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Man charged in Brockway homicide, told police he did it
BLACK RIVER FALLS — A homeless man was charged today in connection with the stabbing death of a Black River Falls woman.
At the pumps on Thursday, May 21, 2015
Prices Thursday for a gallon of regular gas:
Best Buy jumps after 1Q sales, profit top Wall St. views
RICHFIELD, Minn. (AP) — Best Buy’s stock jumped in trading Thursday after its first-quarter sales and profit managed to top analysts’ expectations.
Walker misses jobs promise by about 121,000 jobs
MADISON (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker made it only about halfway toward fulfilling his signature 2010 campaign promise — repeated in the 2012 recall — that 250,000 private sector jobs would be crea…
Educators pleased with extra funding, worried about policy in budget bill
La Crosse and Onalaska superintendents are pleased the Wisconsin Legislature has proposed adding funding for public education, but school leaders voiced concerns over the direction of state ed…
City to get slice of county land for improvements
La Crosse County will give the city of La Crosse about 4 acres of land within the La Crosse International Business Park so the city can install new roads, utilities and other infrastructure at…
Bill Lueders: Money taking power from the people
Regular readers of this column know its fondness for numbers. Here is one more to ponder: This is the 199th offering since the column debuted in June 2011. It also will be the last.
Pirate ship making its way up Mississippi
While La Crosse, may be nearly 2,000 miles — as the cannonball flies — from the historic pirate stronghold of Port Royal, buccaneer Dan Kellogg and his crew of damned souls were spied Thursday…
Republicans move to restructure Walker's job creation agency
MADISON, Wis. — Republican lawmakers on the Legislature’s finance committee moved Thursday to restructure Gov. Scott Walker’s struggling job creation agency, approving a plan to remove the gov…
Candidates sought for city council vacancy
The city will take applications through June 22 to fill the La Crosse Common Council District 5 seat representing the area around the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse campus.
North Side house fire considered suspicious
A North Side house was damaged Wednesday afternoon after firefighters discovered a burning pile of clothing in the kitchen, according to the La Crosse Fire Department.
Two-block excursion lands Onalaska man in jail on OWI charge
An Onalaska man who drove two blocks to Kwik Trip for smokes and soda was charged Thursday with felony drunken driving after police said his blood alcohol level was more than triple the legal limit.
Alma man killed in Wabasha County crash
READS LANDING, Minn. — A head-on crash on Hwy. 61 near Reads Landing shortly after 3 p.m. Wednesday killed one person, according to the Minnesota State Patrol.
Cheaper gas brings Memorial Day weekend travel to 10-year high
Fireworks and flags, boats and picnic blankets.
Black River Falls woman was fatally stabbed, records state
A homeless man with ties to Jackson County fatally stabbed a woman during an altercation early Sunday, according to court records filed Wednesday.
What you need to know about the Takata air bag recall
DETROIT — A recall of air bags made by Japanese auto parts supplier Takata Corp. now has the dubious distinction of being the largest in U.S. history.
Surprise special needs vouchers elicit mixed responses
MADISON, Wis. — The impromptu creation of a special needs voucher program early Wednesday morning caught disability rights advocates off guard, while those who supported the measure hailed the…
More than 700 miles to be 70 mph
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The speed limit will be going up soon on more than 700 miles of rural stretches of interstate in Wisconsin.
Dolls named to reign at Riverfest
Steve and Jill Doll know, perhaps better than most, what it means to be tapped as Riverfest commodore and first mate.
Mike Tighe: Car passengers could fly — before seat belts
I caught a glimpse of my life in the rear-view mirror as I idled next to a driver’s education car in the next lane at a stoplight the other day.
