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La Crescent school vote today
Residents of the La Crescent-Hokah School District will go to the polls today to vote on a $25.5 million referendum to build a new elementary school and remodel portions of the high school.
La Crosse County 'wheel tax' rolls forward
A proposal to add $20 to motor vehicle registration fees in La Crosse County cleared two committees Monday but still must pass the full county board in February to take effect later this year.
Another polar vortex? Nation gets bitter taste of winter
CHICAGO — A year after a brutally cold spell was blamed on something called the polar vortex — which was treated like a northern invasion by the media and as a conquering hero by children impr…
Two charged with attempted robbery in La Crosse
Prosecutors Monday charged two Onalaska man in a Dec. 18 attempted armed robbery in South La Crosse.
Kind presses for health insurance enrollment as deadline looms
Sandy Brekke still hopes the St. Clare Health Mission in La Crosse she directs will become obsolete some day, but in the meantime, the free clinic continues to serve people who fall through th…
Father convicted of abusing infant daughter
A father accused of crushing his infant daughter's skull was convicted Monday of child abuse after reaching an agreement with prosecutors.
St. Clare clinic fills gaps as Affordable Care Act rolls out
Sandy Brekke still hopes the St. Clare Health Mission in La Crosse she directs will become obsolete some day, but in the meantime, the free clinic continues to serve people who fall through th…
Blue meth seized in La Crosse
La Crosse police on Saturday seized a batch of blue methamphetamine worth thousands of dollars.
La Crosse man charged in Len Bias case convicted of drug delivery
A La Crosse man charged in the December 2012 overdose death of a Clark County woman pleaded guilty today to a reduced drug delivery charge.
Hometown history: Kingston Court apartments
THE WAY IT WAS: Here is a photograph of the Kingston Court apartments taken on a snowy day in 1944 by Gordon Feinberg. Ground was broken for the construction of the apartment complex at 203 S.…
New PDC hospital leads health care developments for 2015
The opening of a new hospital in Prairie du Chien will be one of the major health care developments in the Coulee Region this year.
The bitter cold is here; snow is on the way
The cold snap is here with an accompanying northwest wind, but there’s more bad news: The National Weather Service predicts up to 5 inches of snow this afternoon and tonight, with the greatest…
Walker, Legislature focusing on budget problem in 2015
MADISON — The more conservative Wisconsin state Legislature that begins its two-year session next week faces a $2.2 billion budget shortfall and several tough issues including right-to-work, c…
City park reservations open Monday
The city will begin taking reservations for La Crosse park facilities in 2015 starting Monday morning.
The bitter cold is here; snow is on the way
The cold snap is here with an accompanying northwest wind, but there's more bad news: The National Weather Service predicts up to 5 inches of snow Monday afternoon and night, with the highest …
Extra Effort: Asperger's can't keep La Crescent senior down
LA CRESCENT, Minn. — Life can be filled with a lot of noise and distractions, and growing up, it was sometimes hard for Austin Ernst to get past them.
Pokemon event draws a crowd
It takes considerable commitment to run Wisconsin’s Pokemon championships, and the members of the Fuge family of Gnome Games in Green Bay have needed all the Energy cards they could find the p…
Things to know about the Minnesota legislative session
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — An altered power structure, new faces, old fights and an unrecognizable Capitol building will shape the Legislature's 2015 session.