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The Ferryville Tourism Council and Mississippi Valley Conservancy are hosting a hike at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, July 23, at Sugar Creek Bluff in Ferryville as part of the annual River Bluff Daze celebration.

As the first group of racers took off and I rolled up to the start line, I felt the butterflies.

Karla Mees didn’t flinch when she learned she had breast cancer: “I had an intuition. A coworker offered to come in and cry with me, but I didn’t cry. I said, ‘I’ve got this’ and I moved on.”

My moment of pork epiphany came after the first bite hit my mouth.

MADISON — When the Republican National Convention opens Monday in Cleveland, Wisconsin’s power trio — Scott Walker, Paul Ryan and Reince Priebus — and other state Republicans will again play prominent roles, but this time with a fractured party hoping…

BLACK RIVER FALLS, Wis. (AP) — Wildlife officials say a second herd of elk from Kentucky has been released in west-central Wisconsin.

Food science is a little bizarre.

The Houston Nature Center is hosting nature sessions for children, teens and adults in Trailhead Park, Houston.

If Country Jam — the annual three-day musical extravaganza held outside Eau Claire — had a Hall of Fame, it’s a good bet that the hard-working duo LoCash would be one of the first inductees.

This Navy officer’s hat was part of Cmdr. Howard Nestingen’s World War II Navy dress uniform.

Shaundel Spivey wasn’t sure what to expect when he shared a photo of a Caucasian-led Black Lives Matter march on Facebook with the caption: “Would La Crosse people be so brave?”

The “Chicken Dance” is a lively foot-stomper that people seem either to love or hate, but Millie Napoli love-love-loves it so much she might knock you out of the way to get to the dance floor.

Anna-Lisa Hunter is the new minister at Wesley United Methodist Church, 721 King St. Hunter most recently worked at Crossroads Campus Ministry in La Crosse. Anna-Lisa’s husband, Park, is minister at Onalaska United Methodist Church. They have three children. Anna-Lisa…

The Joyful Sound Singers — an ecumenical musical group from Holmen, Trempealeau and Onalaska — will provide music during the 9 a.m. Sunday worship service at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 420 West Ave. S. The theme for the service is…

After 39 years of ministry, Pastor Mark Jolivette will retire on July 22. Much of Jolivette’s ministry has focused on social change and aiding those in need. Most recently he’s advocated for marriage equality and supporting the LGBTQ community.

The La Crosse Regional Airport is landing a growing amount of economic activity and jobs for the region’s economic engine, according to a study that will be released Monday.

Sen. Jennifer Shilling, D-La Crosse, will be hold series of roundtable discussions to share ideas for combating the growing epidemic of opioid and illegal drug abuse. Sessions will be held during the coming weeks in La Crosse, Monroe, Vernon and…

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — An Onalaska Republican has reported raising no money in his bid to become the GOP nominee in a race for a western Wisconsin state Senate seat.

An Onalaska man acquitted of molesting his colleague’s dog was ordered Friday to pay $1,347 for entering the man’s house.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — An Onalaska Republican has reported raising no money in his bid to become the GOP nominee in a race for a western Wisconsin state Senate seat.