La Crosse Tribune Local News
lacrossetribune.com - RSS Results
in section(s) news/local
only for asset type(s) of article
Updated: 14 min 17 sec ago
At the pumps on Thursday, May 14, 2015
Prices Thursday for a gallon of regular gas:
Grants help keep pets in people's homes
The Coulee Region Humane Society helps homeless animals of all kinds find loving and caring homes. But what’s often forgotten is that the shelter also helps resident pets, who already have hom…
La Crosse mother charged with abuse
A La Crosse mother abused her 9-year-old daughter and forced her to stand in a corner holding a gallon of milk when the child came home late from school, according to court records.
Teen in critical condition after being struck on Fifth Avenue
A 17-year-old La Crosse boy is in critical condition after he was hit by a car crossing Fifth Avenue Wednesday afternoon.
Badger-Coulee foes ask for new hearing on high-voltage power line
Several groups opposed to a high-voltage transmission line across western Wisconsin have petitioned state utility regulators for a new hearing on the controversial $580 million project that wa…
Badger-Coulee foes ask for new hearing on high-voltage power line
Several groups opposed to a high-voltage transmission line across western Wisconsin have petitioned state utility regulators for a new hearing on the controversial $580 million project that wa…
Seatbelt safety campaign starts Monday
La Crosse County law enforcement and hundreds of other law enforcement agencies statewide will crack down on unbelted motorists during the annual Click It or Ticket campaign Monday through May 31.
Central locked down after threat
Central High School was locked down for one minute Wednesday while police searched for a student who threatened to enter the facility while armed and “do harm,” according to La Crosse police.
Survey finds widespread bee deaths in Minnesota, U.S.
A new national survey estimates honeybee deaths in the U.S. at 40 percent for the past year with Minnesota beekeepers reporting more than 50 percent losses.
Wisconsin Assembly passes junk food, drug testing bills
MADISON — Public aid recipients in Wisconsin would be limited in how much junk food they could buy and forced to undergo screenings for illegal drug use under bills passed Wednesday by the sta…
Madison police arrest defiant protesters
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Protesters angry about a prosecutor’s decision not to charge a white Madison police officer for killing an unarmed biracial man staged a mock hearing outside of a courthou…
Council OKs $20,000 donation for cemetery project, guarantees more funding
ONALASKA — Members of the group raising money for a facelift for the Onalaska Cemetery came to Tuesday’s Onalaska Common Council meeting hoping for a donation of $20,000 from the city’s touris…
Riverside Family Fun Fair
Riverside Family Fun Fair will be from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday at Riverside Park in La Crosse. The fair features a live petting zoo provided by Rainbow Ridge Farms, free painting classes from …
La Crosse soldier identified 65 years after death in Korea
A soldier from La Crosse will be buried next week in Arlington National Cemetery almost 65 years after he went missing during the Korean War.
Coulee Region Humane Society Rummage Sale
The Coulee Region Humane Society will host its annual rummage sale from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the shelter’s location, 911 Critter Court, Onalaska. The sale will consist of ge…
La Crosse soldier identified 65 years after death in Korea
A soldier from La Crosse will be buried next week in Arlington National Cemetery almost 65 years after he went missing during the Korean War.
Man appears to eat Karner blue butterfly in Facebook video
BLACK RIVER FALLS -- A video posted on Facebook shows what appears to be a man eating an endangered Karner blue butterfly.
Fugitive claims he can't walk -- then leads Winona officers on chase
WINONA, Minn. -- A Wisconsin fugitive unsuccessfully tried to leg out an escape from Winona police late last week after briefly claiming to be paralyzed, according to court documents.
Wisconsin GOP poised to make state 'Red to the Roots'
Wisconsin Republicans aim to get to the grass roots of politics in La Crosse this weekend, using their state convention to cultivate a Badger State that's “Red to the Roots for 2016.”
'Take Back Day' aims to collect, dispose of prescription drugs
The Wisconsin Department of Justice is sponsoring Take Back Day, a special collection of prescription drugs deposited in the seven drop boxes in La Crosse County by Friday.
