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Avian flu epidemic incites inhumanity
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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/
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
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
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
This year's La Crosse Symphony Orchestra Conductor Wannabe Contest raised more than $23,000 for seven nonprofit organizations.
Board balks at barring Segways from sidewalks
A move to boot Segway scooters off downtown La Crosse sidewalks went nowhere with a city board Monday after the owner of a new business that uses the devices asked for the chance to prove they…
Legal fight over voter IDs in Wisconsin continues
MADISON — With two special elections looming next month and one to fill a vacancy in the state Senate coming later this year, opponents of Wisconsin’s new voter identification law want a fede…
