La Crosse Tribune Local News

A drunken driver drove into the Mississippi River late Sunday at 90 mph before he and his passenger climbed out of his truck and escaped injury, according to La Crosse police reports.

La Crosse Loggers owner Dan Kapanke confirms he is running again for the state senate seat he lost in a 2011 recall election.

Last week National Weather Service Director Louis W. Uccellini visited his alma mater as the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Distinguished Alumni Award winner.

THE WAY IT WAS: This flood photo from 65 years ago appeared in the April 17, 1951, Tribune with the following caption: “Police and Fire Department rescue squads were busy on Green Island yesterday and today removing families trapped by…

HOKAH, Minn. -- For Brenda Child, the traditional jingle dress is something her generation of Ojibwe people is acutely aware of, though it’s no longer an esteemed aspect of their culture. But the University of Minnesota professor and historian has…

The eighth annual Earth Fair will be from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at Myrick Park, 789 Myrick Park Drive.

ONALASKA -- Joanne Hutson, a registered dietitian at Mayo Clinic Health System, will talk about dining out the healthy way at 4 p.m. April 28 in the Lower Level Conference Room of Mayo Clinic Health System, 191 Theater Road, Onalaska.

The Mississippi Valley Conservancy is hosting a community cleanup from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday.

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Tickets are available for the annual Downtown Trend Showcase fundraiser for Downtown Mainstreet Inc.

Warm southerly winds, sunshine and above-average temperatures have combined to create fire danger that the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources describes as "very high."

An event at UW-La Crosse on Monday, April 25, takes a beyond-the-headlines look at Iraqi refugees in America and their stories.

Western Technical College’s Landscape Horticulture Club will hold its annual spring plant sale from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, April 26-27, in the Cleary Courtyard on the main La Crosse campus.

I can still remember pulling into the farmer’s driveway in my dad’s brown Chevy Impala. I was in the back seat, stretching my neck to be able to see out the window. I was 11, and excited to make my…

An Onalaska motorcyclist was killed Saturday and a second injured in a crash during the annual Flood Run, which brings thousands of bikers through southeast Minnesota and western Wisconsin.

A 20-year-old Winona State University student died Saturday, the university said.

The 2015-16 One-of-a-Kind Chamber Music Series will conclude at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, with “Keyed In — Solo Piano” in the Viterbo University Fine Arts Center Recital Hall.

La Crosse County’s rural highways can provide motorists with scenic drives, but those roads also present hills, curves and other conditions can make travel risky under certain conditions.

The following people have filed for a marriage license in La Crosse County:

It’s tempting to see Adam Bilitz’s right eye as a metaphor for the young man himself.