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Bill Feehan, La Crosse County Republican Party chairman

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Veterans Affairs may have to shut down some hospitals next month if Congress does not address a $2.5 billion shortfall for the current budget year, VA offic…

Four holes at the Forest Hills Golf Course will be closed Aug. 10 until at least spring 2016 as work continues to shift the municipal course east of the expanding BNSF Railway lines.

HOUSTON, Minn. — The Houston Nature Center will offer a class about pet reptiles at 7 p.m., Saturday.

The La Crosse Logan Alumni Association will host its annual Ranger Rally at 4 p.m. Saturday at Colgan Air Hanger near the La Crosse Municipal Airport.

Gov. Scott Walker is the first sitting Wisconsin governor to run for president, but he’s not the first Wisconsinite to make a bid for the White House.

Alex Hayter, 20, of 1113 S. Fourth St., No. 2, was charged Monday with theft, two counts of bail jumping, possession of meth and carrying a concealed weapon. Hayter stole a computer on Thursda…

ARCADIA — The Waneks announced Monday they have decided to keep Ashley Furniture Industries in the family instead of exploring a sale — and the mayor praised the company's commitment to Arcadia.

Mississippi Valley Conservancy has transferred ownership of Elmwood Bluff to the city of Onalaska as part of the land conservation agreement with the city.

A former Navy recruiter was convicted of having child pornography Monday after reaching an agreement with prosecutors.

Police nabbed a suspected burglar in a North Side backyard Sunday morning attempting to hide behind a large screen TV.

Police didn’t have to go far to find the thief when a worker at the La Crosse County Jail stole money from her boss.

WINONA, Minn. — Winona’s interstate bridge will be shut down to traffic Friday — but not for long.

MADISON — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker announced on social media Monday morning that he's running for president, tweeting "I'm in."

ONALASKA — The Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge La Crosse District will temporarily close its visitor center July 21-22 to allow staff to participate in annual training.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Flavored cigars will no longer be sold in many Minneapolis stores starting in January.

MADISON (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker signed the next Wisconsin state budget into law on Sunday, brushing aside complaints from his own party about the $73 billion spending plan and fulfilling his …

WEST SALEM — Barn Hunt is not quite like finding a needle in a haystack, but the relatively new sport has some similarities.

THE WAY IT WAS: This location at 1511 S. 16th St. S. has been a small barbershop since the early 1930s. A water permit was issued in 1929, and Isadore Michalski rented the space and set up sho…

Life League of La Crosse will be holding its annual Ladies for Life Tea from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Blessed Sacrament Parish Hall, 130 Losey Blvd. S.