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Lawmakers go public with budget agreements made in private
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Details surfaced Friday about the budget plans Minnesota lawmakers will vote on during an upcoming special session, including how $525 million in new school money will be par…
Blue Stars to kick off new season
The Blue Stars Drum and Bugle Corps will host its 2015 Grand Premier and Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Saturday, June 13, at Dock 7 at Boot Hill Pub, 1501 Saint Andrew St.
Fishing outing set for the blind, visually impaired
ONALASKA — The Wisconsin Council of the Blind and Visually Impaired is hosting Fishing, Fun and Friends, a pontoon ride and fishing event for adults and teens 15 and older who are blind or vis…
La Crosse woman crusades for dementia-friendly community, businesses
Kathy Lucey’s resume of volunteering reads like a who’s who of causes in the Coulee Region, but her current advocacy may be her most passionate venture yet — creating an atmosphere in which pe…
Walker would sign budget with no borrowing for roads
MADISON — Gov. Scott Walker, who steadfastly opposes raising taxes or fees to pay for roads, would sign a state budget that includes no borrowing for highways and other transportation needs in…
Shirley Schoenfeld: Library is grateful for grant
The Jennifer Lee Marker Library at Norskedalen received a Heritage and Culture Grant of $650 from the SON Foundation.
Gary Althoff: VA offered help when needed
I would like to thank Mark Aumann, an aide with Rep. Ron Kind's office, and John J. Rohrer, interim medical director at the Tomah Veterans Affairs Medical Center, for the expeditious response …
Dan Bohnert: Thanks for help with North Side event
The Logan Northside Neighborhood Association held its second annual Spring Northside Team Up to Clean Up on May 30. The event was a great success thanks to the help and cooperation of many gro…
La Crescent-Hokah has six superintendent finalists
LA CRESCENT, Minn. — The La Crescent-Hokah School Board has selected six finalists to interview for the district’s vacant superintendent position.
Hey, boaters -- slow down, you're rocking the bridge workers
WINONA, Minn. — The Minnesota Department of Transportation on Friday sent out a gentle plea to boaters and other watercraft users on the Mississippi near construction of the new interstate bridge:
La Crosse drug dealer jailed on $100,000
A La Crosse drug dealer is facing his seventh felony case in just over a year after police arrested him this week for selling crack cocaine days before he is set to be sentenced for the same crime.
Update: Gavrilos finalist in Campbell police chief search
WHAT WE KNEW: The town of Campbell is searching for a new police chief to replace Tim Kelemen, who retired in November after he violated the law, town ethics and employee policies when he used…
Logan students of the month
The following were named students of the month in May at Logan High School:
New federal data shows no stopping or slowing of global warming
WASHINGTON (AP) — Global warming has not stopped or even slowed in the past 18 years, according to a new federal study that rebuts doubters who've claimed that that heating trends have paused.
CIty, DOT at odd over Exit 3 options
The stalemate continues between La Crosse and state officials over what changes should be made on Rose and West George streets when Interstate 90’s Exit 3 is reconfigured on the city’s North Side.
Fourth-grade boy donates two years of hair
WINONA, Minn. -- Washington-Kosciusko Elementary School student Bryan Cassellius got a hair cut Wednesday morning -- in front of his entire school.
Adaptive pole helps Mosinee man fish again
MOSINEE, Wis. (AP) — Life rarely presents a single moment representing the fulfillment of creativity, hard work and cooperation of a large group of vastly different people, but it did on a rec…
Aquinas students of the month
The following were students of the month for May at Aquinas Middle School:
Wisconsin governor announces deal for new $500M Bucks arena
MADISON — Taxpayers would pick up half the cost of a $500 million arena for the Milwaukee Bucks under a financial deal that would rely on current and former team owners for the rest, Gov. Scot…
Aquinas student wins business plan contest
Elizabeth Hlavacka, an eighth-grader at Aquinas Middle School, is the grand prize winner in Wisconsin YES!, a statewide youth business plan contest for students in middle and high school.