La Crosse Tribune Local News

Rob Gonzales noticed a big snapping turtle trying to cross Riverview Drive in Winona Tuesday afternoon.

Jeanne Parr, whose image on the cover of Life magazine helped propel Madison into the national spotlight, died Thursday in Maui, family members said.

There was more sky on the far side of Sioux Street Tuesday morning.

It’s not often people get to gather and listen to artists talk about their art and where they get inspiration.

If you’d rather not water your lawn, there’s good news.

Government offices and many businesses will be closed Monday for Memorial Day. A partial holiday schedule includes:

The People’s Food Co-op, 315 Fifth Ave. S., is offering a nutrition basics class from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 31, hosted by Ross Mundinger. Topics include nutrients, calories, portion sizes and fiber. The cost is $20 and $10…

Weather cooperating, downtown La Crosse will be packed next week when the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse hosts the annual WIAA State Track and Field Meet.

Two Central High School graduates will be inducted into the Hall of Excellence: John Burnett and Dr. Mary Jo Hull.

It was a simple college assignment: Research an issue and deliver a persuasive speech that drives other students to act.

Contractors for the Minnesota Department of Transportation removed a nearly 300-foot steel span from the 49-year-old I-90 bridge over the Mississippi River Tuesday.

A woman was injured Tuesday in Trempealeau County after striking an oncoming semi.

VIROQUA — Members of the Viroqua Community Theatre voted unanimously Monday night to continue the local institution that has produced 13 shows since forming in 2007.

The proposed $45 million renovation and expansion to the La Crosse Center would be a boon to the entire region, La Crosse Center board chairman Brent Smith and director Art Fahey said Monday.

Auditions for Ballet La Crosse’s fall production of “The Little Mermaid” will run from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 28, at Misty’s Dance Unlimited, 980 12th Ave. S., Onalaska.

The city of La Crosse will likely pay at least $96,000 on repairs to the Bliss Road embankment this year after the Board of Public Works approved Monday a request to prevent erosion impacting Hixon Forest hiking trails and Forest…

Most farm fields in our region are ahead of schedule this year after a number of warm, sunny days this spring.

The main channel of the Mississippi River will be closed to traffic Tuesday as highway crews remove a 1.2-million-pound piece of the old Interstate 90 bridge.

Tomah’s Area Community Theatre will hold auditions for its fall production of Ken Ludwig’s “The Fox on the Fairway” from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, June 7-8, at the Area Community Theatre, 907 Kilbourn Ave.

After a tepid first quarter, La Crosse County’s housing market perked up in April.