La Crosse Tribune Local News

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Dismal turnout in another August primary election has rekindled talk of shifting future ones forward to June, a proposal with powerful suitors likely to gain attention during…

The La Crosse Skyrockers will continue a tradition that's more than a century old tonight with two fireworks shows ringing in the new year.

CALEDONIA, Minn. — The Houston County Board of Commissioners is drawing ever closer to deciding what to do with a historic building — the county’s now-vacant 1875 jail.

MAPLE BLUFF, Wis. — Gov. Scott Walker said in an interview Monday that he remains committed to lowering property taxes next year as he promised in his re-election campaign, even though the sta…

The county-owned Lot C property in La Crosse will be sold to Weber Holdings LLC for $1 million, with the purchase price pledged to help fund a parking structure downtown. 

A drunken driver is accused of ramming a car 10 times and trying to run it off the road Sunday evening.

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They each turned a moment of violence into a call to action. For James Brady, that moment came when he was shot and wounded by a would-be presidential assassin. For Chung Eun-yong, it was the …

THE WAY IT WAS: Pictured above are Joseph J. Kabat and his son, Ken Kabat, possibly preparing for the New Year’s Eve crowd at their tavern in Bangor. Joseph operated Kabat’s Bar from 1939 unti…

MADISON — Assembly Republicans want to limit government food aid used to buy junk food while acknowledging they will likely need to overcome opposition from powerful business groups and the fe…

HOUSTON, Minn. — The International Owl Center invites people to spend New Year’s Eve learning about and calling for owls in Houston, Minn.

BEMIDJI, Minn. (AP) — On a recent Saturday night, Sean Crampton tucked two freshly rolled burritos into a “Star Wars” lunchbox and jumped on his bicycle.

After a year in which La Crosse turned its focus to core neighborhoods, community leaders want more of the same in 2015.

MADISON — The clock is ticking on Gov. Scott Walker to decide whether to approve a new Kenosha casino and it looks like he’s going to take every second before the Feb. 19 deadline. Here’s a qu…

WAUSAU, Wis. (AP) — Shyanne Borchardt was delighted when she learned that a Wausau police officer had moved into a home down the street in her once crime-ridden neighborhood northeast of Marat…

MADISON -- Ron Johnson will start the new year with a high-profile post as chairman of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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JANESVILLE (TNS) — In the five years since Tony Huml was diagnosed with a rare cancer, he has dared to live his dreams.