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Prairie du Chien principal's temper lands him in trouble
Bluff View Intermediate School principal Aaron Amundson was placed on five days of unpaid disciplinary leave after parents complained of unprofessional conduct towards students.
Spah tapped as new La Crosse County health director
La Crosse County’s head public nurse has been tapped to become the county’s first new public health director in three decades.
Man charged in Monroe County overdose death
A Monroe County prosecutor today filed a reckless homicide charge against a Necedah, Wis., man accused of providing the heroin that killed a man in July.
Hearing on BNSF application from 2 to 5 p.m. today
The Wisconsin DNR will hold a public hearing today on BNSF's application to fill 7.2 acres of wetland in the La Crosse River marsh as part of a project to add a second set of tracks. The heari…
Winona County calls off search for man who drowned in Mississippi
WINONA — The search for 27 year-old Joshua Hli Xiong has been suspended.
They're back: Snowy owls seen widely in Wisconsin
MILWAUKEE (AP) — It’s looking like another big winter for snowy owls in Wisconsin.
Jerome Christenson: There's more than one way for kids to slide downhill
Forget frostbite, windchill factor and the polar vortex — winter’s reputation is sliding even further downhill.
Amtrak looks to get Empire Builder schedule on track after year of delays
Amtrak’s Empire Builder line will return to its normal schedule Monday, nine months after the passenger rail service padded its timetable to accommodate rail construction.
Legislators call for environmental study of BNSF track expansion
State and federal lawmakers have joined the chorus calling for a more thorough environmental review of the BNSF railroad’s plans to add a second set of tracks through the city of La Crosse.
School districts delay, cancel classes
Coulee Region schools were taking no chances with the cold weather, with most deciding already Tuesday to cancel today’s classes in the face of a night and morning of wind chill factors expect…
Voters reject elementary school proposal
LA CRESCENT, Minn. — It’s back to the drawing board for La Crescent-Hokah School District administrators and its school board.
Senior center leases get another year
A move to make 2015 the final year for the city to maintain two senior centers in La Crosse fell short Tuesday, but the future of the two facilities remains uncertain.
Gundersen gets state energy award
RENEW Wisconsin will present an award to Gundersen Health System in La Crosse for becoming the first health care network in the nation to offset 100 percent of its electricity use with its own…
Glena Temple to lead Viterbo's academic programs
Viterbo university officials announced this week that Glena Temple will be the new vice president for academic affairs and dean of graduate studies effective Jan. 31.
La Crosse County Circuit Court felonies
Timothy Phend, 52, of Mindoro was charged Tuesday with exposure. Phend exposed himself to two young girls last year, according to the complaint.
Ying Xiong, 23, of Ham Lake, Minn., Boonme Vue…
La Crosse postpones preschool registration
The School District of La Crosse has postponed registration for the 2015-2016 four-year-old preschool program until Thursday starting at 6:30 a.m. due to the extreme cold weather forecast for …
Prairie du Chien principal on paid leave, under investigation
Bluff View Intermediate School principal Aaron Amundson is on paid leave during an investigation, Prairie du Chien School District officials said on Tuesday.
Mid-Winter dance is Saturday at Concordia
The Mid-Winter Benefit Square Dance will be held at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10, at the Concordia Ballroom, 1129 La Crosse St.
'Dangerously cold' wind chills expected to fill warming center
The La Crosse Warming Center expects an overflow of guests tonight, when the National Weather Service predicts “dangerously cold” wind chills of 35 to 45 below zero spreading across the Coulee Region.
La Crosse man guilty in heroin overdose case
NEILLSVILLE — A La Crosse man ar rested for re port edly sup ply ing heroin to a Neillsville woman who died from an over dose pleaded no con test and was found guilty Mon day in Clark County C…