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Four injured in vehicle pile-up near Coon Valley
Four people were injured Tuesday in two related crashes west of Coon Valley on Hwys. 14/61 in the town of Hamburg.
Taxman cometh with new form for health care
With tax deadlines approaching, those who haven’t filed returns might need a primer on how the Affordable Care Act affects that process.
Conservation groups' awards banquet April 9
The La Crosse County Conservation Alliance’s 39th annual awards and recognition banquet will be held April 9 at Drugan’s Castle Mound in rural Holmen.
Doug Moe: Badgers back to back and barely believable
You don’t have to have a sense of history to be pinching yourself about the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team going to back-to-back NCAA Final Fours, but it doesn’t hurt.
April Red Cross blood drives start today
The American Red Cross is seeking donors of all blood types, and especially O negative, A negative and B negative, are needed.
Storm spotter training offered by National Weather Service
The National Weather Service will hold a severe weather spotter training class at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 15, in the Marycrest Auditorium at Mayo Clinic Health System, 700 West Ave. S. The …
Nature journaling program
The Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge Visitor Center will host a nature journaling program for children ages 8 and older from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday.
Viterbo University faculty member cited for distinguished research
Jesús Jambrina, associate professor of world languages and cultures and history, and coordinator of the Latin American and Latino Studies Program at Viterbo University, has been internationall…
Pastor resigns over threatening, expletive-laced email to female blogger
A La Crosse pastor resigned Tuesday afternoon in a controversy in which he was accused of sending an obscene email to a blogger who had written that society would be better without police.
La Crosse Common Council District 10: Richard Becker vs. Peg Jerome
Two incumbent La Crosse Common Council members square off in a District 10 race that is a replay of what voters saw on the ballot two years ago.
Voters to decide how Wisconsin chief justice is chosen
MADISON — Wisconsin voters will decide April 7 whether to amend the state constitution to let state Supreme Court justices choose their leader.
Little support for council pay raise
A La Crosse committee Tuesday narrowly rejected a proposed $300 a month pay raise that would not take effect until 2017, when the council will shrink by four seats.
Freedom Honor Flights set for May 2, Oct. 17
A Freedom Honor Flight will take 80 veterans to Washington, D.C. to visit war memorials on May 2, marking the La Crosse organization's 15th flight.
Social Justice Stations link present-day problems to Jesus' suffering
The Franciscan Spirituality Center will host its annual Justice and Peace Stations of the Cross from 10 a.m. to noon Good Friday through downtown La Crosse.
BNSF upgrading rail bridges near Stoddard
STODDARD, Wis. -- BNSF crews are working around the clock to replace one of two rail bridges south of Stoddard that are more than 100 years old.
La Crosse County Circuit Court felonies
Chad Brewer, 40, of 223 N. Eighth St. was charged Tuesday with three counts of felony bail jumping and obstructing officers, all as a repeat offender. Brewer violated his bond three times in M…
Pastor denies sending threatening, expletive-laced email to blogger
A La Crosse pastor denies emailing to a Milwaukee blogger an unprintable assessment of her view that society would be better without police. The personal email account of the Rev. David Wendt,…
La Crosse County offices are closed on Good Friday
Some offices will be closed Friday, which is Good Friday, and many businesses also will be closed Sunday for Easter.
One killed in Jackson County fire
A 76-year-old man died in an apartment fire early Tuesday, according to the Jackson County Sheriff's Department.