La Crosse Tribune Local News

After four years of hard work, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse graduate Drew Knapp got to put his ninja skills to the test.

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THE WAY IT WAS: Members of the local 40 & 8 Society crowd on and around the boat Northwind on La Crosse’s riverfront 75 years ago on June 4, 1941. Forty and Eight was organized nationally in 1920 by World…

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ST. PAUL -- Hundreds gathered on a very warm Saturday at the state Capitol for the dedication of a memorial to U.S. and Alliance Special Forces in Laos.

With lower crude oil prices, North Dakota drillers dramatically cut production over the past winter and spring, but trains continue to roll through Midwestern communities loaded with the volatile cargo.

LAKE GENEVA, Wis. — There is no practical reason to deliver mail here with a 75-foot, twin-propeller tour boat powered with twin diesel Caterpillar engines.

HOLMEN -- Retired U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Lem Genovese hasn’t been on a magazine cover or cereal box, but he will have the distinction of having his story featured on a special edition of Evan Williams Bourbon bottles.

KENOSHA, Wis. — Paul Nehlen walks from house to house in the small village of Pleasant Prairie outside of Kenosha, wearing blue jeans, cowboy boots and a "US" belt buckle, introducing himself as the Republican running against Paul Ryan.

The River City Water Ski team is bringing ballet, yoga and acrobatics to the water for its 2016 season.

Seasoned and aspiring artists united Saturday to create, perform, and add color to the community for the 2016 Artspire Fair and Sale, held by the Pump House.

There’s something a-fowl at the farm these days. The animal menagerie at Brambleberry grew by three dozen chicks, courtesy of the U.S. Postal Service.

Lisa Weston saw the number of drug incidents in her building tick up each of her career as a hall director.

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The following people have filed for a marriage license in La Crosse County:

GALESVILLE — Old Main is hosting Strawberry Time Music with Aric and Rick Sampson and Brian Shellinger at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 18, at 17094 N. Fourth St., Galesville.

Administered by La Crosse County, the For Goodness’ Sake program provides donated household goods to the needy.

Broken bolt caused Oregon derailment — WASHINGTON, D.C. — At least one broken bolt holding the rail in place caused the fiery derailment of a Union Pacific train moving volatile crude oil through the Columbia River Gorge on the Oregon-Washington…

CANON CITY, Colo. — Rick Raemisch sits on the concrete bed in a cell, one of 948 empty rooms in the shuttered Centennial South Correctional Facility. He is recalling the day — actually just 20 hours — that he spent…