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La Crosse County Sheriff's Department honors staff, citizens
The La Crosse County Sheriff’s Department on Wednesday honored employees and citizens during its annual awards ceremony held in conjunction with National Law Enforcement Officers Week.
Fire damages South Side apartment building
An early Thursday fire at a South Side apartment displaced 15 tenants and seven pets, according to the La Crosse Fire Department.
Historic buildings open doors during downtown La Crosse event
The Mons Anderson House at the corner of Fourth and Cass streets has a tendency to attract stares from passers by.
Race for the Rescues 4K run/walk
STODDARD -- The Coulee Region Humane Society will host the Race for the Rescues 4K run/walk event at 9 a.m. Saturday, May 21, at Goose Island Park.
Donation lag, summer's arrival, increasing need spur blood donation requests
A combination of lower-than-projected blood donations, the advent of summer and the relentless need for O-negative is propelling requests for more people to roll up their sleeves and take a needle for the team.
Art car turns heads during La Crosse visit
Emblazoned along the passenger side of Carol Ahlgren’s 1995 Toyota are the words “When You Drive an Art Car, Every Day is a Parade.”
Yard work — all in good time, my pretty
Saturday dawned sunny, with a coolness promising an ideal day for yard work, so I leaped from bed with my plan in my head: Have a cup or two of joe, read the paper, shower and go get my Bernie…
La Crosse County Board to vote next week on adding fourth attorney
La Crosse County is poised to add a fourth attorney to its legal staff, which hasn’t grown since at least 1998 when corporation counsel Dave Lange joined the staff.
Authorities release name of 22-year-old killed in interstate crash
ONALASKA — The Wisconsin State Patrol released the name of the Monroe County woman who died Tuesday morning after a rollover crash on westbound Interstate 90 in Onalaska.
20 years after his death, college professor's sports car will fund scholarships
The Ford Mustang GT on eBay Motors is pretty sweet. The review in the January 1985 edition of Car and Driver gushed, comparing its engineering with that of sports cars built by Bayerische Motoren Werke.
Jerome Christenson: In Minnesota, taxpayers get what they pay for
Some things money can’t buy.
Workers rescue woman after fall from Winona interstate bridge
WINONA, Minn. -- Bridge workers pulled a woman from the Mississippi River after she went over the side of the interstate bridge around 2:45 p.m. Tuesday.
Alzheimer’s disease education set
The Alzheimer’s Association and the Aging and Disability Resource Center in La Crosse will host a two-part education program May 17 and May 24.
Big Bikes for Little Tikes is Saturday
ONALASKA -- The Rock’s Big Bikes for Little Tikes event will be at 9 a.m. Saturday at La Crosse Harley.
New downtown La Crosse ramp to host commercial space, 605 parking stalls
Plans to go before a La Crosse committee Friday show the new downtown parking ramp at the corner of Third and Vine streets will have retail space, as well as 605 parking stalls.
Bridge construction in Readstown leads to detours
The 85-year-old highway bridge over the Kickapoo River at Readstown is being replaced this summer leading to significant detours for both Hwy. 14 and Hwy. 131.
Simcakoski family hopeful as VA reform bill clears House
The family of a Wisconsin veteran who died from a combination of medications prescribed by Veterans Administration doctors is optimistic after the House passed a bill Tuesday to reform the VA’s use of painkillers.
Frac industry experts: Not all Wisconsin mines will survive market shift
Wisconsin’s frac sand mining industry isn’t going away, but industry experts say not all mines will survive as market forces change the business model.
Mississippi Valley Conservancy receives $20,600 grant for restoration work
A $20,600 grant will allow the Mississippi Valley Conservancy to hire interns to help protect land in its nine-county region.
Black River Falls man arrested after standoff
BLACK RIVER FALLS -- Jackson County authorities used pepper spray and less-than-lethal rubber ball grenades to subdue a man who had barricaded himself inside a Black River Falls house Monday afternoon.
