La Crosse Tribune Local News

HOLMEN — Sacia Gilbertson was never really interested in computers before she participated in the Hour of Code.

I’m a little long in the tooth to be switching careers, but I’ve found the perfect job for me, because I’m more patient than I was in my short-fused glory days and would like to pocket nearly 55 grand for…

ONALASKA — Gov. Scott Walker used a trip Wednesday to Empire Screen Printing in Onalaska to highlight the state’s $60 million investment in the past two biennial budgets in the Wisconsin FoodShare Employment and Training program.

State Sen. Jennifer Shilling formally announced her 2016 re-election campaign Wednesday, two days after the her predecessor declared his bid to reclaim the 32nd District seat.

FOUNTAIN CITY, Wis. — Peter Schaffner made the most of his last chance as Fountain City mayor, telling residents and city council members what he thought of his last four years in office.

WINONA, Minn. — Prairie Island just got a little more colorful, thanks to a deer that is colorless.

Tara Johnson will serve another term as chair of the La Crosse County Board of Supervisors after she was unanimously elected by the board Tuesday.

WINONA, Minn. -- Altra Federal Credit Union is hosting a free Teens & Money seminar for students ages 13 to 17 from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at its Winona Branch, 526 Orrin St.

State Sen. Jennifer Shilling will hold district office hours for 32 District residents. The public is invited to meet with the senator and share their thoughts on state issues or request assistance with state agencies. No RSVP is required.

LANESBORO, Minn. — It was late morning, and the wood-fire kiln was 26 hours into its 30-hour firing process.

Viterbo University Nutrition and Dietetics students will discuss healthy cooking trends, weight reduction and recipes at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Mayo Clinic Health System Marycrest Auditorium, 700 West Avenue S.

TOMAH — Triumphs and struggles in coping with Parkinson’s disease will be featured during the Parkinson’s Support Group meeting from 2 to 3:30 p.m. May 3 in the Tomah Memorial Hospital classrooms.

Mike Hanson finally grew impatient with doctors who told him he never would run again after he nearly shot his leg off more than four decades ago.

You don’t have to have a green thumb to raise a cornucopia of produce in 16 square feet in your back yard, as even novice gardeners will be able to discover if they buy a Square Foot Gardening Kit through…

With an election season on many minds, politics and policy became the focus of the La Crosse Area Development Corp.'s spring economic forum.

Western Wisconsin residents will have a chance to share their concerns with the state’s railroad commissioner Thursday during two public listening sessions.

A gofundme campaign is underway to raise money for Grammy Award-winning musician Bill Miller as he recovers from emergency surgery last week to remove life-threatening blood clots.

What would be Wisconsin’s largest community-owned solar electricity project could be in jeopardy.

UnitedHealth hiked its 2016 forecast after the nation's largest health insurer topped Wall Street's first-quarter earnings expectations.

A Fillmore County home and shed burned Friday after a grass fire spread through the property, occupied by a couple who face charges of manufacturing methamphetamine.