La Crosse Tribune Local News
lacrossetribune.com - RSS Results
in section(s) news/local
only for asset type(s) of article
Updated: 3 min 46 sec ago
City bills to shovel sidewalks draw protests
A stronger push in La Crosse to enforce having sidewalks cleared within 24 hours of a snowfall this winter has earned the city more money but also an earful of protests Monday about the crackdown.
La Crescent to start planning process
LA CRESCENT, Minn. — The La Crescent Planning Commission will begin the process that will result in a new comprehensive plan for the city during a meeting at 7 p.m. today in the Prince of Peac…
Whistleblowers, families ask for accountability at Tomah VA
TOMAH — Whistleblowers and family members of veterans who died at a Tomah Department of Veterans Affairs medical center say they want lawmakers to enforce accountability and reform the hospital.
Career Fair features employers, key agencies
People who want to start or advance a career will have all the resources they need under one roof Tuesday.
Westby man injured in alcohol-related crash
A 33-year-old Westby man was injured in a single-vehicle crash early Monday on Hwy. 27 in the town of Christiana.
Sheriff: Deputy catches two men burglarizing home
A sharp-eyed Trempealeau County sheriff's deputy on routine patrol arrested two men on suspicion of burglarizing a house near Blair after a brief chase.
Hometown History: Easter in 1939
THE WAY IT WAS: This circa 1939 Easter scene includes a young Peter Muehr sitting among a variety of Easter gifts at his home. He was the son of Bernard and Edna Muehr, who resided at 1320 Far…
Eggs from free-range chickens a hit at farmers markets
ALBANY, Minn. (AP) — As the sun rises at Emmerich's Produce and Pumpkins farm, about 100 chickens exit their coop.
Lawmakers eye end to state's prevailing wage laws
MADISON — Wisconsin’s Republican-run Legislature is poised to eliminate an 80-year-old requirement that workers on local and state government building and road projects be paid a prevailing wa…
For 1 veteran at Tomah, even high doses didn't end the pain
Like flashes of lightning, sharp pains strike 39-year-old Jason Bishop’s left arm several times a day, causing him to writhe in agony.
Wisconsin Supreme Court race marked by cries of partisanship
MADISON — Wisconsin Supreme Court races are officially nonpartisan affairs, but don’t tell that to high court hopeful James Daley and Justice Ann Walsh Bradley.
Board overseeing Wisconsin’s for-profit schools fights for its life
MADISON — David Dies fears that if Gov. Scott Walker succeeds in eliminating the Wisconsin Educational Approval Board, the for-profit schools it oversees will ramp up practices that could harm…
Man reports swerving to miss deer caused early-morning rollover
TOWN OF VIROQUA -- A rollover accident sent a rural Viroqua man to the hospital early Saturday morning.
Chancellor: Spousal hire was botched
UW-La Crosse chancellor Joe Gow says a campus official acted inappropriately in the hiring of the official’s wife as associate director of the Office of International Education and that the un…
Extra Effort: Brookwood senior forced to grow up quickly
Cecilia Mendoza outwardly would seem to be closing out a great run at Brookwood High School with a senior year most would dream to have.
In 5 years, grassroots Little Free Libraries grow to 25,000
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Maybe "little" isn't such an apt description anymore of those book houses people put up in their yards.
Menasha man makes 'Back to the Future' time machine replica
MENASHA, Wis. (AP) — It's been grabbing second looks and seizing imaginations.
