La Crosse Tribune Local News

Local business leaders and transportation officials engaged in a controversial traffic study are planning a private meeting outside the public input process.

Community members can voice their concerns about neighborhood crime and share ideas to curb it during a public forum on Wednesday.

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LANSING, Iowa — A Waukon man was injured Wednesday afternoon when the personal watercraft he was operating on the main channel of the Mississippi River collided with another near Lansing, the …

An associate professor at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse is seeking volunteers for a physical activity study of people 55 and older who have been diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment.

SPARTA -- Sparta police are looking for a man who robbed the Wayside Tavern on West Wisconsin Street late Thursday.

WASHINGTON — During the run-up to the recall election to kick Scott Walker out of office in 2012 as Wisconsin’s governor, a host of conservative media and public-policy organizations pushed back.

Farnam Street at the BNSF Railway crossing between 28th and 29th streets will be closed temporarily to traffic Friday for utility work needed to prepare for installation of a second line of tracks.

Former La Crosse Police Chief Ed Kondracki remembers the first time he saw one of The Salvation Army’s mobile canteens, which are deployed to provide food to emergency workers during fires, fl…

Prices Thursday for a gallon of regular gas:

LA CRESCENT — The La Crescent-Hokah School Board has chosen a Pine Island, Minn., principal to be the district’s next superintendent after Ron Wilke left the job for the same position at Water…

Aspen Dental practices will provide free care to veterans from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 27.

A judge Thursday gave a man who led police on a 2½-mile chase at nearly 100 mph his “last chance” and sentenced him to six months in jail and five years on probation.

Armed with data showing a big jump in nicotine poisonings of children, Minnesota health officials are warning of the dangers of concentrated liquid nicotine found in electronic cigarettes.

Town of Campbell residents are asked to stay inside this morning after an early morning fire on Bainbridge Street left the area with poor air quality.

Republican lawmakers on Monday were circulating a bill that would replace Wisconsin’s independent Legislative Audit Bureau, saying inspectors within state agencies could prevent problems befor…

Now that La Crosse County has decided to go through with swapping its Hwy. C with state Hwy. 108, one matter remains to be resolved: What to call the former state highway when it becomes the c…

A number of states celebrate Juneteenth as state holidays, including Wisconsin after former Gov. Jim Doyle signed the bill recognizing the day in 2009. Juneteenth got its name from the date Ju…

The La Crosse Concert Band’s summer series of free performances at Riverside Park will feature an array of conducting styles, as well as a bonus performance by the 132nd Division Wisconsin Nat…

The La Crosse Police Department will add Segways to its fleet for a more visible presence in business districts and neighborhoods.