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The Growing Place
ABOVE: Daryl Applebury helps Kaitlyn Jester, 8, a member of the Boys and Girls Club at Northside Elementary School, as she digs a hole Tuesday for an apple tree during an event sponsored by Th…
Michael Burns named publisher of La Crosse Tribune, River Valley group
The La Crosse Tribune announced a new publisher Tuesday.
Symphony renews conductor's contract
The La Crosse Symphony Orchestra's board of directors has exended conductor and music director Alexander Platt's contract by five years.
Update: Homeless man held in Jackson County killing
BLACK RIVER FALLS — Police think a homeless man with ties to the area killed a Black River Falls woman on Sunday, but police are withholding details of the killing until his first court appear…
Aging Unit to sponsor program
The La Crosse County Aging Unit will sponsor a birthday party celebrating 80 years of Social Security and 50 years for Medicare and the Older Americans Act from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Thursday at …
La Crosse County Circuit Court
La Crosse County Circuit Court felony charges:
YMCA to break ground on expansion projects
The La Crosse Area YMCA is expanding to meet increasing demand from the communities it serves.
April home sales surge; tight inventories contribute to rising prices
After a sluggish start to the year, Wisconsin’s housing market grew for a second straight month in April.
Prosecutors ask court to reject Lepsch appeal
Prosecutors want a state appellate court to uphold Jeffrey Lepsch’s convictions for the 2012 murders of a father and son at their downtown La Crosse camera store.
UW-L professor explores bike culture with new book
In 2008, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse professor James Longhurst started commuting to work on his bicycle.
Police identify victims in Winona homicide/suicide
WINONA, Minn. -- Winona police have identified the victims in an apparent homicide/suicide.
Tomah VA announces 'action plan' to improve morale, care
The beleaguered Tomah VA Medical Center released a short-term plan for reform Monday.
Forest Hills work to cost $270,000 more than railroads pledge
Costs could reach nearly $1.1 million to realign the municipal Forest Hills Golf Course for the pending second BNSF Railway line through east La Crosse, almost $270,000 more than what the rail…
Democrats seek probe of Walker over loan
MADISON — Democratic lawmakers in Wisconsin called on federal investigators Monday to launch a probe into Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s job creation agency after a newspaper reported the trou…
Sparta sand plant to layoff 30 employees
SPARTA — Thirty workers at U.S. Silica’s Sparta plant will be laid off July 15, when the plant cuts back production because of the trickle-down effect of the lagging oil market, a company spok…
Black River Falls woman slain; suspect in custody
BLACK RIVER FALLS — Authorities arrested a 23-year-old man Monday in connection with the death of a woman found slain in a park Sunday.
Nygren: School aid may rise $75 per student in 2nd year
MADISON — The Legislature’s budget-writing committee will consider increasing funding for Wisconsin public schools by $75 per student in the second year of the next budget, the Republican co-c…
State loan recipient gave $80K to Walker
His company reeling from the national recession, Milwaukee construction executive William Minahan launched an aggressive campaign beginning in 2009 to get state and federal funding for his pro…
Hometown history: Mindoro Cut in 1908
THE WAY IT WAS: Young and old gather at the Mindoro Cut in 1908, while work on the cut was nearing completion. Located on Hwy. 108 between Mindoro and West Salem, this 74-foot deep cut through…
