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Local legislators plan long-term care hearing

Wed, 04/29/2015 - 5:35pm
Rep. Jill Billings, D-La Crosse, and Sen. Jennifer Shilling, D-La Crosse, will hold a community listening session to discuss Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed changes to aging and long term care pr…

Emmel sentenced in prostitution case

Wed, 04/29/2015 - 3:30pm
WINONA, Minn. — A 59-year-old former La Crosse teacher was barred from the escorts section of Backpage.com, prohibited from viewing Internet porn and ordered to complete marriage counseling as…

Avian flu epidemic incites inhumanity

Wed, 04/29/2015 - 2:58pm
Imagine being crushed elbow-to-elbow with thousands of people in the La Crosse Center arena — except that you’re not shuffling through a home and garden show or reveling in a concert featuring…

Moms: Take us back to your favorite Mother's Day, or ideal for future

Wed, 04/29/2015 - 9:49am
The La Crosse Tribune would like Coulee Region moms to take us back or look ahead: Either tell us about your best Mother’s Day ever or share your ideal way to spend that special day.

Ironman Haley kicks off WAFER fundraiser today

Wed, 04/29/2015 - 5:00am
WAFER board president Taylor Haley will kick off the organization’s fundraising effort for its Nutrition Education and Tools Project by riding his bike (on a trainer) from 3 to 6 p.m. in front…

Face lift begins at South Side's Poage Park

Wed, 04/29/2015 - 12:00am
The old shelter in Poage Park, formerly Hood Park, was razed Tuesday in preparation for a $1.3 million renovation.

Coulee Region Humane Society to hold special adoption event

Wed, 04/29/2015 - 12:00am
The Coulee Region Humane Society will offer an on-site adoption event from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Blain’s Farm and Fleet in Onalaska.

Carvers work to restore stone on Minnesota Capitol

Wed, 04/29/2015 - 12:00am
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Mark Wickstrom isn't a typical artist. Instead of brushes or clay, he uses an industrial air compressor. And his studio? It's five stories of scaffolding wrapped around …

Police: Woman found in alley died after alcohol-related fall

Wed, 04/29/2015 - 12:00am
An Iowa woman died early Monday after an alcohol-related fall from a third-floor fire escape attached to a downtown La Crosse building, according to police.

Jerome Christenson: Saving the dandelions is no flower-power proposition

Wed, 04/29/2015 - 12:00am
It's green at last. Save for the prospect of mowing my lawn, that's a good thing. I really don't know anyone who doesn't look forward to spring. Even the folks who hack and wheeze and spew the…

McCoy's Pine View Campground extends operating hours

Wed, 04/29/2015 - 12:00am
Fort McCoy's Pine View Campground hours will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily starting May 2. The campground offers lodging, a camp store, rental of recreational equipment, picnic shelter r…

Memorial honors those killed on job

Tue, 04/28/2015 - 9:13pm
As each name was read, another white cross topped with an American flag quietly was slipped into the ground.

Safe Routes challenges students, staff to use people power

Tue, 04/28/2015 - 9:00pm
The La Crosse County Safe Routes to School program will sponsor the fifth annual Wheel to School Week Challenge from May 4 to May 8.

La Crosse man battles disease that forced him to quit pursuit of fish

Tue, 04/28/2015 - 9:00pm
Former Marine Ed Shawley used to guide anglers to lunker bass, until a rare, terminal disease inflicted a triple whammy on him harder than a largemouth slams into a treble hook.

Faking money results in criminal charges for Winona duo

Tue, 04/28/2015 - 8:00pm
WINONA, Minn. -- A printer, paper, and scissors are all you need to make money -- but only if you're the federal government.

UW-L to partner on online data science program

Tue, 04/28/2015 - 8:00pm
The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse is one of six UW System campuses partnering on a new online master's degree program in data science.

So will there be a chief justice in Wisconsin/

Tue, 04/28/2015 - 7:00pm
MADISON — Shirley Abrahamson, just as she has every day since Aug. 1, 1996, walked into the Wisconsin Supreme Court chamber on Tuesday and took her position in the center as chief justice.

La Crosse man sentenced to prison for drug delivery

Tue, 04/28/2015 - 6:00pm
A La Crosse man was sentenced Tuesday to three years in a federal prison for selling crack cocaine in La Crosse, according to the U.S. Attorney’s office.

Update: Police say woman found in alley died after alcohol-related fall

Tue, 04/28/2015 - 4:00pm
An Iowa woman died early Monday after an alcohol-related fall from a third-floor fire escape attached to a downtown La Crosse building, according to La Crosse police.

Contest raises money for symphony, local charities

Tue, 04/28/2015 - 12:30pm
This year's La Crosse Symphony Orchestra Conductor Wannabe Contest raised more than $23,000 for seven nonprofit organizations.

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