La Crosse Tribune Local News

WINONA, Minn. — A group of students and campus staff crowded around a tan canoe near the Winona State University gazebo Thursday in the afternoon sun.

If you’re preparing to lay a table for Easter dinner Sunday, you’ve probably got the ham in the fridge, and maybe you even have dessert put together. But how’s that tablescape coming along?

William Schams was rolling the dice with a 50/50 chance of dying within a year — until he underwent a heart valve procedure that would keep his ticker clicking.

Grateful for return of wallet

Thanks for return of purse

TOMAH — A special quilt honoring the contributions of tissue donors and their families is on display at Tomah Memorial Hospital through Friday.

“Living With Type 1 – A Family Affair” will be held at 12:30 p.m. April 12 for La Crosse area families affected by type 1 diabetes and will feature elite cyclist Branden Russell.

MADISON -- Tomah’s water utility is seeking state approval to construct a $2.21 million well to provide interim fire protection capacity while its million-gallon South Reservoir undergoes repairs.

The La Crosse Loggers organization wants an extra decade added to its Copeland Park lease with the city as it commits to making at least $800,000 in facility improvements by the 2017 season.

Coulee Region residents experience signs of resurrection and hope in a variety of ways, in sundry guises and in a range of venues, from the hallowed space of man-made churches to the hollowed …

The UW-La Crosse Police Department has received a grant of more that $6,000 grant to improve pedestrian and bicycle safety at intersections throughout campus.

Kids in La Crosse soon should be able to have a lemonade stand on the front lawn without fear of needing a license.

WINONA, Minn. — If you’ve driven from La Crosse to Winona on Hwy. 61, chances are you’ve seen the Bunnell House tucked into the hillside, a stern black-brown building with a pointed roof and d…

A real estate agent is trying to unseat a former longtime La Crosse School District administrator in the District 15 race for La Crosse Common Council.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Officials say the discovery of bird flu at a fourth Minnesota turkey farm is unfortunate but not a crisis.

Cardinal Raymond Burke, through a Facebook post on Thursday, expressed support for the pope in the wake of another interview in which he seemed to undermine Catholic Church practice.

Altra Federal Credit Union will host a free “Tackling Your Student Debt” seminar for soon-to-be and recent graduates from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, at their Operations Center, 1700 Oak Forest Dr…

As if parents of pre-teens didn’t have enough to worry about: Now they have to hire sports agents.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis washed the feet of 12 inmates and a baby at Rome’s main prison Thursday in a pre-Easter ritual meant to show his willingness to serve. He asked them to pray th…

2015 Minnesota highway construction projects in the Coulee RegionCheck www.511mn.org for up-to-date information about traffic and road conditions