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La Crosse police community officers will get body cams
La Crosse police will become one of a handful of the state’s law enforcement agencies to equip officers with body-worn cameras.
Local legislators react to budget
State Rep. Lee Nerison, R-Westby: “ Tonight, we got the first glimpses of what the 2015 biennial budget might include. This is just the start of a long process before the budget becomes law. I…
Walker's budget trims property tax; school funding flat
MADISON — Gov. Scott Walker proposed a state budget plan Tuesday that would slightly lower property taxes over the next two years and keep funding flat for public schools, greatly expand Wisco…
City panel supports hotel setback
Plans to build a Fairfield Inn and Suites on Third Street just north of the Cass Street bridge gained a narrow endorsement from a city committee Tuesday with permission to set the building bac…
Fire damages La Crosse Street home, displaces five residents
A La Crosse house caught fire Tuesday evening, leaving five residents without a home.
Tlustosch appointed to La Crosse County judge seat
Gov. Scott Walker on Tuesday appointed Candice Tlustosch to La Crosse County Circuit Court judge.
Theisen's plans store in former BRF Walmart
BLACK RIVER FALLS — Theisen’s Home-Farm-Auto will open its second Coulee Region store this summer in the former Walmart building in Black River Falls.
VanderMeer to hold Tomah VA meeting
TOMAH — State Rep. Nancy VanderMeer, R-Sparta, will hold a town hall meeting Thursday to discuss the Tomah Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
Gas prices on the rise but should stay under $3
MADISON — Refinery maintenance and stable oil prices have pushed gasoline prices up during the past week, but prices are expected to stay under $3 a gallon for the rest of 2015.
Winter storm could make for messy evening commute
Another winter storm headed toward the Coulee Region threatens to make for a slippery evening commute.
New plan for Winona diocese: Vision 2016 calls for mergers, closings amid declining membership (copy)
Fewer priests and shifting demographics across southern Minnesota will result in merged Catholic parishes and shuttered church buildings in coming years.
Local Dems blast Walker budget, call for compromise on transportation, education funding
As Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker prepared to deliver his next two-year budget proposal to lawmakers, Coulee Region Democrats were calling for a change in direction in key areas including educati…
Ashley, OSHA clash over $1.8 million in fines for alleged safety violations
Ashley Furniture Industries Inc. is dueling with the U.S. Labor Department over allegations that the company emphasizes profit over safety, resulting in more than 1,000 injuries at its Arcadia plant.
Jimmy the Groundhog turns on the mayor
SUN PRAIRIE, Wis. (AP) — The mayor of Sun Prairie has learned a valuable lesson about one of his city’s most famous critters.
Some city officials uneasy about proposed hotel designn
The new Fairfield Inn and Suites slated to be built just north of the Cass Street bridge faces some uncertainty after some city officials objected to the hotel’s design and setback from the st…
High lead levels remain in marsh shooting sites
A study found high lead levels linger in parts of the La Crosse River Marsh, more than a half-century after a gun club stopped firing over the wetlands from Myrick Park.
Charges pending in car and foot pursuit
Criminal charges are pending against an Onalaska man who led La Crosse police on a pursuit Saturday afternoon.
Police arrest woman who robbed La Crosse tavern
A La Crosse woman is jailed and facing charges that accuse her of robbing a South Side tavern at gunpoint early today.
Ashley faces $1.8 million in fines for alleged safety violations
Ashley Furniture Industries Inc. faces nearly $1.8 million in federal fines over allegations that workers at the Arcadia plant have suffered more than 1,000 work-related injuries in a company …
