La Crosse Tribune Local News

FOUNTAIN CITY, Wis. — The temperature was hovering around 12 degrees Thursday morning as Cody Cannon hovered about 140 feet above the ground.

Politics is not for the faint-hearted. It’s a rough-and-tumble sport that delivers hard hits and leaves deep resentments, especially during elections.

A number of area high schools will be represented at Saturday’s annual Wisconsin Association of Cheer and Pom Coaches State Dance Championship, which takes place at the La Crosse Center.

With only a day to spare in the campaign, the Great Rivers United Way was able to surpass its fundraising goal for 2014-2015.

Western Technical College has started collecting donations for students impacted by the house fire Tuesday evening on La Crosse Street.

Michael Abbott admitted Thursday that he contributed to the abuse of children.

A local charity representative will have the chance to throw out the first pitch at the La Crosse Area Day at Miller Park on June 25.

WEST SALEM — West Salem High School senior Mariah Arneson will host a Healthcare Fair from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Monday at the high school library.

It was not yet 8 a.m. on a recent Sunday morning, but a crowd of heavyweight GOP donors was gathered on the back patio of Carl and Jimmy Westcott’s desert vacation home to hear from Scott Walker.

A pedestrian is hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after being struck by a car Wednesday evening in North La Crosse.

MADISON — Facing a massive backlash, Gov. Scott Walker retreated Wednesday from a proposal to wipe out language at the foundation of the Wisconsin Idea — the long-cherished principle that the …

MADISON — Gov. Scott Walker’s budget proposal is helping to unite Republicans and Democrats — in opposition to it.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Declaring the Internet critical for the nation, a top U.S. regulator on Wednesday proposed an unprecedented expansion of federal power to ensure providers don’t block or slow…

MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Scott Walker abruptly backed off Wednesday from a contentious plan to eliminate the University of Wisconsin System’s public service mission statement known as the “Wiscons…

Spectators at the Pro Vintage Racing Snowmobile Races at Lake Neshonoc might recognize a few of the models from their childhood, but organizer Adam Degenhardt said they shouldn’t expect the sn…

Onalaska city officials don’t know exactly what kind of project is coming from Mayo Clinic Health System, but they know it’s big and they want to be ready.

Veterans Affairs officials looking into allegations of overmedication and a culture of intimidation at the Tomah VA Medical Center won’t have to rely solely on media reports and hospital leaders.

HASTINGS, Minn. (AP) — A man convicted of killing a police officer in the Twin Cities last summer was sentenced Wednesday to spend the rest of his life in prison.

Presidential wannabes should stick to politics and stay out of the medical field instead of questioning the need for life-saving vaccines, according to two La Crosse doctors.

A La Crosse man charged in a heroin overdose case will plead guilty next month to a reduced felony charge, his attorney said in court today.