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FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. — A woman who watched as a police officer fatally shot her boyfriend during a traffic stop streamed the gruesome aftermath of the slaying live on Facebook, telling a worldwide audience that her companion had been shot…

ROME — The lawyer for a homeless man accused of pushing an American student into the Tiber River in Rome says surveillance footage shows the teen tried to swim a few strokes after falling in but was carried off by…

Deciphering people’s needs and evaluating facilities top the to-do list for Majors Jeff and Deb Richardson as the new leaders of The Salvation Army in La Crosse, entering an era that may require expansion or building.

More than 20 bicyclists participating in what is billed as the “longest charity ride in the world” took a break Thursday evening in La Crosse to drop off a donation for the Gundersen Medical Foundation and meet with a cancer…

State Sen. Jennifer Shilling of La Crosse has been honored by the Wisconsin Counties Association for her work on behalf of county governments.

Day 2 in Friedberg, Germany, began with a presentations by the Friedberg mayor and the vice chairman of the chamber, followed by 7 Rivers Alliance Executive Director Lisa Herr and me.

Great Rivers United Way is mailing more than 5,000 surveys to random households to compile into its Compass Now 2018 report.

SPARTA — A judge on Thursday sentenced a Sparta sex offender who raped a young girl to three consecutive life sentences in prison.

Veterans Administration reforms championed by Wisconsin lawmakers are advancing through Congress as part of a narcotics abuse package.

The La Crosse County Sheriff’s Department needs the public's help identifying a man who stole a car from the village of Trempealeau on June 22.

More than 10,000 people watched as Carissa Goddeau took second place at this year's FBLA National Conference in Atlanta.

In business, author Stephen Covey says, you seek first to understand before being understood.

BLACK RIVER FALLS — Jackson County authorities are working with a Florida university to track down the travels — and hopefully the identity — of a homicide victim whose body was discovered in Jackson County in 1978.

ROME — Pope Francis met on Wednesday with the parents of a U.S. college student whose body was found in Rome’s Tiber river this week, after apparently either being pushed or tumbling into the murky waters less than 24 hours…

I recall my job interview at a Florida-based conservative magazine and website back in ’08.

TOMAH -- A Madison-based animal rights group is petitioning against the Monroe County Fair's Hug-a-Pig event.

Wednesday was the happiest day in 91-year-old Mavis Kjos' life, save her marriage to her late husband, Alf.

Jon Srdich, 56, of 2555 S. Seventh St., No. 120, was charged Wednesday with possession of meth. Srdich had 0.1 grams of meth on Tuesday, according to the complaint.James Miller III, 42, of Onalaska was charged Wednesday with possession of…

Powerful storms that raked the Coulee Region Tuesday night packed winds clocked at nearly 70 mph, spawned four tornadoes, downed power lines and left residents and public officials clearing fallen trees from homes, streets and yards.

ONALASKA — Pat and Sue McFadden had been sitting in their TV room, shortly before the weather report was to come on Tuesday night, when a 50- to 60-foot pine tree crashed onto their roof, sending a large branch through…