La Crosse Tribune Local News

UW-La Crosse is offering Business Succession: Planning for the Future from 7:15 a.m. to noon Thursday in Port O’ Call at Cartwright Center.

A sunny afternoon took a sinister turn on Saturday during the Dark La Crosse trolley tour. Tales of murder, ghosts and prostitution gave patrons a taste of La Crosse’s more sordid history.

ONALASKA — Like the upgrades on a new menu, this year’s Celebrate Onalaska retains some of the flavors of last year’s event but spices up the offerings for 2016.

Administered by La Crosse County, the For Goodness’ Sake program provides donated household goods to the needy.

WINONA, Minn. — “Some people, perhaps most people, think words are not really important,” E. B. White once wrote, “but I am a word man and I attach the very highest importance to words.”

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TREMPEALEAU — The Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge is hosting a celebration of “Pollinators and More” from 8:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 25, at the refuge.

A month ago, La Crosse County officials were looking at having to raise fares, cut hours and make other drastic changes to its MiniBus program because of a financial crisis.

HOLMEN — In Laurie Kessler’s office, next to a few bouquets of flowers, sat a platter of chocolate chip and M&M cookies. Later in the day, the last of the school year for Holmen High School and the last of…

The La Crosse Area Chamber and the La Crosse Area Society of Human Resource Management plan a 90-minute session with a panel of experienced experts to discuss the new $47,476 threshold for salaried employees mandated by the U.S. Department of…

Funerals, fear and uncertainty loom -- ORLANDO, Fla. — People marched down Orlando streets with rainbow flags and others lined up to wait hours for a "One Pulse" tattoo on Saturday as supporters tried to boost the somber city's spirits…

Russia's defense minister visits Assad -- MOSCOW — Russia's defense minister visited Syria on Saturday to meet the country's leader and inspect the Russian air base there, a high-profile trip intended to underline Moscow's role in the region. Sergei Shoigu…

There’s a farming adage that says you need to make hay while the sun shines.

ONALASKA — Mayo Clinic Health System-Franciscan Healthcare will take the 3-D mammography option that is available at its La Crosse and Onalaska on the road Monday with what a physician says will detect cancer earlier, with fewer callbacks for additional…

FREEBURG, Minn. — The Evangelical Church of Peace will host an old-fashioned hymn sing and ice cream social at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 26.

ONALASKA — Christ Is Lord Lutheran Church, 1269 Hwy. PH, will host Elements of Trust Vacation Bible School from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Sunday, June 26, through Thursday, June 30. The program is for children pre-kindergarten through grade 6. To…

ONALASKA — High school students from Onalaska United Methodist Church will have a fundraiser from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, June 26, at the brat barn outside the Festival Foods store in Crossing Meadows.

He was nursed back to health by Saving K9 Lives Plus, a dog rescue organization in the Los Angeles area.

We are barraged by news coverage of this year’s very important elections. However, the community effort it takes to make democracy work often goes unnoticed.

Though Kellen Holden is relatively new to his role as the YMCA mentoring director, he couldn't imagine doing anything else. As the leader of the YMCA Reach and Rise program, he sees firsthand the impact a caring adult can have…