La Crosse Tribune Local News

La Crosse's 27th annual Arbor Day celebration will begin at 9:30 a.m. Friday at Myrick Park.

WEST SALEM — Seventh- and eighth-grade students at Coulee Christian School will honor America’s servicemen and women the troops on Monday.

Full Circle Supply owners Mary and Josh Larson are working with the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse to improve their business.

WINONA, Minn. — Merchants Financial Group on Wednesday announced a first-quarter net income of $3.25 million, results that group president and CEO Rod Nelson described as “consistently strong.”

After eight months of preparation, Lissa Carlson’s plans for a new house finally feel “real.”

Improving water quality in the Kickapoo River and adjacent watersheds by working with landowners is the purpose of a $100,000 grant to Mississippi Valley Conservancy from the Minnesota-based McKnight Foundation.

The Salvation Army in La Crosse will present Don and Roxanne Weber with the corps’ Community Red Shield Award during its annual Civic Event May 12 in the Cargill Room at Riverside Center II South.

The gate arms will remain off the parking ramps for now, but downtown La Crosse visitors will no longer enjoy unlimited free parking on weekdays.

In a world flush with crisis, we’ve managed to manufacture one more.

ST. CHARLES, Minn. -- St. Charles has committed to adding a new business to its industrial park, one the city hopes will expand in future years and add jobs.

WINONA, Minn. -- The Mid West Music Fest is in the middle of its seventh season, with new venues and new offerings keeping the fest lively and entertaining for first-time visitors and returning fans alike.

A week of fine weather last week has put Wisconsin farmers’ spring field work three days ahead of last year’s pace and four days ahead of the five-year average, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Officials at the Tomah Veterans Administration Medical Center said Tuesday they are happy with results of a 100-day plan to improve operations, but are still looking for personnel to reopen the psychiatric unit and to take over as director.

Franciscan Healthcare Auxiliary members spent much of Tuesday prepping thousands of pots with tens of thousands of petals to peddle at their 36th annual geranium sale kicking off at three Mayo sites today.

The Hunger Task Force of La Crosse will sponsor the 2016 Hunger Forum from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursday at the La Crosse Public Library, 800 Main St..

Some days, a guy feels like pulling out his hair; other times, he feels like pulling out all the stops.

Families and workers will unite on Thursday in remembrance of those who lost their lives on the job.

The discussion on the future of Memorial Pool has been delayed two days to Thursday, May 5.

One of America’s most performed living composers is coming to the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.

Area artists will use an industrial-scale asphalt roller to create large-scale works of art at the Pump House Regional Art Center.