La Crosse Tribune Local News

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A new kind of library is coming to Minneapolis that lets members borrow tools such as hedge trimmers and power saws.

ONALASKA -- An educational seminar focusing on women and investing will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 7, at  Altra Federal Credit Union’s Operations Center, 1700 Oak Forest Drive.

The 23rd annual Letter Carriers Food Drive, organized locally by the National Association of Letter Carriers, AFL-CIO and Great Rivers United Way, will take place May 9.

MADISON (AP) — U.S. Senator Ron Johnson says he has subpoenaed the Department of Veterans Affairs' Office of the Inspector General for information on an embattled medical center in Tomah.

VIROQUA -- An 18-year-old Viroqua man pleaded guilty to felony burglary and three misdemeanor crimes and was released from jail on probation this week.

Prices Thursday for a gallon of regular gas:

A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced a high-ranking leader of a Chicago street gang arrested in April 2013 in La Crosse to 15 years in prison for drug distribution.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Supreme Court justices moved quickly Wednesday to elect a new chief following certification of a constitutional amendment that ended seniority as the sole determ…

A popular section of the Superior Hiking Trail will close this week because a private landowner has kicked hikers off the land.

Six-and-a-half years after Minnesotans voted to raise taxes to clean up lakes and streams, it’s clear the state has a long way to go.

WINONA, Minn. — Sourab Bhatta finds it hard to sleep at night.

MADISON — Republican lawmakers want to merge Wisconsin’s two major economic development agencies into a new entity with legislative oversight through a stand-alone bill rather than Gov. Scott …

The UW-La Crosse Small Business Development Center will offer “Marketing Basics for Business” from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 6, on campus.

MADISON — Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos doesn’t have the votes to repeal prevailing wage but will look to reform it, he said Wednesday.

Ryan Johnson’s passion for history has made him the avid collector he is today. From obtaining baseball cards as a child to shifting his focus to breweriana as an adult, he’s always been a col…

Organizers of a new one-day bike ride across Wisconsin say they hope it eventually will rival events like the Seattle to Portland Bicycle Classic, which draws 10,000 participants.

HOUSTON, Minn. — The Houston Nature Center will have a free nest-hopping event at 2 p.m. Saturday.

Great Rivers United Way has announced that $100,000 in Venture Grant funding is now available to qualifying health and human service programs.

The Women's Fund of Greater La Crosse is accepting grant applications through the La Crosse Community Foundation.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Guthrie Theater will feature Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird," the Marx Brothers romp "The Cocoanuts," and Rodgers and Hammerstein's "South Pacific" in its first sea…