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Chase Trempealeau set for June 21
TREMPEALEAU -- Off 'n’ Funning with Riverland Energy will present the fourth annual Chase Trempealeau on June 21.
Wisconsin wolf population growing, but new hunt still in doubt
MADISON — Wisconsin’s small population of endangered gray wolves grew by about 13 percent in the past year, a state Department of Natural Resources official said this week.
Things That Matter: Juneteenth celebration in La Crosse
As we prepare to celebrate the 239th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, let’s also take a moment to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Juneteenth, arguably the mo…
Ben Bromley: Youth baseball can drive you nuts
BARABOO — Don’t blame me for the broken person I’ve become: Blame my son’s baseball team.
Russ Stevens: Group thankful for youth support
The youth of Onalaska United Methodist Church would like to thank everyone who helped make the Imagine No Malaria campaign a success. This was part of a larger effort to raise $75 million to e…
Utility work on Second Street means heavier traffic on Third and Fourth
How do you figure out just how popular Second Street is as a bypass around La Crosse’s downtown?
Wis. Supreme Court says prosecutor's successful appeal violated defendant's rights
MADISON — The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday reversed an appeals court decision ordering a La Crosse man to be sentenced for a seventh drunken driving conviction when he had only pleaded gu…
City allows Stein Haus to keep outdoor music
The bands will play on at the Stein Haus for at least another year despite a neighboring couple’s persistent complaints the noise drives them from their Grand River Station apartment in downto…
La Crosse man convicted of assault, child pornography
A jury Friday convicted a La Crosse man of molesting and filming a 4-year-old child and possessing child pornography.
Business leaders to get private meeting on transportation plan
Local business leaders and transportation officials engaged in a controversial traffic study are planning a private meeting outside the public input process.
Public forum on crime set for Wednesday
Community members can voice their concerns about neighborhood crime and share ideas to curb it during a public forum on Wednesday.
Iowa man injured in watercraft crash near Lansing
LANSING, Iowa — A Waukon man was injured Wednesday afternoon when the personal watercraft he was operating on the main channel of the Mississippi River collided with another near Lansing, the …
UW-L activity study seeks volunteers 55 and older
An associate professor at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse is seeking volunteers for a physical activity study of people 55 and older who have been diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment.
Sparta tavern robbed at gunpoint
SPARTA -- Sparta police are looking for a man who robbed the Wayside Tavern on West Wisconsin Street late Thursday.
Walker's not-so-secret weapon: The Bradley Foundation
WASHINGTON — During the run-up to the recall election to kick Scott Walker out of office in 2012 as Wisconsin’s governor, a host of conservative media and public-policy organizations pushed back.
Farnam Street rail crossing closing Friday
Farnam Street at the BNSF Railway crossing between 28th and 29th streets will be closed temporarily to traffic Friday for utility work needed to prepare for installation of a second line of tracks.
Salvation Army seeks canteen volunteers
Former La Crosse Police Chief Ed Kondracki remembers the first time he saw one of The Salvation Army’s mobile canteens, which are deployed to provide food to emergency workers during fires, fl…
At the pumps on Thursday, June 11, 2015
Prices Thursday for a gallon of regular gas:
La Crescent picks Pine Island principal for superintendent job
LA CRESCENT — The La Crescent-Hokah School Board has chosen a Pine Island, Minn., principal to be the district’s next superintendent after Ron Wilke left the job for the same position at Water…




