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Contract dispute may have unplugged Fox 25/48 on Charter
Charter Communications cable subscribers may start the new year with blank screens on Fox 25/48 in La Crosse and Eau Claire because of a contract dispute between Charter and Fox.
Dave Barry's 2014 year in review: Sometimes baffling, sometimes just bad
It was a year of mysteries. To list some of the more baffling ones: A huge airliner simply vanished, and to this day nobody has any idea what happened to it, despite literally thousands of hou…
Commissioner's land dispute may end with DNR sale
WINONA, Minn. -- Winona County commissioner Steve Jacob is close to a deal with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources to purchase a sliver of land in Whitewater State Park he built his…
Minnesota City drug bust nets five, after suspects show up at house being raided
WINONA — A Boxing Day search warrant sent five people to jail for possession of synthetic drugs and other charges.
Jerome Christenson: Reflections on another year gone (copy)
As years go, it wasn’t the worst.
AG: Clerks shouldn't charge for personal copies
MILWAUKEE — Wisconsin court officials who allow people to make copies of records with cellphone cameras and scanners shouldn’t charge them, according to a legal opinion Attorney General J.B. V…
New Year’s holiday closings
Government offices in La Crosse will be closed Thursday, and some also will be closed today, for the New Year’s holiday. A partial holiday schedule includes:
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Mom wanted natural labor, but son pushes time to arrive in car
Beau Gamez was so intent on making a grand entry into the world that he popped out in the front seat of his parents’ GMC Terrain on Rose Street in La Crosse.
State ethics watchdog defends participation in Walker probe
MADISON (AP) — Wisconsin’s elections and ethics agency refuted in a court filing Monday claims that it had improperly participated in a campaign finance investigation into Gov. Scott Walker an…
Conservancy protects Trempealeau County farm
TOWN OF ARCADIA — A 400-acre farm in Trempealeau County once sought for its mining potential has been permanently protected from development.
Salvation Army hits 75 percent of goal with $50,000 check
Salvation Army officials’ spirits lifted Tuesday when a $50,000 check landed from the anonymous donor who promised to match up to that amount collected in Red Kettles on Dec. 13.
Koula files appeal on same grounds trial court rejected
Eric Koula is appealing his conviction for the 2010 murders of his parents.
U.S. Rep.-elect Grothman clarifying campaign finance records
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) — The Federal Elections Commission has asked an incoming Wisconsin representative to clarify his post-election congressional campaign finance records.
La Crosse County Circuit Court felonies
Rocky Borck, 48, of Hokah, Minn., was charged Tuesday with operating a motor vehicle without the owner's consent and hit-and-run. Borck on Dec. 20 took a car and crashed it into another vehic…
Chart lays off 55; will not seek TIF rebate on plant expansion
Chart Energy announced Tuesday it is laying off 55 workers at its La Crosse plant and will forego a tax rebate on its recent expansion there.
Year in preview: La Crosse County
Many of the major decisions looming for La Crosse County officials in 2015 will wrap up work started this year.
Arcadia electric rates to increase 12 percent
MADISON – Average residential customers of the Arcadia Electric and Water Utility will be paying about 12 percent more or an additional $5.69 per month for electricity, according to an order t…
Otto Bremer Foundation provides $25,000 grant to support truancy intervention
The YWCA of the Coulee Region announced Monday that its Truancy Intervention Program received a $25,000 grant from the Otto Bremer Foundation. The grant allows the YWCA of the Coulee Region to…
La Crosse County Circuit Court felonies
Kristina Short, 38, of Houston, Minn., was charged Monday with felony bail jumping and retail theft. Short stole a television antenna and other items from Walgreens on Friday and violated her…
