lip, but the lively leprechaun has to be a bit miffed at not even having a name.

WARRENS — As she recalls growing up in Venezuela, Marinela Kraemer of Warrens thinks of the beautiful parts of the country. Her photo albums are full of pictures from road trips to mountains, beaches and waterfalls.

Town of Farmington officials are searching for a missing airplane. There were reports that a plane went down in northern La Crosse County about 2 p.m. today, possibly near Stevenstown.

William Gerrish was pleasant enough, considering that four people wearing reflective jackets had just inadvertently awakened him shortly before 4 a.m. today as he slept on a metal bench behind the Black River Beach Community Center on La Crosse’s North…

Tonight's planned Moon Tunes performance by Mr. Blink has been rescheduled to Thursday, Sept. 15, because of a likelihood of storms.

WINONA, Minn. — The man who fired a handgun into a crowd outside a west-end bar Wednesday morning was formally charged with murder and drive-by shooting Thursday, with Winona police also releasing additional details about the late-night chaotic incident that…

Several years ago, award-winning author, polio survivor and La Crosse native Peg Kehret received this letter: “Dear Peg Kehret, My favorite book is 'Cages,' even though I have not read it.”

ONALASKA — Altra Federal Credit Union will host a two-day Money Smart Camp for children ages 11 to 12 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 10, and Thursday, Aug. 11, at its Operations Center at 1700 Oak Forest…