La Crosse Tribune Local News

A free presentation titled “Young Lungs at Play: A Community Conversation” will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. today at the South Side Neighborhood Center at 1300 S. Sixth St.

FOUNTAIN CITY, Wis. — At age 87, Gordon Abts of Fountain City remembers rescuing and tending to wounded U.S. soldiers early the morning of May 7, 1952 in Korea, for which he received a Silver Star for gallantry.

The La Crosse Board of Education voted Monday to reject the $2.25 million purchase of the TCI Architects building.

The La Crosse Plan Commission denied a request Monday to allow a sober-living facility on Caledonia Street and approved the demolition of two Rose Street properties after a pair of public hearings.

The city of La Crosse took a step Monday toward amending its tax incremental finance district to accommodate the proposed Roosevelt school project.

A new report labeling the former Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse as the most profitable hospital in the country needs an asterisk before it goes into the record books — because statistics don’t always tell the whole story.

Add another caution to the ancient admonition to beware of Greeks bearing gifts: Heads up when your competition is a team called “Clueless.”

La Crosse City Hall could get a bit of a facelift within the next few years after the Board of Public Works voted Monday to move forward with the design of a remodeling project and directing the mayor’s office to…

Sean Smith, 47, of 508 Winnebago St., was charged Monday with possession of meth and carrying a concealed weapon, both as a repeat offender. Smith had 0.2 grams of meth and a knife on Friday, according to the complaint.Gregory Loftus,…

The La Crosse Parks, Recreation and Forestry Department has scheduled a prescribed burn late Tuesday morning in Upper Hixon Forest.

LANSING, Iowa — An area in northeast Iowa has become a home for bald eagles as numbers of the predatory bird continue to grow around Lansing.

A 20-year-old Dorchester, Iowa, man was killed Sunday in a one vehicle crash in Allamakee County, according to the Iowa State Patrol.

La Crosse drivers should prepare for traffic delays and closures this weekend for the Festival Foods Grandad Half Marathon, which kicks off at 4:30 p.m. Friday with the cycling and running time trials.

Despite lower than anticipated initial interest, Xcel Energy is poised to go forward with two community solar gardens in western Wisconsin.

Experts say Wisconsin needs tougher laws to protect resource from contamination by sewage and septic waste; state says it is reviewing landspreading rules.

Yes. Wisconsin’s growing season has lengthened by about 12 days.

THE WAY IT WAS: A 1912 view of the William Welch grocery store, which was located at 1101 Liberty St., then known as Berlin Street. Posing in front of the store are, from left, James Welch, William Welch, Orabell Sullivan…

Downtown Walk Around kicks off at 5 p.m. Friday at Cameron Park.

HOUSTON — The International Owl Center is hosting a program about owl moms at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday.

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