La Crosse Tribune Local News

A year that brought spring floods quickly transitioned into drought and ended with near-record warmth during the Christmas season. The extreme swings in weather and their consequences is the La Crosse Tribune’s top story for 2023.

A master plan for the property along Lake Monona doesn't resolve the question of whether to restore the historic Frank Allis house or build a new facility.

There was aged cheese, a scuba diving scavenger, a trip to Horicon Marsh and a tour of a new military museum near Kenosha.

Places close to Madison offer excellent hikes, food, skiing and swim-up bars.

Road tests were waived for 16- and 17-year-olds because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The year 2023 will go down in history as the year the COVID-19 federal health emergency was lifted.

Family & Children’s Center announced Wednesday the agency has exceeded the $750,000 matching challenge grant goal announced during the Nov. 1 Bridges to Better Tomorrows event.

The Wisconsin CASA Association announced CASA for Kids has received nonprofit approval from the IRS, becoming an independent nonprofit organization. CASA for Kids, which serves La Crosse, Monroe, and Vernon counties, was established in 1999 under the YWCA La Crosse.

It was a rare quiet moment at Schmidty’s Bar & Restaurant during a packed house Thursday evening.

Former UW-La Crosse Chancellor Joe Gow said Thursday he and his wife have been filming pornographic encounters with various adult entertainers, including Nina Hartley, for the past eight years.

The year 2023 will go down in history as the year the COVID-19 federal health emergency was lifted.

Christmas Eve and Christmas Day were some of the warmest ever recorded in the River Valley Region.

A business in the town of Holland sustained damage after a fire broke out Dec. 22.

New Image Women’s Ministries is offering a class beginning at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 3. The theme for the six-week study is Seamless — a Bible survey class understanding the Bible as one complete story.

The year 2023 will go down in history as the year the COVID-19 federal health emergency was lifted.

Refuge visitor station closed Dec.27-29

Tucked away along Highway 171 in southwest Richland County is a beautiful property that is now forever protected by a conservation easement with Mississippi Valley Conservancy. Thirty years ago, Connie Champnoise and Arthur “Art” Plachinksi bought the 144-acre property that…

This photo, taken Dec. 31, 1999, shows the La Crosse Skyrockers in the last stages of preparation for their annual New Year’s Eve fireworks show on top of Grandad Bluff. The volunteer organization was formed in 1929 by 10 businessmen…

Despite steadily dropping interest rates, sales of newly constructed homes dropped 12.2% in November. Here's how home sales are doing overall in Wisconsin.

The cannibal sandwich is just one of the many gastro traditions that will be found on tables throughout the state at this time of year.