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Mardi Gras royalty honored for service

Sun, 02/08/2015 - 12:15am
Greg and Kathy Curti took over as the 24th reigning Rex and Queen and the first royalty under the newly expanded Coulee Region Mardi Gras celebration Saturday evening.

Washington Post added to Tribune digital access

Sun, 02/08/2015 - 12:15am
The La Crosse Tribune has teamed up with The Washington Post to provide another great reason to activate your full-access digital subscription to the La Crosse Tribune.

Wisconsin students will take scaled back Common Core-aligned tests this spring

Sun, 02/08/2015 - 12:15am
Wisconsin students are set to take a new kind of standardized test next month — one that is online, interactive and expected to be more rigorous than the annual pencil-and-paper exam given to …

Legislator wants to introduce controversial 'ag-gag' bill

Sun, 02/08/2015 - 12:00am
MADISON -- A state legislator is planning to introduce a bill that would force anyone who videotapes or photographs incidents of animal abuse on a Wisconsin farm to report it to law enforcemen…

Former driver ready for last stop in school bus casket

Sun, 02/08/2015 - 12:00am
GRAND MEADOW, Minn. — Many of the best years of Glen Davis’ life were spent driving a school bus for Grand Meadow Public Schools.

With handwritten plea, 84-year-old hunter charms lawmakers

Sun, 02/08/2015 - 12:00am
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Behind a bill to add a scant three lines to Minnesota’s hunting laws is a story of an aging man.

Meet your La Crosse County Circuit judge candidates

Sun, 02/08/2015 - 12:00am
Voters on Feb. 17 will narrow a field of three candidates vying for a seat on the La Crosse County bench.

Pets of the week for Sunday, Feb. 8

Sun, 02/08/2015 - 12:00am
Ebony is a 3-year-old spayed domestic short-haired black cat. She is a quiet, sweet, gentle and lovable cat who enjoys hanging out and watching her family go about their day. She is not one to…

For Goodness' Sake

Sun, 02/08/2015 - 12:00am
Administered by La Crosse County, the For Goodness Sake program provides donated household goods to the needy.

Lot C matters back before county board

Sat, 02/07/2015 - 7:09pm
La Crosse County officials have set a special vote for Monday evening on modifying the Lot C sales agreement with Weber Holdings and perhaps better defining what would be expected of La Crosse…

State budget would change tax assessment process

Sat, 02/07/2015 - 5:28pm
Property tax assessments would be done by the county or even multiple counties rather than local municipalities under the proposed state budget, a move experts say could make for a fairer valu…

Large fire breaks out at Superior landfill

Sat, 02/07/2015 - 2:00pm
SUPERIOR, Wis. (AP) — Authorities are investigating the cause of a large fire at the city landfill in Superior.

Authorities investigate 'bizarre' Green Bay child porn case

Sat, 02/07/2015 - 12:59pm
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Detectives say they found a fantasy word of provocatively posed dolls and displays of children's underwear when they raided a Green Bay home in search of child pornography.

No injuries after semi crashes into house in Jackson County

Sat, 02/07/2015 - 12:33pm
BLACK RIVER FALLS — No injuries were reported Thursday after a semitrailer crashed into the side of a house in Jackson County, the Black River Falls Fire Department said.

State tax officials respond to tax fraud threat

Sat, 02/07/2015 - 12:15am
Wisconsin’s taxing authority was on “high alert” Friday in response to a report that income tax software giant Intuit briefly stopped filing state income tax returns through its TurboTax software.

For the students: A day in the life of a UW-L professor

Sat, 02/07/2015 - 12:15am
Gary Walth’s workday on Wednesday started like it does many other days: before he even got to the office.

Conservancy fears stewardship fund freeze

Sat, 02/07/2015 - 12:00am
A proposed 13-year freeze in state land stewardship funding could cripple the Mississippi Valley Conservancy and its efforts to further protect sensitive areas in southwest Wisconsin from deve…

UW campuses ask alumni to push back against Walker cuts

Sat, 02/07/2015 - 12:00am
MADISON (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker is fond of comparing his proposed $300 million cut to the University of Wisconsin System to Act 10, his signature legislation that restricted collective bargai…

Wrapping paper offers trip back in time

Sat, 02/07/2015 - 12:00am
This Thing that Matters from the artifacts of the La Crosse County Historical Society seems so simple. But it conjures memories of a time when purchases were wrapped in paper pulled off from a…

Coming Sunday: Judge election preview

Fri, 02/06/2015 - 5:30pm
Voters on Feb. 17 will narrow a field of three candidates vying for a seat on the La Crosse County bench.

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