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Gary Hanson and about 20 other members of the Onalaska Coulee Sno-Drifters Club are having a field day, revving their snowmobiles and dashing across perfectly groomed trails. 

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Flanked by families, Gov. Mark Dayton proposed Tuesday expanding a child and dependent care tax credit to 92,000 more Minnesota families who could see hundreds of dollars in …

The northbound lane of Oak Street at Enterprise Avenue will be closed to traffic for several days starting this morning to allow Xcel Energy to install new utility poles and relocate wires.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker plans to attend a weekend meeting organized by the political arm of billionaire conservative brothers David and Charles Koch.

Public hearings have been set for this evening and Wednesday on suggested future uses for the Myrick Center, once the centerpiece facility of the now-defunct Myrick-Hixon EcoPark.

In honor of Martin Luther King Day, the La Crosse Public Education Foundation honored student and staff dreams Monday morning.

The job shadowing was a success — and no patients died — when 20 La Crosse high school students tested their hands at medical maneuvers to diagnose what health care occupation they might choose.

Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, will have been in the Senate for just two weeks before she delivers the GOP’s response to the State of the Union — and Republicans already predict her influence in the…

MADISON (AP) — Assembly Republicans hope the Senate’s newest members will help pass a bill raising the speed limit to 70 mph in Wisconsin.

MADISON -- Gov. Scott Walker acknowledged Monday that his administration is considering granting more autonomy to the University of Wisconsin System.

With the addition Monday of December health reports, the La Crosse Tribune’s restaurant inspection database now includes two full years of data.

Wisconsin’s existing home sales dipped slightly in 2014, but urban and rural markets headed in different directions.

Two Minnesota high school students were winners in the 16th annual La Crosse Symphony Orchestra’s Rising Stars Concerto Competition Saturday at Viterbo University.

There are thousands of dollars in unclaimed funds in La Crosse County. Check to see if your name is on the list.

La Crosse police are investigating a scam to extort cash from two local Walgreens by making bomb threats.

SWANVILLE, Minn. (AP) — Thousands of turkey poults have been lost in a fire at a barn owned by a producer in Todd County.

MADISON — The cost of testing Wisconsin students over the next two years will be at least $7.2 million more than originally estimated, state documents show.

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SPRING GROVE, Minn. (AP) — A small, old-fashioned soda company saw its sales skyrocket in 2014.

Four button designs have been chosen to represent the La Crosse Winter Rec-Fest for 2015.