La Crosse Tribune Local News

Criminal charges are pending against a drunken driver who crashed into a town of Hamilton house early Sunday and injured one person, according to the La Crosse County Sheriff’s Department.

La Crosse County snowmobile trails were closed again this morning, after being open for just three days in this season of sporadic snowfalls.

Tianna Vanderhei, a 22-year-old University of Wisconsin-La Crosse senior from Wisconsin Rapids, was crowned Miss Madison-Capital City, topping nine other contestants in a pageant Sunday.

Alcohol likely contributed to a Friday crash that injured a snowmobiler in Vernon County.

CADOTT — It’s fair to say that Vanessa Meyer really loves her dogs. Now she’s going to prove it. Meyer’s dog, Doc, could need to be fed by hand for the rest of his life. That’s a chore Meyer w…

Four years after public school teachers lost their guaranteed spot at the bargaining table, Wisconsin’s largest teachers union has lost more than half its membership and its spending at the Ca…

MADISON  (AP) — Advisory councils in nine Wisconsin counties whose deer are threatened by chronic wasting disease have recommended growing or mainta 5 ining their herds despite the advice of s…

MADISON (AP) — The fight over union rights returns to Wisconsin this week, four years after a debate that sparked massive protests and catapulted Gov. Scott Walker onto the national political …

LA CRESCENT, Minn. – When construction equipment appeared next to the Canadian Pacific railroad tracks at Miller’s Crossing in January, sand mining opponents pounced.

THE WAY IT WAS: This old Tribune photo shows La Crosse firemen at the scene of a Feb. 24, 1950, fire which damaged the Heileman Brewery stockhouse (at left) in the 200 block of Winnebago Stree…

LA CRESCENT, Minn. – When construction equipment appeared next to the Canadian Pacific railroad tracks at Miller’s Crossing in January, sand mining opponents pounced.

The National Weather Service has issued a wind chill advisory for the region through Monday morning because of dropping temperatures and gusty winds.

Gao Hlida Lee’s daily lifestyle is somewhat akin to walking on eggshells because of a condition that makes her bones so fragile that they could fracture or bend easily.

MADISON, Wis.  (AP) — Federal aid for Wisconsin highways dropped by 3.6 percent, nearly $28 million, over the five years ending in 2013, according to data obtained by The Associated Press, exa…

Officials have completed trapping of elk in Kentucky and the animals now are awaiting their trip back to Wisconsin, where some will be released into the Black River State Forest.

Gov. Scott Walker’s third biennial budget accelerates his generational shift in state government, though critics, including some Republicans, say it serves his presidential ambitions as much a…

Patience might pay off for Tony Hook, but people who love his cheese will have to move a little quicker.

TOMAH — Catholic parishes in Tomah and Warrens will merge to become Queen of Apostles Parish effective July 1.

Increased freight shipments and a rosy economic outlook have triggered a construction boom as U.S. railroads scramble to upgrade their lines. But while major investments by BNSF and Canadian P…

Gizmo Marie is a 3-year-old spayed domestic shorthaired cat who is current on her vaccinations. She needs a home that will be patient with her at first because it does take her some time to ad…