La Crosse Tribune Local News

Viterbo University will honor local leaders today for distinguished service.

Gundersen Health System in La Crosse will add a second helicopter to its emergency flight service today, deploying the choppers to corners of its coverage area, according to its director.

The Tomah VA Medical Center will re-open its inpatient psychiatric unit next month, almost a year after a staffing shortage forced it to be shuttered.

The La Crosse school district has announced the schedule for its summer food service program.

The Seven Rivers Chapter of the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association is donating automated external defibrillators to four nonprofits in the Coulee Region.

A portion of La Crosse Street will be closed for a week starting June 13, and West Avenue will be closed for three hours June 14 to accommodate the replacement of a manhole and removal of ash trees, respectively.

Jack Vang, 26, of 2620 Hibbard Court, was charged Tuesday with possession with intent to deliver meth and two counts of possession of drug paraphernalia. Vang on May 19 had 2.9 grams of meth and a digital scale, according to…

Mayo Clinic Health System-Franciscan Healthcare in La Crosse unveiled its second Little Free Library Tuesday, at the corner of 10th and Ferry streets.

WINONA, Minn. — Winona state senator Jeremy Miller announced Tuesday morning that he will run for a third term to represent Winona, Houston and Fillmore counties.

TOMAH — A Senate investigation into allegations of prescription drug abuse and a culture of fear and retaliation against whistleblowers at the Tomah VA Medical Center blames “systemic” failures by the Veterans Administration and governmental watchdog agencies for allowing the…

Criminal charges are pending against a La Crosse woman accused of stabbing her boyfriend in the butt early Tuesday with a serrated kitchen knife.

At first glance, it would be easy to underestimate the work put into the illustrations of the children’s book “Wake Up Island.”

MADISON — Two key Democrats in the Wisconsin Senate face surprise challengers from their own party as the Legislature’s Aug. 9 primary looms.

TOMAH -- Once a year, seventh-grade students at Tomah Middle School have the opportunity to see if they’re equipped to take freshman biology in eighth grade.

WEST SALEM — Every year, West Salem High School holds an election to decide which two students will serve on the school board as the district’s student representatives.

HOUSTON, Minn. — The International Owl Center in Houston is holding Summer Owl Day Camps for kids and adults.

SPARTA — The Sparta Butterfest Quilt Show will be held June 11-12 at Maplewood School, 900 E. Montgomery St.

ONALASKA — The Coulee Region Humane Society is partnering with Best Friends Animal Society to offer the “Is Your Dad Man Enough?” adoption promotion June 1-30.

Competition

ST. PAUL, Minn. — One team is developing GPS ear tags so cattle farmers can track herds from afar. Another thinks drones can protect livestock from predators. Yet another is developing a rechargeable portable warmer to prevent vaccines from freezing…