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Interior designer creates ‘calm’ home environments for autistic kids
MINNEAPOLIS (TNS) — A.J. Paron-Wildes’ home, a walk-out rambler in suburban Oak Park Heights, Minn., is a study in calm — all clean, uncluttered spaces and earthy, neutral hues that echo the a…
November: cold, but not that cold
It has been a cold November.
DNR: Waunakee manure plant polluting air, water
The spill-plagued Clear Horizons manure processing plant near Waunakee is now facing nearly 90 alleged air pollution violations on top of a slate of water pollution problems regulators want a …
Wisconsin barn reborn as Iowa lake home
LAKE SUNDOWN, Iowa (AP) — Lorin Hayden wandered beneath the massive wooden skeleton that had risen on the lakeshore and craned his neck to glance at the peak nearly 30 feet above.
Wisconsin whitetail hunt continues slide
Wisconsin’s 2014 whitetail gun deer season gave hunters another year of disappointment: After a soft 2013 season and a brutal 2013-14 winter, fewer hunters chased fewer deer.
Hidden video camera provides a close-up look at condor living
FILLMORE, Calif. (TNS) — A new reality TV show unfolded this year in a cave in a sandstone cliff about 75 miles northwest of Los Angeles.
School gives scholarships to video-game players – really good ones
CHICAGO (TNS) — It was a shoulder injury during his junior year of high school that ended Derek Micheau’s dreams of being a pitcher. Later that season, a knee injury ended his hopes of playing…
A life remembered: Sister Leclare Beres
Sister Leclare Beres devoted her life to helping others, especially the poor, the sick, the disadvantaged. Ministering to people, she told others, was the reason she believed God had called he…
Person of the year
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…
Hunters four shy of Wisconsin's 150-wolf limit
MADISON — Hunters are four wolves shy of reaching Wisconsin’s statewide kill limit, raising doubts about whether anyone will be allowed to use dogs to hunt wolves once the gun season ends.
Skyrockers to blast off monthlong countdown to 2015
The La Crosse Skyrockers will begin lighting the heavens over Grandad Bluff Monday with nightly pyrotechnics counting down to the grand finale at midnight New Year’s Eve.
State's new used car inspection guide requires lemon disclosure
MADISON — Chances are, you do not have a clue as to the condition of your car’s tie rods and ball joints, but you do know what a lemon is.
American Girl dolls will have to try again for enshrinement
Addy, Kaya and Kit will have to try again next year for a shot at induction into The Strong’s National Toy Hall of Fame.
Winona YMCA inspired by La Crosse Y's intensive diabetes program
WINONA — More than 86 million Americans are at risk of developing type 2 diabetes, and a new prevention program offered through the Winona Family YMCA aims to chip away at that statistic.
U of M researchers encouraging no-till practice
MINNEAPOLIS — At the end of each harvest season, farmer Dean Dostal of Hutchinson, Minn., carefully tends to his corn and soybean crops, preparing for the next year’s planting season.
In Wisconsin, Black Friday shoppers come for beer
MILWAUKEE — Some people wait for hours in the cold to buy cheap televisions or video games. People in Wisconsin do it for beer.
GOP governors starting to strut their stuff for 2016
BOCA RATON, Fla. — A half-dozen potential Republican presidential contenders spent last week peacocking across the sprawling grounds of a pink-hued luxury resort, schmoozing with donors and si…
Jeannie L. Meyer: Grateful for unexpected kindness
While waiting in line recently at Wal-Mart to purchase a Christmas gift for my sister, who is in a nursing home, I started talking to a college-age woman ahead of me.
Bob and Judy Hall: Veterans meal was appreciated
We'd like to thank the people who organized the recent meal for veterans at the Holmen American Legion. They made us feel like we were special. Two of our children, both veterans, went with us…
