La Crosse Tribune Local News

ALMA, Wis. — A Thursday morning crash in Alma killed one person, after a car struck a milk truck.

VIROQUA — At the time of his arrest shortly after a foiled robbery attempt, the 33-year-old suspect in a pair of Coon Valley vehicle thefts had a 2-year-old passenger with him in what police s…

ALMA, Wis. -- A Thursday-morning crash in Alma killed one person after a car struck a milk truck head on.

BANGOR -- From the outside, it looks similar to pole-sheds on other farms. But inside, tractors and combine share shed space with row upon row of antique jukeboxes, and old pinball and slot ma…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Nebraska man has been identified as a BNSF Railway employee killed in a rail yard accident in Minneapolis.

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Scientists specializing in the Great Lakes are going to be hearing about the challenge plastic pollution poses for the lakes during a conference at the University of Vermont.

Three La Crosse schools earned top spots in the Fire Up Your Feet Spring Activity Challenge, a nationwide initiative of Safe Routes to School aimed at increasing physical activity among studen…

MILWAUKEE (AP) — A farmer in Beaver Dam is being accused of defrauding a crop insurance company.

WISCONSIN DELLS, Wis. (AP) — Police have identified a Chicago man whose body was found in the Wisconsin River near Wisconsin Dells after he had gone missing.

SUPERIOR, Wis. (AP) — Two men have walked away from a small plane that crashed at Superior's Bong Memorial Airport.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A city council member hopes the amenities of a new Minneapolis city park in front of the Minnesota Vikings stadium will help jump start fundraising.

MADISON — In another sign of his likely presidential campaign, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker on Wednesday asked his supporters to fill out a survey seeking their opinions on a variety of nationa…

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s prevailing wage law, supported by the construction industry and opposed by conservative Republicans, would be repealed under a bill passed Wednesday by an Assembly …

The La Crosse Composite Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol will host an open house from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at 2906 Fanta Reed Road, on the east side of the La Crosse Municipal Airport.

I realize that harping about Hillary Clinton’s pantsuits is old news. And critiquing her hairdos is a tad sexist, because male politicians’ coiffures seem to get a pass.

The La Crosse County chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, or NAMI, presented Iris Awards to several people and one company for their efforts to help people and families affected…

Good weather allowed Wisconsin farmers to keep up a heady pace for field work last week, a pace slowed by the rain during the long Memorial Day weekend.

La Crosse city council president Dick Swantz took over Wednesday as head of the Municipal Parking Utility Board with an eye toward tackling bigger issues rather than getting bogged down in wha…

ONALASKA -- The Coulee Region Humane Society will offer a special donation drive and adoption event from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday at the shelter, 911 Critter Court.

The sun was shining Wednesday morning as kids in Northern Hills Elementary’s pre-kindergarten classes played with their new toys.