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Bill Lueders: Do policymakers care what people think? It depends
MADISON — Legislative hearings are usually low-interest events. Not so with the two recent hearings held in the Wisconsin Capitol about the fast-tracked right-to-work bill prohibiting private …
2 men charged in house fire blamed on marijuana wax
ST. PAUL, (AP) — Authorities warned Minnesotans on Wednesday about the dangers of marijuana wax, and they blamed a botched attempt to make the highly concentrated form of the hippie drug for a…
Population estimates show winners, losers in Coulee Region
With a modest growth rate of 0.58 percent, La Crosse County was Wisconsin’s seventh fastest-growing county last year, according to new estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Obsolete child car seat roundup set for Family Fun Expo
ONALASKA — Gundersen Health System and the Safe Kids Coalition of the La Crosse Coulee Region will host a child car seat roundup from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday at the Coulee Parenting Connectio…
'We pee back': Special paint eyed to curb urinating in parking ramps
The city may look at a new weapon to discourage public urinating in La Crosse’s three parking ramps downtown: A special paint that spatters the liquid back on the offender.
Winona police: Man steals purse from bar, buys $2K in lottery tickets, flees
WINONA, Minn. -- A stolen purse, the fraudulent purchase of lottery tickets, and a short police chase eventually landed a Portage, Wis., man in the Winona County jail early Wednesday morning.
Two charged in Tomah man's death
TOMAH — A man used a machete to kill a Tomah man in a hotel room on March 11 before fleeing the state with his co-defendant, prosecutors said Wednesday.
Jobless rate flat in February, bucking usual trend (copy)
The local unemployment rate was unchanged in February as the labor market added enough jobs to absorb a growing workforce.
Jobless rate flat in February, bucking usual trend
The local unemployment rate was unchanged in February as the labor market added enough jobs to absorb a growing workforce.
PSC to decide on Badger-Coulee: Thursday meeting will determine if and where high-voltage line to be built
Wisconsin regulators are expected to decide Thursday on a controversial high-voltage power line that could cut through the Coulee Region bringing electricity to population centers in the east.
Slippery roads mean late start for some schools
Freezing rain and snow overnight have prompted schools in Sparta, Tomah, Viroqua, Westby, Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton, Kickapoo, Seneca and North Crawford in Wisconsin; and Houston, Caledonia and S…
No roundabouts for off I-90 on North Side
The city’s vision of Rose Street roundabouts off the main North Side exit into La Crosse got a cool reception Tuesday from planners preparing for the next phase of a $56 million reconstruction…
Homeowners would take hit from GOP business tax cut
Wisconsin homeowners could see property taxes increase $270 million a year under a Republican proposal to eliminate taxes on business equipment.
La Crosse County stationary in overall health rank, with a few ticks upward
La Crosse County remains stationary in Wisconsin health rankings, coming in 19th overall among the state’s 72 counties for 2015, according to a national report released at midnight.
State approves $33.6 million in building projects at UW-L
La Crosse's building boom in education continues.
Raising age to buy cigarettes to 21 suggested to snuff out teen smoking
Raising the minimum age for buying cigarettes from 18 to 21 would be a major step in propelling the United States toward a smoke-free generation, a leading anti-smoking advocate in the Coulee …
Report: Menard gave $1.5 million to conservative group tied to Walker
According to Yahoo News, state's wealthiest person gave money to Wisconsin Club for Growth prior to recall election.
First towboat heads upriver at Winona
WINONA, Minn. — The commercial shipping season is underway on the Mississippi River.
