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As 2014 draws to a close, the Tribune is preparing to honor its 14th Person of the Year. Readers are encouraged to nominate someone they believe had a significant and positive effect on the co…

People with opinions on a proposed high-voltage power line between Holmen and Madison can add their voices to the record Tuesday when regulators hold a public hearing in Holmen.

WASHINGTON -- At a rally in front of the Capitol last week, U.S. Rep. Michelle Bachman returned to a style that, four years ago, made her a darling of the tea party movement.

THE WAY IT WAS: Ladders and hoses were plentiful as La Crosse firemen battled a blaze at the R.E. Osborne 5 and 10-cent Store on Dec. 13, 1954. The fire, which began in the basement of the Osb…

Kathy Gorman first staged “The Nutcracker Ballet” with the La Crosse Dance Centre in 1990 -- and it became the first ballet to be produced in La Crosse on an annual basis.

GUEYDAN, La. (AP) — Fourteen young whooping cranes have a new home in Vermilion Parish as part of an ongoing project to re-establish the endangered bird in the marshes of southwest Louisiana.

MADISON — Republicans who control the Wisconsin Assembly say they want to spare the state’s land stewardship program from another round of cuts, but their Senate colleagues haven’t committed t…

Tom Schmidt makes do with two ancient stoves when he and his crew produce buffet-style community dinners for 100 or more people every Wednesday night at New Beginnings Christian Fellowship in …

A three-hour standoff ended peacefully Saturday night in Sparta, according to Sparta police.

SPARTA — Logan Fletcher had a life-changing moment unlike any other when his mother died in front of him on Jan. 27, 2013.

As 2014 draws to a close, the Tribune is preparing to honor its 14th Person of the Year. Readers are encouraged to nominate someone they believe had a significant and positive effect on the co…

MADISON -- Republican lawmakers are considering changes to Wisconsin’s “John Doe” law after two lengthy investigations into Gov. Scott Walker’s campaign and aides have raised questions about h…

Kaley Manglitz now has a better idea what it must feel like to be Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers in front of 80,000 fans at Lambeau Field. Just before the start of last week’s Pac…

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii — The USS Arizona is one of the nation’s most hallowed sites, an underwater grave for more than 900 sailors and Marines killed when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor and sank thei…

The Ho-Chunk Nation will receive 1,553 acres at the closed Badger Army Ammunition Plant, a deal 16 years in the making, Sen. Tammy Baldwin announced Friday.

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It’s more than a place to store the lawn mower and the bikes: An eight-foot-by-10-foot outdoor storage unit that would likely cost a little less than $1,000 means different things to two sisters.

The La Crosse Common Council elections in April promise to be both interesting and a bit confusing.

WASHINGTON (TNS) — At the end of an extended interview in his Senate office, Tom Harkin realized he had neglected to show off a prized possession — his father’s Works Progress Administration card.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — One of the top environmental issues in the legislative session that opens in January could be how best to protect Minnesota's wetlands.