La Crosse Tribune Local News

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.

MADISON—The Wisconsin Legislature’s Joint Legislative Council recently appointed Rep. Jill Billings, D-La Crosse, to serve on the Study Committee on Reducing Recidivism and Removing Impediments to Ex-Offender Employment.

All lanes are open after the authorities dealt with a crash at the 2.5-mile marker of westbound Interstate 90.

WESTBY, Wis. — More than 140 acres of farmland will be protected under a new agreement with the Mississippi Valley Conservancy.

WINONA — One of the two men facing murder charges in an October 2015 homicide in Winona will head to trial in July.

ONALASKA — On Wednesday, playing in the mud wasn’t just allowed. It was encouraged.

Western Technical College’s Business Division will host information sessions for the Sales Management program.

A new Riverfront Inc. program continues to provide graduates with valuable workplace and social skills.

LA CRESCENT, Minn. — A 27-year-old La Crosse man repeatedly stabbed a 23-year-old Bangor woman, a 3-year-old child and a dog Tuesday afternoon in a car before stabbing himself, according to La Crescent police.

Students at Logan High School raised $7,000 for a classmate battling Hodgkin’s lymphoma.

OSHKOSH, Wis. — When Miss Green Bay Area Courtney Pelot, 22, of Manitowoc was named Miss Wisconsin 2016 at Oshkosh West High School last weekend, two contestants with La Crosse ties were right behind her.

The following appeared in La Crosse County Circuit Court:

La Crosse-based Gundersen Health System and Palmer Lutheran Health Center in West Union, Iowa, will combine their efforts with a new name effective Friday — Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and Clinics.

Some days, you’re the bug; other day, the windshield — and still others, a chunk of meat slams you upside the head with a spiritual message.

Public health workers found an average of four violations during annual inspections at 105 area restaurants in May.

LA CRESCENT, Minn. — A 27-year-old La Crosse man repeatedly stabbed a 23-year-old Bangor woman, a 3-year-old child and a dog Tuesday afternoon in a car before stabbing himself, according to La Crescent police.

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

FORT McCOY — Fort McCoy spent $263.3 million on payroll, operating costs and other expenditures in 2015, according to the garrison’s Plans, Analysis and Integration Office.