La Crosse Tribune Local News

The Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge in Lake Onalaska urges visitors to be cautious around water lettuce and water hyacinth, highly invasive aquatic species that spread very quickly.

The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Small Business Development Center is offering Projects and Processes from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, April 27 and 28, at the Cleary Alumni & Friends Center.

BARABOO — I’m escaping the dating world just in time. It’s getting really weird out there.

Tom Claflin’s explanation for his gung-ho attitude toward volunteering at The Salvation Army in La Crosse is disarmingly candid, delivered with a self-deprecating chuckle.

FORT McCOY — April is the Month of the Military Child, and to celebrate military children, and recognize the challenges they face and sacrifices they have made, the Tomah and Sparta school districts co-sponsored a luncheon Thursday at Fort McCoy.

The annual Nursing Research on the Green event will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday at Viterbo University. It is open to nurses working in any setting, including student nurses.

Wine, Women, and Wealth is the kickoff event of La Crosse Money Smart Week. It will by from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, April 23, at Wine Guyz, 122 King St.

The United Fund for the Arts and Humanities is kicking off its 33rd annual fundraising campaign to the business community, and 2016 UFAH campaign chairwoman Judy Bouffleur will spearhead the effort to raise $105,000 for UFAH’s 10 member arts and…

The La Crosse County Health Department presented its inaugural Friend of Public Health Award to Gary Gilmore, a professor and executive at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.

La Crosse's four parking ramps will be closed for portions of the next two weeks to undergo annual cleaning. Closures to accommodate the pressure washing will be as follows:

Prices on Thursday for a gallon of regular gas:

TOMAH — Kevin Croninger will seek a full term as Monroe County district attorney.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker has signed a bill that reforms Wisconsin’s managed forest program.

MADISON (AP) — Chronic wasting disease is spreading among Wisconsin's deer, according to the state Department of Natural Resources.

There will be 93 apartments in the $68 million complex going up in downtown La Crosse, according to a condominium plat submitted for the city’s approval Thursday.

The La Crosse Common Council will take up the question of whether to allow a controversial demolition of nine houses on a city block by Gundersen Health System.

ONALASKA — Dermatologists and staff at Gundersen and Mayo Clinic Health Systems are offering free skin cancer screenings from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 23, at the Gundersen Onalaska Clinic.

Tom Claflin’s explanation for his gung-ho attitude toward volunteering at The Salvation Army in La Crosse is disarmingly candid, delivered with a self-deprecating chuckle.

Retired Sen. Tim Cullen will stop in La Crosse on Monday to sign copies of his new book, "Ringside Seat.'

Area music lovers might want to pull out their calendars and circle Saturday with bright red ink: La Crosse will experience an unparalleled explosion of music — 28 bands playing mostly one-hour sets in six venues, all of them within…