La Crosse Tribune Local News

If you came across a pair of glasses sitting on the floor, would you consider it something for the lost and found? Or would you consider it modern art, art that really speaks to your soul?

BARABOO — The trouble with ridiculing Wisconsinites is we don’t realize we’re being put down. In fact, we take most insults as compliments.

The city of La Crosse’s approval of a $300,000 loan to a developer planning to renovate the former Roosevelt Elementary School into affordable housing was delayed Thursday while the city sorts out the paperwork and explores a payment in lieu…

Wisconsin’s top three student spellers who advanced to this year’s national spelling bee were all eliminated from the competition Wednesday.

The Weber Group, Gerrard Hoeschler and River Architects are among nine developers that have expressed interest in working with the city of La Crosse to develop Riverside North.

Prosecutors Thursday charged an Onalaska man with trying to stab a woman while holding her captive.

Two local high school students will receive educational scholarships from Foremost Farms USA.

VIROQUA — A 22-year-old Readstown man is accused of stabbing a woman in the neck multiple times in De Soto early Thursday because "he wanted to see what it felt like," according to court tesitmony.

Chia Vue was a longtime drug user selling methamphetamine to feed his addiction.

WINONA, Minn. — The Winona YMCA on Thursday stepped back from plans to sell its building and land to Kwik Trip, following a contentious public hearing and a week of backlash from some concerned about a convenience store’s effects on…

Children and adults of all ages are invited to explore the ocean, pilot a submarine and make it rain this summer, all within the walls of the Children’s Museum of La Crosse.

Wisconsin contenders Martius Bautista, 12, and Veronica Goveas and Nathan Jarrett, both 13, all made it past their first round Wednesday, correctly spelling "bardolatry," "geige" and "sepulchral."

A monster of an airplane will be parked at the La Crosse Regional Airport until this weekend, when it picks up a special delivery.

TOMAH -- Tomah will be the site of another congressional hearing Tuesday on the scandal at the Tomah Veterans Affairs Medical Center.

The La Crosse Parking Utility Board sped up plans Wednesday to replace the gate arms and ease enforcement of a three-hour time limit in the city-owned parking ramps while parking utility coordinator Jim Flottmeyer seeks cost estimates for license-plate-recognition-based parking…

The La Crosse Police Department on Tuesday honored department members and citizens during its annual awards and recognition ceremony.

The following people appeared in La Crosse County Circuit Court:

The local unemployment rate dropped by nearly a point in April but for the fifth straight month remained higher than it was a year ago as the labor force continues to grow faster than the job market.

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University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Chancellor Joe Gow will stay in La Crosse.