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Police: OWI suspect hits parked car, flees cops on sidewalk
A suspected drunken driver drove on the sidewalk and crashed into a snow bank while attempting to flee police Sunday.
Holmen board OKs funding referendum
Voters in the Holmen School District will have a two-part school funding referendum on the ballot when they go to the polls April 7.
Tomah VA director: 'We had already taken steps'
TOMAH, Wis. — As the VA launches an investigation into media reports of overmedication of patients at the Tomah VA, the director of the medical center says he wouldn’t have done anything differently.
Hometown history: 1980 apartment building fire
THE WAY IT WAS: This night photo taken by the Tribune 35 years ago shows La Crosse firefighters fighting a Jan. 27, 1980, fire that destroyed an apartment building under construction in the 20…
Ice sculptor aims for manmade project to rival ice caves
SUPERIOR, Wis. — The Iceman has been living since early December in a 32-foot camper trailer down by the river.
Crews stay dry in cofferdam as pier work continues in the Mississippi
WINONA, Minn. -- Thirty-two feet below the Mississippi River’s surface, construction worker Mike Wasylko stood on a 12-foot-thick slab of concrete that held back water from filling the metal c…
Crisis behind him, Dayton faces different budget pressure
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A $1 billion surplus sounds like plenty for Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton and state lawmakers to spread around for new education initiatives, tax cuts and road and bridge …
An unparalleled passion to see the world
RICHLAND CENTER — Dorothy Thompson still isn’t quite sure how she made the gorilla mad. One moment it was with its family, 20 feet away, and the next it bounded up right in front of her, teeth bared.
Wisconsin lawmaker hopes to end 'vaping' indoors
MADISON — Lawmakers are set to reignite conversations this week about whether vaping — using electronic cigarettes and other vapor smoking devices — should be included in Wisconsin’s smoking ban.
Baldwin says she was unaware of prior problems at Tomah VA
MADISON — U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin said she could have done more to force action on serious problems at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Tomah before they were exposed by the Cente…
Newton, Tanke crowned at Miss Seven Rivers
HOLMEN — Sarah Newton was crowned the winner of the sixth annual Miss Seven Rivers Pageant, while Faith Tanke of West Salem was crowned Miss Seven Rivers’ Outstanding Teen on Saturday at Holme…
Ho-Chunk casino proposal is up next
BELOIT, Wis. (AP) — Supporters of a proposed Ho-Chunk casino in Beloit hope the proposal will move more quickly through federal review now that Gov. Scott Walker has decided against the Menomi…
For some in Minnesota, 'The North' has nice ring
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Despite Minnesota’s snowy winters and frigid weather, there’s a new push to claim the state’s cold and turn it into a selling point.
Pets of the week for Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015
Lily is a 2-year-old, female domestic short-haired cat, brown tiger with white. She’s is a sweet and loving girl that would choose attention over anything else. It’s not too often you see cats…
Vanishing breed: Minnesota's small-town butchers
NEW YORK MILLS, Minn. (AP) — In days gone by, the independent butcher shop was a common fixture in Minnesota towns. No longer.
Houston owl center seeks new home
HOUSTON, Minn. — The literature says it all: “Help us spread our wings!”
Nutrition a new arena for climate change politics
WASHINGTON — The political clash over climate change has entered new territory that does not involve a massive oil pipeline or a subsidy for renewable energy, but a quaint federal chart that t…
UW System may need to turn to outstate, foreign students
MADISON -- In coming years the evolutionary theories of Charles Darwin may become more than academic at some University of Wisconsin campuses. They may find themselves in a Darwinian struggle …
As 2016 campaign begins, Walker looks to set himself apart in Iowa
DES MOINES, Iowa — With an eye trained on the Republican presidential nomination, Gov. Scott Walker told Iowa conservatives that Americans need a leader willing to embrace big ideas. And he pr…
Man gets service medals, 70 years after risking life in WWII
SKOKIE, Ill. (TNS) — When Milton Kaplan served in the U.S. Army during World War II, he was one of the soldiers who would sneak into enemy territory and then report back to his commanders what he saw.
