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WASHINGTON — Railroads may have found a new weapon in their fight to keep information about oil train shipments from the public: a federal rule that was supposed to increase transparency.

One of the best parts about summer road-tripping is accumulating flotsam and jetsam from everywhere you visit.

La Crosse Bishop William Callahan will ordain four men to the priesthood at 10:30 a.m. today at St. Joseph the Workman Cathedral at 530 Main St.

New documents show BNSF Railroad is hauling fewer crude oil trains through Minnesota and Wisconsin than it was last winter.

New documents show BNSF Railroad is hauling fewer crude oil trains through Minnesota and Wisconsin than it was last winter.

When it comes to environmental policy, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse professor Jo Arney believes everyone’s voices must come together.

VIROQUA — A 39-year-old La Farge man is facing a felony charge of kicking a police animal after a search at a La Farge residence on June 3.

Supporters of same-sex marriage and members of the LGBT community are invited to a toast tonight in honor of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in favor of marriage equality.

Coulee Region lawmakers and health care providers hailed the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that affirmed a key element of the Affordable Care Act, protecting federal health insurance subsidies to …

ONALASKA — Launching a new community celebration is bound to hit a few bumps, but so far the new Celebrate Onalaska event has only hit a couple worth mentioning.

What happens in Vegas may stay in Vegas, but what happens in Malaysia could cost you 10 buffalo.

Brooke Evenson was driving to Buffalo City on Feb. 17 and remembers seeing the stoplight on Hwy. 53 in Galesville.

A longtime public defender has been named as La Crosse County’s new family court commissioner.

After raising its future pay earlier this year, the La Crosse Common Council will consider whether the mayor, too, deserves a salary increase after the 2017 elections.

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TOMAH — In 1975, the first National Tractor Pull Association event was held in Tomah.

Students from La Crosse, Holmen and Onalaska earned national recognition at the recent National History Day competition at the University of Maryland’s College Park campus.

VIROQUA — A senior administrative assistant at the Vernon County Clerk of Courts office in Viroqua has been charged with theft of money from the office.

Coulee Region lawmakers and health-care providers hailed the U.S. Supreme Court decision today affirming a key element of the Affordable Care Act, protecting federal health insurance subsidies…

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