La Crosse Tribune Local News

U.S. Rep. Ron Kind announced Thursday that he is returning $125,547.82 to the U.S. Treasury to pay down the national debt.

MADISON -- Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser, a conservative whose opinions helped solidify a series of controversial changes in state law in recent years but was also known for his physical confrontation with a colleague, announced Wednesday he will…

Arlan Frels has been hired as executive director of the La Crosse County Convention and Visitors Bureau.

ONALASKA -- Mayo Clinic and the Onalaska Parks and Recreation Department will host an open house from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Monday at the Onalaska Community Garden, on Theater Road next to the Franciscan Healthcare Onalaska clinic.

BANGOR — Work is scheduled to begin Monday on Hwy. 162 between the Dutch Creek Bridge and the Hwy. 16 intersection north of Bangor.

The City of La Crosse will pick up brush curbside next week. Brush should be out for pickup by 7 a.m. Monday.

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.