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Logan students demo autonomous vehicle

Fri, 06/17/2016 - 6:45am
The Trane Co. collaborated with the Project Lead the Way-Digital Electronics class on an autonomous vehicle. It was designed and fabricated in the school’s Technology and Engineering Department. It can be controlled from a remote transmitter and navigate to a…

Mites, colony collapse, pesticides threaten bees

Fri, 06/17/2016 - 3:00am
Wisconsin farmers depend on bees for many crops to be productive, and here’s the buzz: Two new studies from Purdue University reveal assaults on bee health and a first-ever survey on honeybee colony health by the U.S. Department of Agriculture…

Telephone Reassurance Program

Fri, 06/17/2016 - 12:00am
The summer months can be hard on seniors, both physically and emotionally. The elderly are especially susceptible to heat-related health threats such as dehydration, exhaustion and heatstroke, while the discomfort caused by heat sensitivity can cause irritability and confusion. Coulee…

County board backs $32.4 million bonding plan

Thu, 06/16/2016 - 8:45pm
The La Crosse County Board approved some fancy financial footwork Thursday that will save the county money in interest payments, possibly as much as $150,000 per year, and preserve the county’s stellar bond rating.

Caledonia park events serve up music, food

Thu, 06/16/2016 - 8:00pm
CALEDONIA, Minn. — The Caledonia Chamber of Commerce’s annual Music in the Park series has a tasty new twist this year. Before each concert this summer, a civic organization will serve a picnic meal, with food service starting at 5…

At the Pumps on Thursday, June 6, 2016

Thu, 06/16/2016 - 7:00pm
Prices on Thursday for a gallon of regular gas:

Johnson sets staff mobile office hours

Thu, 06/16/2016 - 6:27pm
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson has announced his staff will be available for mobile office hours Friday, June 24, at the following times and locations:

Juneteenth: A Day of Remembrance is Sunday

Thu, 06/16/2016 - 6:04pm
La Crosse will celebrate Juneteenth: A Day of Remembrance from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Southside Neighborhood Center, 1300 S. Sixth St.

Duluth Trading Co. opens amid screaming chain saws, clouds of sawdust

Thu, 06/16/2016 - 5:29pm
La Crosse developer Mike Keil was a bit taken aback Thursday when asked whether he was wearing Buck Naked underwear.

La Crosse County Circuit Court felony cases

Thu, 06/16/2016 - 4:30pm
The following people appeared in La Crosse Circuit Court:

Off-duty officer struck a police chief's mailbox

Thu, 06/16/2016 - 4:00pm
An off-duty La Crosse police officer sideswiped a police chief’s mailbox post and was too drunk to complete field sobriety tests before his arrest Tuesday for drunken driving, according to a sheriff's department report released Thursday.

Schlesinger powers Aquinas past Lake Country and into title game

Thu, 06/16/2016 - 3:21pm
MILWAUKEE – Mikaela Schlesinger made sure the Aquinas High School girls soccer team will get a chance to defend its WIAA Division 4 state soccer title.

Sheriff: Drunken man steals pickup, rams police cruiser in Fillmore County

Thu, 06/16/2016 - 1:15pm
A man was arrested early Thursday in Fillmore County after attempting to steal a car, then driving into a police cruiser during a brief pursuit, according to the Fillmore County Sheriff's Office.

Hokah residents asked to not flush mop heads

Thu, 06/16/2016 - 12:30pm
HOKAH, Minn. — Don’t flush your Swiffer disposable mop heads down the toilet.

Memorial Pool renovation estimated at $3.9 million

Thu, 06/16/2016 - 9:00am
Renovating or replacing Memorial Pool could cost $3.9 to $4.4 million according a city consultant, who Thursday presented an initial report on the state of the La Crosse’s oldest municipal swimming pool to a city committee.

Two named interim directors of La Crosse's LGBT center

Thu, 06/16/2016 - 8:30am
A pair of dedicated volunteers will step into the shoes soon to be left empty by Jackson Jantzen, whose last day as executive director of The Center: Seven Rivers LGBTQ Connection will be Friday.

Former Neon members to share band shell stage in Holmen

Thu, 06/16/2016 - 8:15am
Two former members of Neon are ready to shine Sunday as part of the summer band shell concert series at Holmen’s Halfway Creek Park.

Carson & Barnes Circus in Sparta June 23

Thu, 06/16/2016 - 12:00am
SPARTA — The Sparta Area Chamber of Commerce is selling tickets for the Carson & Barnes Circus, which perform at 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 23, at 111 Milwaukee St. in Sparta.

More questions on how Wisconsin will protect lakes, drinking water

Thu, 06/16/2016 - 12:00am
MADISON — After years of complaints about tainted drinking water and weed-choked waterways, proposals for tighter state restrictions on industrial-scale dairy operations are in the works, the Department of Natural Resources disclosed in a letter appended to a 124-page audit…

Canoeists rescued after boat caught on tree in La Crosse River

Wed, 06/15/2016 - 10:15pm
La Crosse firefighters rescued three canoeists Wednesday afternoon on the La Crosse River.

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