La Crosse Tribune Local News

The annual Nursing Research on the Green event will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday at Viterbo University. It is open to nurses working in any setting, including student nurses.

Wine, Women, and Wealth is the kickoff event of La Crosse Money Smart Week. It will by from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, April 23, at Wine Guyz, 122 King St.

The United Fund for the Arts and Humanities is kicking off its 33rd annual fundraising campaign to the business community, and 2016 UFAH campaign chairwoman Judy Bouffleur will spearhead the effort to raise $105,000 for UFAH’s 10 member arts and…

The La Crosse County Health Department presented its inaugural Friend of Public Health Award to Gary Gilmore, a professor and executive at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.

La Crosse's four parking ramps will be closed for portions of the next two weeks to undergo annual cleaning. Closures to accommodate the pressure washing will be as follows:

Prices on Thursday for a gallon of regular gas:

TOMAH — Kevin Croninger will seek a full term as Monroe County district attorney.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker has signed a bill that reforms Wisconsin’s managed forest program.

MADISON (AP) — Chronic wasting disease is spreading among Wisconsin's deer, according to the state Department of Natural Resources.

There will be 93 apartments in the $68 million complex going up in downtown La Crosse, according to a condominium plat submitted for the city’s approval Thursday.

The La Crosse Common Council will take up the question of whether to allow a controversial demolition of nine houses on a city block by Gundersen Health System.

ONALASKA — Dermatologists and staff at Gundersen and Mayo Clinic Health Systems are offering free skin cancer screenings from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 23, at the Gundersen Onalaska Clinic.

Tom Claflin’s explanation for his gung-ho attitude toward volunteering at The Salvation Army in La Crosse is disarmingly candid, delivered with a self-deprecating chuckle.

Retired Sen. Tim Cullen will stop in La Crosse on Monday to sign copies of his new book, "Ringside Seat.'

Area music lovers might want to pull out their calendars and circle Saturday with bright red ink: La Crosse will experience an unparalleled explosion of music — 28 bands playing mostly one-hour sets in six venues, all of them within…

Western Technical College is hosting free information sessions about program offerings available at the college’s regional locations, including Black River Falls, Independence, Mauston, Tomah and Viroqua.

The Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge will conduct prescribed burning on the refuge through May. Refuge roads may be closed for several hours for ensure safety.

Gundersen Trauma Services is offering a free Teen Car Control Clinic to help young drivers get the experience they need. The one-day driving clinics will be Saturday, April 30, and Sunday, May 1, in Parking-F on the Gundersen La Crosse…

The Coulee Region Professional Women’s annual scholarship banquet will be at 5:30 p.m. April 26 at Pogreba Restaurant.

ONALASKA — Clearwater Farm is offering a summer-long, weekly program for youth groups, day care centers, and other organizations interested in learning about gardening, farm animals and nature.