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Dems to host listening sessions about budget
Area Democratic lawmakers will conduct two listening sessions about the proposed 2015-17 biennial state budget.
UW-L provost finalist for president of College at Brockport
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse provost Heidi Macpherson is one of four finalists that were named in the presidential search at the College at Brockport, a Sate University of New York institution.
Local jobless rate ticks up in January
The local jobless rate jumped to 4.6 percent in January while hewing to a general downward trend as the La Crosse metropolitan area showed strong private-sector job growth.
Send us your tales of resurrection, hope
The La Crosse Tribune would like to share your stories of resurrection and hope in your lives to be featured in the Easter Sunday edition.
Suicide prevention group to host annual Dance for Hope
The La Crosse Area Suicide Prevention Initiative will host its annual free Dance for Hope from 1 to 5 p.m. March 28 in the Radisson Hotel ballroom, 200 N. Second St.
Man's body found inside Tomah hotel room
Tomah police are investigating the death of a white male, found Wednesday morning inside a hotel.
Neighbors Day: How to get assistance or help others
Neighbors Day, an annual program that dispatches volunteers to help the city of La Crosse’s elderly and disabled residents with outdoor cleanup work, returns April 18 for its 19th year. Those …
Second person dies after weekend crash in Houston County
A two-car crash last weekend in Houston County has claimed a second life. Dale Erickson, 59, of Houston, Minn., died Tuesday at Gundersen Medical Center. His wife, Teresa, died Saturday, the d…
UW-L provost finalist for president of College at Brockport
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse provost Heidi Macpherson is one of four finalists that were named in the presidential search at the College at Brockport, a Sate University of New York institution.
UW-L looking to cut vacant positions, grow enrollment to bridge budget cuts
No layoffs and no outsourcing.
New Barron Island plan questioned
La Crosse officials have questioned why a proposed development on Barron Island has changed from two buildings with a mix of housing to a single structure with 70 apartments, nearly two dozen …
Jerome Christenson: The elephant in the kitchen
It’s hard to think of a circus without elephants.
Talking traffic: Transportation planning process kicks off tonight
State transportation officials will kick off a year-long planning process today with the first in a series of meetings designed to determine La Crosse’s transportation needs and palatable solu…
McKesson to close La Crosse warehouse, costing 70 jobs
San Francisco-based McKesson Pharmaceuticals will close its La Crosse distribution center, which employs about 70 workers, in May 2017, according to the company.
Transgendered folk artist focuses on music to define herself
Namoli Brennet may have outed herself as transgendered in “Boy in a Dress,” the title of her first CD in 2002, but she relies on her music more than her gender identity to define herself.
VA investigation finds 'unsafe medical practices' at Tomah VA
Results of a preliminary investigation into allegations of over-medication at the Tomah VA found "unsafe medical practices."
Holmen man jailed on $500,000 for homicide
A Holmen man charged in his girlfriend’s March 1 death is jailed in La Crosse County on a $500,000 cash bond.
Huebsch: No bias on high-voltage project
As a new member of the Wisconsin Public Service Commission, West Salem resident and former state Rep. Mike Huebsch will help decide whether to allow the construction of a controversial high-vo…
Two injured in Houston County crash
Two people was seriously injured Saturday morning when a car drove into a ditch in Houston County and caught fire, according to the Minnesota State Patrol.
BRF business owner says he's expanding in Minnesota
MADISON — A Wisconsin business owner upset over enactment of a right-to-work law and other policies says he is expanding in Minnesota because the economic policies there are more conducive for…
