La Crosse Tribune Local News

ONALASKA — Wisconsin’s Natural Resources Board approved changes to the state’s air pollution permitting process Wednesday that the Department of Natural Resources says will streamline regulati…

La Crosse’s job market showed continued signs of improvement in May, with unemployment ticking up slightly but remaining below the previous year level.

La Crosse and Onalaska police have expanded authority in the neighboring jurisdictions under a new agreement forged between the agencies.

ST. PAUL — Prosecutors say a Tomah man pointed a weapon inches from a police officer’s face in St. Paul last weekend.

ONALASKA — Wisconsin’s Natural Resources Board approved changes to the state’s air pollution permitting process Wednesday that the Department of Natural Resources says will streamline regulati…

ONALASKA — First Free Church will hold its annual SoberFest on Saturday, a family-friendly event that offers a good view of the fireworks offered by the Festival Foods Salute to the Fourth.

Some things are beyond stupid.

MADISON (AP) — The legislative committee that handles state workers’ contracts approved a raise Tuesday for state troopers but decided to give thousands of other state employees no increases o…

CHICAGO — Medical marijuana has not been proven to work for many illnesses that state laws have approved it for, according to the first comprehensive analysis of research on its potential benefits.

A judge has found grounds to consider a complaint that the La Crosse Area Hmong Mutual Assistance Association violated fair employment law when its board ousted longtime leader Thai Vue in 201…

ST. PAUL, Minn. — A once-banished crop could soon sprout legally again in select Minnesota farm fields: hemp plants that lead to oils, lotions, seeds, rope fibers and other industrial uses.

When factories close, the contamination left behind can plague a site for years, discouraging reuse of otherwise good real estate.

Jason Gilman, the former Onalaska city planner, will become La Crosse’s new planning and development director.

WINONA, Minn. -- This Mississippi River town has turned into a southeastern Minnesota center for the art, the summer is the season of high drama.

Gov. Scott Walker could be forced to choose between Wisconsin residents and his presidential pitch if the U.S. Supreme Court nixes federal health insurance subsidies, some observers say.

OSHKOSH, Wis. — You don’t have to be nuts about planes to make it worth your time to swing by Wisconsin this summer and check out the annual mega air show that is much more than an air show. E…

Sandy Brekke’s mind is a bit unsettled these days, with the Affordable Care Act’s fate teetering on the weight of four words to avoid plunging into a death spiral.

Wisconsin’s housing market is off to its strongest start since the market crash.

The wheels of justice are no match for a modern railroad.

Dr. Marilu Bintz, a medical vice president at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse, will speak on a panel in Washington, D.C., Wednesday about a national pact reducing red tape for doctors who…