La Crosse Tribune Local News

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

Broken bolt caused Oregon derailment — WASHINGTON, D.C. — At least one broken bolt holding the rail in place caused the fiery derailment of a Union Pacific train moving volatile crude oil through the Columbia River Gorge on the Oregon-Washington…

CANON CITY, Colo. — Rick Raemisch sits on the concrete bed in a cell, one of 948 empty rooms in the shuttered Centennial South Correctional Facility. He is recalling the day — actually just 20 hours — that he spent…

In 2014, hunger drove Michelle Warne of Green Bay to take out a loan from a local Check ‘n Go. “I had no food in the house at all,” she said. “I just couldn’t take any more.”

MADISON -- Wisconsin Republicans won an elusive victory Friday as the Department of Natural Resources quietly agreed to narrow its oversight of high-capacity wells that have been blamed for drying up rivers and shrinking lakes.

More than 10 percent of the employees at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse could be affected by new overtime rules.

Barbara Wilson’s final message to her daughter was “thank you.”

The UW System Board of Regents approved the system’s annual operating budget Thursday at UW-Milwaukee.

If your family has been in this area for a few generations, chances are they paid for some of their clothing at this cash register.

VIROQUA — Bethlehem Baptist Church in Viroqua will host a Twilight Neighborhood Bible Time Rally from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Sunday through Friday at the church. Children of all ages are invited to attend. For more information, call 608-637-7984.

American iconographer Phil Zimmerman will lead an iconography retreat for all skill levels of painters July 10-16 at the Franciscan Spirituality Center, 920 Market St.

TREMPEALEAU -- A man is in custody Friday after an armed robbery at Citizen's First Bank in the village of Trempealeau.

BARABOO — Here in Wisconsin, where sausage is a sign of celebration, it’s hard to understand links being used as political weapons.

The UW-La Crosse Small Business Development Center is offering its QuickBooks Advanced workshop from 8:30 a.m. to noon Thursday, June 23, at the UW-L Cleary Alumni & Friends Center.

The Parks, Recreation and Forestry Department is seeking volunteers for the continuing cleanup of the goat prairies in Hixon Forest.

Drivers in La Crosse will see road closures and detours next week.

SPARTA – Michael Dewey robbed two young boys of their innocence and dignity after years of subjecting them to sexual abuse.

The following people appeared in La Crosse County Circuit Court:

Coulee Region advocates and agencies are picking up the gauntlet to shift from crisis sheltering to permanent housing for homeless people, knowing full well they may have to run a few gantlets to achieve the goal.

A La Crosse man was arrested Friday after police said he set fire to the car of a man he believed was having an affair with his girlfriend.