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Mother of Tomah toddler who died outside talks about ordeal
TOMAH — A Wisconsin mother who lost her 2-year-old daughter is urging families with young children to install door alarms.
La Crescent students to compete in robot competition
LA CRESCENT, Minn. — Does recycling give you a rush? If so, you’d fit right in with the members of Sir Lancer Bots, La Crescent High School’s FIRST Robotics team, which is in Duluth this weeke…
Wisconsin Senate passes right-to-work bill
MADISON — The Wisconsin state Senate passed a right-to-work bill Wednesday with just enough votes to send it on to the Assembly, where the Republican majority is wider, keeping the measure on …
Parking ramp fees could be simplified
A La Crosse board will look at whether having one rate at all hours in three downtown parking ramps might be preferable to the current mix of free time and different fees that even the origina…
Walker leads among Iowa conservatives
DES MOINES — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is looking more and more like the man to beat in Iowa’s 2016 first-in-the-nation caucuses.
Man misses cut in national butcher contest
Tim Byard of La Crescent didn’t make the cut in the first round of the A1 National Meat Cutting Challenge in Kissimmee, Fla., Tuesday.
BRF police question to go to referendum
BLACK RIVER FALLS — Voters in Black River Falls will be asked April 7 whether to keep the Black River Falls Police Department or contract with Jackson County for law enforcement.
Nominations sought for Central's Hall of Excellence
The La Crosse Central High School Alumni Association is accepting nominations for its Hall of Excellence, which recognizes outstanding achievement and service by Central alumni, faculty and co…
LeGrand retires from tax commission
Former La Crosse County Circuit Judge Roger LeGrand on Wednesday retried from the Wisconsin Tax Appeals Commission.
Autopsy planned after toddler's death in Tomah
TOMAH — Authorities are waiting on autopsy results from the Feb. 21 death of a 2-year-old girl outside a Tomah apartment.
Blair fundraiser to raise money for wounded warriors
BLAIR — A fundraiser for the Wounded Warrior Project featuring a pulled-pork dinner, raffles, auctions and music will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Blair Haus Sports Bar and Grill.
Two charged in town of Campbell pedestrian crash
Prosecutors Wednesday charged two town of Campbell men with driving a speeding car into a pedestrian.
La Crose cat hoarder gets probation
A judge on Wednesday sentenced a La Crosse woman who broke into the Coulee Region Humane Society to steal back her cats to 18 months on probation.
Orders being accepted for Compassion Project book
The La Crosse Public Education Foundation is accepting orders for its book commemorating the 2013-14 Compassion Project that involved more than 6,000 La Crosse school students.
Health Science Consortium offers cultural care resources
The La Crosse Medical Health Science Consortium has launched free online resources to help health educators and staffers, clinicians, students and others provide care to all sectors of the cul…
Viterbo Humanities Symposium keynote to focus on St. Francis of Assisi
Rev. Dr. Michael Cusato, an expert in the life of St. Francis of Assisi and the former director of the Franciscan Institute at St. Bonaventure University, will give the keynote address, “St. F…
Don't touch that dial: Watch TV while you're pumping gas
Coming soon to a gas pump near you: TV screens that show news clips, the weather, features and — of course — commercials while you’re filling ’er up.
Rural life draws city couple to organic lifestyle in Vernon County
WESTBY — Aaron and Andrea Kane weren’t raised on farms — and they started out with more citified occupations — but their family now is as rooted in the land as the produce on their organic farm.
About 2,000 rally against right-to-work in Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. — About 2,000 construction workers, electricians, carpenters and other union members rallied at the Wisconsin state Capitol on Tuesday, pushing back against a fast-tracked right-…
Right-to-work moves to full Senate
MADISON — Republicans on the state Senate’s labor committee ended a public hearing on contentious right-to-work legislation early and sent the bill on to the full Senate Tuesday, enraging doze…
