La Crosse Tribune Local News

SPARTA — The Sparta Area Chamber of Commerce is selling tickets for the Carson & Barnes Circus, which perform at 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 23, at 111 Milwaukee St. in Sparta.

MADISON — After years of complaints about tainted drinking water and weed-choked waterways, proposals for tighter state restrictions on industrial-scale dairy operations are in the works, the Department of Natural Resources disclosed in a letter appended to a 124-page audit…

La Crosse firefighters rescued three canoeists Wednesday afternoon on the La Crosse River.

An Onalaska man accused of molesting a co-worker’s golden retriever was convicted Wednesday of trespassing and disorderly conduct but acquitted of more serious charges.

Members of the general public will be able to join restaurateurs and other buyers in online bidding for Onalaska Old Country Buffet equipment. The restaurant closed without warning Tuesday.

Acronyms bring out my acrimonious side because, well, they’re so confusing that they don’t make me LOL.

The art of clowning is on full display at Viterbo University.

WINONA, Minn. — A retired La Crosse funeral director will serve 10 years of probation and pay a $1,000 fine for attempting to hire a 15-year-old girl for sex.

The following appeared in La Crosse County Circuit Court:

La Crosse was home to a mere 14,505 souls when the city endured a record rainfall of 1.59 inches in 1880, a mark that stood for 136 years — until a 1.92-inch gully washer Tuesday night took over the top…

La Crosse police officer James Gegenfurtner was arrested Tuesday afternoon after a hit-and-run in the village of Holmen.

University of Wisconsin-La Crosse graduate Drew Knapp proved his muscular mettle on “American Ninja Warrior,” punctuating his performance with a celebratory handstand at the top of the 14½-foot warped wall that ends the course.

A La Crosse man was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of dealing drugs from his apartment — two days before he was set to graduate from a drug diversion program.

U.S. Rep. Ron Kind has issued a plan to boost Wisconsin's flagging dairy industry that highlights his stances on two highly charged issues: immigration policy and global trade.

WINONA, Minn. — With little movement on transportation funding at the state level, Winona County commissioners took their own step forward Tuesday to find revenue.

The Coulee Region is drying out today after nearly 2 inches of rain fell in a hurry Tuesday night.

The sixth annual Riverfest Medallion Hunt begins today. Ten clues will be given out, beginning at 6 a.m. daily.

“It was a dark and stormy night ...”

After more than 33 years building relationships with class after class of students, La Crosse teacher Denise Shedivy decided this year was the year to retire.

ONALASKA -- LIVESTRONG at the YMCA is hosting "Riders for Survivors," a motorcycle/car-ride fundraiser to benefit cancer survivors.