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AARP: La Crosse best small city for 50-plus crowd
AARP thinks La Crosse and its Washburn neighborhood are a good fit for people over age 50.
Wisconsin home sales surge in March; La Crosse inventory tightest in state
After a sluggish start to 2015, Wisconsin’s housing market heated up in March as existing home sales surged by more than 16 percent over the same month last year.
Operater Mills disputes latest default
A city board again has found La Crosse Municipal Harbor operator Steve Mills in default of his lease, but he maintains this time he has not violated terms of the agreement.
UW-L cutting 45 positions, increasing enrollment
Nearly 50 positions at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse will be cut in order to balance an estimated $7.6 million reduction in state funding.
Students kick butts out of La Crosse park
The health motive overcame the yuck factor for nearly 30 high school students who fanned out Monday across Weigent Park in La Crosse and collected almost 1,200 cigarette butts.
Warming climate brings more rain, but floods remain unpredictable
The Midwest is getting wetter and wilder, but that doesn’t necessarily mean the mighty Mississippi River will run its banks more often.
Kind returns $92,587 to US Treasury
In an event that has become annual ritual, U.S. Rep. Ron Kind returned about 7 percent of his annual congressional office budget Monday. Kind returned $92,587 to the U.S. Treasury, effectively…
Garden photo contest deadline is June 30
Bluff Country Master Gardeners is sponsoring a photo contest in conjunction with the 2015 Wisconsin Master Gardeners Association’s annual conference, which will be held July 31 through Aug. 1 …
La Crosse-Bantry group to sponsor talk
Richard Butler of Bantry, Ireland, will deliver a free presentation about the Bantry's history and restoration projects in Ireland at 6 p.m. Wednesday in the lower level of the Eagles Club, 22…
Baldwin's former state director files ethics complaint
MADISON — A former state director for U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin filed an ethics complaint against the Wisconsin Democrat on Monday, saying Baldwin unfairly faulted her for mishandling reports of…
Chicago man in jail after ramming Monroe County squad
A Chicago man is in the Monroe County jail after police said he struck a sheriff’s deputy and rammed a squad car multiple times as police fired at his vehicle.
Genoa man killed in rollover crash
A Genoa man was killed Sunday in a single vehicle crash in rural Vernon County.
Tomah teen critically injured in jump from moving van
TOMAH — Monroe County sheriff's officials say a teenage girl suffered critical injuries when she jumped from a moving van.
Hometown Hstory: Flood of 1965
THE WAY IT WAS: Fifty years ago Wednesday, the Mississippi River reached its all-time high at La Crosse with a crest of 17.9 feet. This photo of the old Elfman Marine at 58 Copeland Ave. appea…
High Water series, part two: A growing crisis across the region
Part two of a four-part series.
Wisconsin boy, 5, born size of dollar bill beats odds
LOYAL, Wis. — Ayden Schoonover’s great-aunt and fourth-grade teacher, Denise Brussow, sometimes has to remind him to use his “big-boy voice” because he tends to talk in a whisper.
Bridge replacement will slow traffic
BROWNSVILLE, Minn. — Motorists will encounter periodic traffic flaggers to ensure safety beginning today south of Brownsville on Hwy. 26 as construction crews begin building a temporary bridge…
Workshop set on bicycle, pedestrian changes
The city is targeting King and 17th streets for potential improvements aimed at making those neighborhoods “greener, more walkable and more bicycle-friendly.”
Teen severely injured after jumping from van
TOWN OF WILTON — The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department reports that a 16-year-old girl was seriously injured Sunday morning when she leaped from a motor vehicle.
March, rally planned to mark death of man killed by police
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A march and rally will be held to mark the one-year anniversary of the killing of a man by a police officer in a downtown Milwaukee park.
