La Crosse Tribune Local News

Voters on Feb. 17 will narrow a field of three candidates vying for a seat on the La Crosse County bench.

VIROQUA — A 39-year-old Onalaska woman suffered non-life-threatening injuries Thursday in a one-vehicle crash in the town of Harmony in Vernon County.

WINONA, Minn. -- A historic downtown Winona building caught fire early Friday morning, though the fire was quickly contained, and no one was injured.

Holmen native Jared Mashak didn’t make the cut in his second attempt to become America’s next big singing idol but he says the experience helped him define his goals as a musician.

A state appeals court won’t grant a new trial for a La Crosse man imprisoned for providing a drug that killed a man before hiding his decomposing body.

Holmen native Jared Mashak didn’t make the cut in his second quest to become “American Idol,” but he remains optimistic about his career potential.

WINONA, Minn. — A downtown Winona building caught fire early Friday morning, though the fire was quickly contained and no one was injured.

A night of bitterly cold temperatures that resulted in the mercury falling to 24-below-zero Thursday will be followed by a warmup for the weekend and some mixed precipitation.

VIROQUA — A part-time United States Postal Office rural mail carrier has been charged with misdemeanor theft after police said she took a gift card out of a hand-delivered piece of mail in Wes…

MADISON —Gov. Scott Walker said Thursday he never intended to dramatically rewrite the University of Wisconsin System’s mission statement, even as a December email showed his administration cl…

Canadian Pacific crews have started the process of cleaning up a derailed freight train north of Dubuque, after having built a temporary, unpaved access road to bring equipment to the remote site.

WEST SALEM -- The thing about Jimmy Bjorkman is “he has a lot of heart,” according to his hockey coach and lifelong neighbor Marvin Lehmann.

FOUNTAIN CITY, Wis. — The temperature was hovering around 12 degrees Thursday morning as Cody Cannon hovered about 140 feet above the ground.

Politics is not for the faint-hearted. It’s a rough-and-tumble sport that delivers hard hits and leaves deep resentments, especially during elections.

A number of area high schools will be represented at Saturday’s annual Wisconsin Association of Cheer and Pom Coaches State Dance Championship, which takes place at the La Crosse Center.

With only a day to spare in the campaign, the Great Rivers United Way was able to surpass its fundraising goal for 2014-2015.

Western Technical College has started collecting donations for students impacted by the house fire Tuesday evening on La Crosse Street.

Michael Abbott admitted Thursday that he contributed to the abuse of children.

A local charity representative will have the chance to throw out the first pitch at the La Crosse Area Day at Miller Park on June 25.

WEST SALEM — West Salem High School senior Mariah Arneson will host a Healthcare Fair from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Monday at the high school library.