La Crosse Tribune Local News

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…

Western Technical College is hosting free information sessions about program offerings available at the college’s regional locations, including Black River Falls, Independence, Mauston, Tomah and Viroqua.

The Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge will conduct prescribed burning on the refuge through May. Refuge roads may be closed for several hours for ensure safety.

Gundersen Trauma Services is offering a free Teen Car Control Clinic to help young drivers get the experience they need. The one-day driving clinics will be Saturday, April 30, and Sunday, May 1, in Parking-F on the Gundersen La Crosse…

The Coulee Region Professional Women’s annual scholarship banquet will be at 5:30 p.m. April 26 at Pogreba Restaurant.

ONALASKA — Clearwater Farm is offering a summer-long, weekly program for youth groups, day care centers, and other organizations interested in learning about gardening, farm animals and nature.

A WINGS Workshop will help women discover educational and career options and programs in the La Crosse area.

MADISON — Migratory game bird hunters in Wisconsin will have 2016 seasons for duck, geese, dove, woodcock and other migratory game birds that are nearly identical to last year’s structure under a rule approved Wednesday by the state Natural Resources…

It seems as if the most deplorable instances of child endangerment in La Crosse County plop onto Sarah Wagner-Barton’s desk, a happenstance that law enforcement officers find reassuring.

The La Crosse Parks, Recreation and Forestry Department will set its sights on improvements to Erickson and Myrick parks, among others, according to its 2016-2020 Strategic Plan.

Grammy Award-winning musician Bill Miller, who claims La Crosse as his adopted hometown, is hospitalized in intensive care in Nashville after emergency surgery for life-threatening blood clots.

La Crosse Regional Airport has received $270,000 in federal grant funding for projects to replace its 20-year-old fence and 15- to 25-year-old runway lighting with the help of U.S. Rep. Ron Kind.