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200 volunteers donate 900 hours in United Way Day of Caring
Great Rivers United Way is the wheel that keeps rolling out monetary grants for Coulee Region nonprofits, and employees of 14 Pacesetter Companies became spokes in that wheel Wednesday.
Police identify man who called in Capitol bomb threat
MADISON -- Police have identified the man who allegedly threatened to bomb the state Capitol, causing the evacuation of the building for over an hour during the Assembly's state budget debate …
Mixed reviews, new controversies surround Harper Lee's second novel
The critics have not been kind to Harper Lee’s “Go Set a Watchman.” But that didn’t stop thousands of fans across the country from hitting the bookstore early this morning. The details of the …
LADCO honors local businesses; Chamber discusses skills gap
To address a growing employee skills gap, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce suggests that employers, not students, be considered the end customers of the educational system.
Jerome Christenson: The pedestrian is right -- except for when the driver is
I was nearly the cause of an accident this morning.
$10.6 million Aguilera project get final go-ahead
Construction should start later this month on a $10.6 million apartment, retail and office development slated for the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse campus area.
Beethoven Festival cues finale with acclaimed harpist, chamber orchestra
WINONA, Minn. — Season nine of the Minnesota Beethoven Festival will be committed to the history books after this week, but there are a few more chances to witness — or listen to — stellar per…
Schumacher retires humbly after raising millions for Gundersen foundation
The Gundersen Medical Foundation has raised millions upon millions of dollars on Phil Schumacher’s watch, but the soft-spoken gentleman deflects credit from his own fundraising prowess.
City starts review of 2016 project $75 million ‘wish list’
A city panel Tuesday got its first look at La Crosse’s draft 2016 capital improvement budget, the annual rundown of projects and equipment department heads hope to see funded for the next year.
Pollinator program at Houston Nature Center
HOUSTON, Minn. -- The Houston Nature Center will offer a children's pollinator program for ages 8 and older from 1 to 3 p.m. July 23.
Notice of public involvement meeting
La Crosse County is proposing to replace the Hwy. B bridge over Bostwick Creek in the town of Hamilton.
UW Extension to reduce staff amid $5.2M cut in state funding
MADISON (AP) — The University of Wisconsin Extension is making plans to reduce staff and leave vacancies open amid the largest cut in state support it’s ever faced.
Minnesota corn crop looks good; prices don't
ST. JAMES, Minn. — Although Minnesota’s cornfields look great, conditions are uneven and prices are low.
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker kicks off Nevada campaign
LAS VEGAS — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker made his first stop in Nevada as a presidential candidate on Tuesday, arguing his success implementing conservative policies in Wisconsin can be taken n…
Fewer passenger, freight rail delays due to drilling decline
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Delays in Amtrak service and agricultural product shipping have eased across the Upper Midwest in part because weak oil prices have prompted a drilling slowdown in North …
Gun felon faces new drug charges
A La Crosse felon on federal supervision for the illegal purchase of a firearm faces new drug charges.
Dairyland powerline replacement could kill endangered snakes
Dairyland Power Cooperative is seeking permission from state and federal wildlife agencies to replace an aging transmission line through La Crosse and Trempealeau counties which could kill som…
Riverside yoga event to mark 5 years for smoke-free law
The La Crosse Area Health Initiative will host a free community yoga class to celebrate the five-year anniversary of Wisconsin’s workplace smoking ban at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.
DQ Blizzards to raise money for CMN Hospitals
July 30 will be Miracle Treat Day at Dairy Queens, when proceeds from Blizzards will benefit local children Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, a service of the Gundersen Medical Foundation.