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Restaurant inspection tool updated with December reports
With the addition Monday of December health reports, the La Crosse Tribune’s restaurant inspection database now includes two full years of data.
December surge narrows home sales gap; rural counties outperform urban counterparts
Wisconsin’s existing home sales dipped slightly in 2014, but urban and rural markets headed in different directions.
Two Minnesotans win La Crosse Symphony competition
Two Minnesota high school students were winners in the 16th annual La Crosse Symphony Orchestra’s Rising Stars Concerto Competition Saturday at Viterbo University.
Does the county owe you money?
There are thousands of dollars in unclaimed funds in La Crosse County. Check to see if your name is on the list.
Caller makes bomb threats to La Crosse Walgreens
La Crosse police are investigating a scam to extort cash from two local Walgreens by making bomb threats.
19,000 turkey chicks lost in Minnesota fire
SWANVILLE, Minn. (AP) — Thousands of turkey poults have been lost in a fire at a barn owned by a producer in Todd County.
Cost of Common Core tests millions more than expected
MADISON — The cost of testing Wisconsin students over the next two years will be at least $7.2 million more than originally estimated, state documents show.
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Spring Grove Soda sales bubble over
SPRING GROVE, Minn. (AP) — A small, old-fashioned soda company saw its sales skyrocket in 2014.
Winners named for Rec-Fest buttons
Four button designs have been chosen to represent the La Crosse Winter Rec-Fest for 2015.
Lawmakers seek to ban 'Palcohol' before it hits shelves
MADISON — Powdered alcohol may be banned in Wisconsin before the product, known as Palcohol, ever hits store shelves.
Hastings repeats as Onalaska show choir champs
Riverside Company from Hastings, Minn., won grand champion honors for the second year in a row Saturday at the 28th annual Onalaska Show Choir Classic at Onalaska High School.
County Republicans elect officers
The La Crosse County Republican Party elected its leadership for the next two years and held a straw poll Saturday at its annual caucus.
Wanted: More freedom for schools to tax for repairs
FOREST LAKE, Minn. — Opening a hatch in the gym floor at Forest Lake Elementary, Brandon Perry looked down at the web of heating pipes below. Any issue with the school's more than 60-year-old…
Raptor rehab: The work and effort behind an eagle release
ANTIGO, Wis. – When the crowds gather Saturday at the VFW Park boat landing in Prairie du Sac, they’ll see Marge Gibson engaged in the easiest, quickest and most enjoyable part of her job.
Extra Effort: Onalaska senior 'never gives up'
ONALASKA — Suwan Vue knew only two English words when he moved to the United States in 2009: “Yes” and “no.”
School officials to regroup after La Crescent ballot defeat
LA CRESCENT, Minn. -- It wasn’t the way superintendent Ron Wilke and many others in the La Crescent-Hokah School District had hoped it’d turn out, but Wilke says the work isn’t over -- in fact…
For Goodness' Sake for Sunday, Jan. 18, 2015
Administered by La Crosse County, the For Goodness’ Sake program provides donated household goods to the needy. The phone numbers listed are for local agency contacts, not the person in need.
Elk on their way to Black River State Forest
Elk are expected to arrive in Jackson County in March.