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Mike Tighe: A hand-washing app? Really?
Sorry, Charlie. We don’t want apps that look good — we want apps that are good.
Bill changes program that limits class sizes in low-income schools
MADISON — A longtime state program to reduce class sizes in elementary schools with significant numbers of poor students would no longer require fewer students in classrooms under changes the …
Oil train derailment prompts evacuation in North Dakota town
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — An official says a train was hauling crude from North Dakota’s oil patch when it derailed and six cars caught fire in a rural area of the state.
Bad budget news for Wisconsin: No new money over 2 years
MADISON — Republican legislative leaders said Wednesday they would still find a way to make sure funding for Wisconsin public schools is not cut next year by $127 million as Gov. Scott Walker …
La Crosse's Mueller to be next Holmen district administrator
HOLMEN, Wis. -- Kristin Mueller will only have a short drive to her new job as district administrator for the School District of Holmen.
Letter carriers, volunteers to help lick hunger with annual food drive
Postal carriers throughout the Coulee Region and across the nation will be multi-tasking Saturday in their 23rd annual “Stamp out Hunger” food drive.
UW-L provost to be next College at Brockport president
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse provost Heidi Macpherson will be the next president College of Brockport, a State University of New York campus.
La Crosse teen charged in Rusk County man's death
LADYSMITH, Wis. — A 17-year-old La Crosse boy who reportedly fired three shots at coyotes from a Rusk County road has been charged with four felonies related to the shooting death of a rural G…
La Crosse man sent to prison for North Side battery
A La Crosse man who was stabbed three times when a man he attacked at a North Side apartment defended himself was sentenced Wednesday to one year in prison.
Suicidal man coaxed from bridge
La Crosse police coaxed a suicidal man from the top of the Cass Street Bridge on Wednesday morning.
Marsh construction could disturb endangered species; environmentalists question DNR review process
Wisconsin wildlife officials are quietly considering a request from BNSF Railway to carry on construction in the La Crosse River marsh during the nesting season of an endangered species, promp…
Marsh construction could disturb threatened species; environmentalists question DNR review process
Wisconsin wildlife officials are quietly considering a request from the BNSF Railroad to carry on construction in the La Crosse River marsh during the nesting season of an endangered species, …
Cass Street, Cameron Avenue bridges shut down this morning
The Cass Street and Cameron Avenue bridges were closed about 8 a.m. today for a man threatening to jump into the Mississippi River, according to La Crosse police.
Public boat landing closed
The La Crosse Municipal Boat Landing on Isle la Plume has been closed indefinitely for repairs due to poor conditions at the site and ramp.
Oldest complete copy of Ten Commandments displayed in Israel
JERUSALEM (AP) — The world’s oldest complete copy of the Ten Commandments is going on rare display at Israel’s leading museum in an exhibit tracing civilization’s most pivotal moments.
Construction companies defend prevailing wage law
MADISON, Wis. — Lawmakers, construction companies and local government leaders sparred Tuesday over a Republican bill that would repeal Wisconsin’s prevailing wage law, with supporters saying …
Logan senior awarded National Merit Scholarship
Logan High School senior Madrigal Von Muchow is one 50 Wisconsin seniors awarded a National Merit Scholarship.
Broccoli and big agriculture share space on Red River Valley farm
MOORHEAD, Minn. — Spring means nonstop activity at Kragnes Family Farms, where David Kragnes and his son Ben are putting corn seed in a planter in the farmyard.
