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Packers Tailgate Tour helps raise money for Riverfront
BLACK RIVER FALLS — Riverfront is raising money for an important expansion, and the Green Bay Packers came to help.
Crossing Rivers Health to celebrate medical center's first anniversary
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN — Crossing Rivers Health in Prairie du Chien will celebrate the first anniversary of the opening of its new medical center from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.
Deuces Wild Dueling Pianos ready to entertain La Crosse with music and lots of laughs
After 15 years and more than 1,700 shows, Deuces Wild Dueling Pianos performers Ted Manderfeld and David Charles Eichholz have perfected their act. Yet, no two shows are exactly the same. A mesmerizing blend of vocals, instruments, comedy and audience…
Wisconsin Republicans still struggling with Trump
MADISON — Even as some Wisconsin Republicans are urging delegates to the national convention to get aboard the movement to dump presumptive presidential nominee Donald Trump, others in the state GOP continue to urge unity.
Census: Retirees fastest growing age segment in La Crosse County
La Crosse County’s population remains one of the state’s youngest despite rapid growth of the retirement age demographic.
Stepp blames budget, work rules for DNR failure at pollution control
RICHLAND CENTER — Wisconsin’s pollution regulators on Wednesday defended their efforts to keep toxic pollutants out of lakes, streams and drinking water as their policy board grilled them for more than an hour about a state audit that detailed deficiencies…
Mike Tighe: Undercover probe finds Buck Naked truth
Back in the day, snake-oil salesmen were tarred, feathered and run out of town on a rail for conning customers out of cash for miracle remedies that didn’t work.
Ex-Speaker Hastert now Inmate No. 47991-424 in Rochester
CHICAGO — Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert wheeled himself into a federal prison in Minnesota on Wednesday to serve his 15-month sentence in a hush-money case involving revelations that he sexually abused at least four boys while a high…
Walker administration outlines civil service changes
MADISON (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker’s administration told state workers Wednesday it is still working out the details of what would constitute performance so poor that they could be fired under a new law.
Southeast has new name, new program and new mission (copy)
Southeast Technical has a new name and a new degree option for students.
Four hurt in head-on crash in Trempealeau County
TOWN OF PIGEON -- Four people were injured Wednesday morning in a head-on collision on Tillman-Hanson Road, about four-tenths of a mile north of Hwy. P.
La Crosse board approves simplified parking plan, puts ramp gates back on
La Crosse Parking Coordinator Jim Flottmeyer will begin to simplify parking ramp fees and get the gate arms back on the ramps' exits by July 11 after the parking utility board Wednesday approved a plan to increase the rates to…
'The Servant' author headlines Viterbo servant leadership conference
With millennials ascending, the world is sick of lousy leaders. Servant leadership is the answer.
A weed-free bed: La Crosse landscaper experimenting with recycled mattresses
Landscapers in La Crosse are experimenting with a new type of landscape cloth: used mattresses.
Classmates raise funds to support Logan senior's fight with cancer
When his teammate abruptly disappeared from hockey practice, Logan High School graduate Zak Chaouki knew something was wrong.
La Crosse County Circuit Court felony cases
The following people appeared in La Crosse County Circuit Court:
Second man sentenced in case of naked Winona man threatened with sausage grinder
WINONA, Minn. — A second man was sentenced Wednesday in connection with a September incident in which a 19-year-old man was held naked in a Winona warehouse and threatened with a saw and sausage grinder.
Facebook video leads La Crosse police to armed felon
La Crosse police used video from a real estate website to lead them to a felon later arrested with a gun and drugs.
Bishop to ordain priest at cathedral
Bishop William Callahan will ordain Deacon Daniel Sedlacek to the priesthood for the La Crosse Diocese at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph the Workman Cathedral at 530 Main St., La Crosse.
Local unemployment down in May; 16-year low for month
The local unemployment rate dropped in May, falling below the previous year’s mark for the first time in six months.