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Onalaska seeks applications for Citizen’s Police Academy
The Onalaska Police Department is looking for community members interested in enrolling in its Citizen’s Police Academy.
La Crosse joyrider sentenced to probation, jail
A Sparta man who took a stolen truck on a joyride through south La Crosse last summer before running from police was sentenced Tuesday to three years on probation.
Walker proposes 13 percent cut, more freedom for UW System
MADISON (AP) — The University of Wisconsin System will be given more autonomy, while having its state funding slashed by 13 percent over the next two years, under the budget Gov. Scott Walker …
Study shows city losing streetscaping trees
Life on the streets can be tough for a tree in La Crosse, especially downtown.
A life remembered: Lerum always had a song in her heart
Musician and writer Ethel Lerum, who was the Broadcaster's correspondent for Ferryville and Copper Creek for 28 years, passed away Monday, at the age of 98.
Milk industry fights back against 'anti-dairy folks'
NEW YORK (AP) — The milk industry is fed up with all the sourness over dairy.
West Salem School Board to ask for $31.2 million in referendum
WEST SALEM -- West Salem voters will determine the fate of a proposed $31.2 million referendum at the polls April 7.
Dayton proposes sweeping transportation changes
ST. PAUL — Gov. Mark Dayton unveiled a plan Monday that would resurface or replace 2,200 miles of roadway, repair 330 bridges and boost funding for local infrastructure projects — but would co…
Man arrested in connection with stabbing at downtown Winona bar
A Winona man has been arrested on suspicion of stabbing another man at a downtown bar early Sunday morning.
BloodCenter to hold La Crosse County blood drives
BloodCenter of Wisconsin will hold February blood drives in La Crosse County. The drives will be held:
Tomah VA to host Nursing Career Fair Jan. 31
TOMAH -- The Tomah Veterans Affairs Medical Center will host a Nursing Career Fair from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday in Building 401, room 1120.
La Crosse County Circuit Court felonies
La Crosse County Circuit Court felonies:
Police: OWI suspect hits parked car, flees cops on sidewalk
A suspected drunken driver drove on the sidewalk and crashed into a snow bank while attempting to flee police Sunday.
Holmen board OKs funding referendum
Voters in the Holmen School District will have a two-part school funding referendum on the ballot when they go to the polls April 7.
Tomah VA director: 'We had already taken steps'
TOMAH, Wis. — As the VA launches an investigation into media reports of overmedication of patients at the Tomah VA, the director of the medical center says he wouldn’t have done anything differently.
Hometown history: 1980 apartment building fire
THE WAY IT WAS: This night photo taken by the Tribune 35 years ago shows La Crosse firefighters fighting a Jan. 27, 1980, fire that destroyed an apartment building under construction in the 20…
Ice sculptor aims for manmade project to rival ice caves
SUPERIOR, Wis. — The Iceman has been living since early December in a 32-foot camper trailer down by the river.
Crews stay dry in cofferdam as pier work continues in the Mississippi
WINONA, Minn. -- Thirty-two feet below the Mississippi River’s surface, construction worker Mike Wasylko stood on a 12-foot-thick slab of concrete that held back water from filling the metal c…
Crisis behind him, Dayton faces different budget pressure
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A $1 billion surplus sounds like plenty for Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton and state lawmakers to spread around for new education initiatives, tax cuts and road and bridge …
An unparalleled passion to see the world
RICHLAND CENTER — Dorothy Thompson still isn’t quite sure how she made the gorilla mad. One moment it was with its family, 20 feet away, and the next it bounded up right in front of her, teeth bared.
