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Report cites dip in health insurance costs for small businesses
Health insurance costs for small businesses in the La Crosse metro area are projected to drop an average of 6.2 percent between 2014 and 2015, according to a new report from Citizen Action of …
Update: Homicide case goes to the jury today
Jurors in Mitrel Anderson’s trial for the June 2013 stabbing death of DeMario Lee can consider whether to convict him of four different homicide charges when they begin deliberations today.
Study: Downtown parking shortage to worsen
Parking problems in the heart of La Crosse could become ever more acute in the next five years, according to a new study that projects the city will need almost 1,700 more spaces to accommodat…
Onalaska bar fight results in felony charge
A La Crosse man is facing felony assault charges in connection with a Dec. 9 bar fight that sent another man to the hospital.
Murder charges dismissed against Tomah man
Cade Clark is a free man: Sawyer County Circuit Court judge Gerald Wright dismissed first-degree murder charges against the 26-year-old Tomah man Wednesday during a hearing in Hayward.
Cicero landlord with La Crosse tie gets life in fire that killed 7
CHICAGO (AP) — A Cicero landlord with ties to La Crosse has been sentenced to life in prison for the deaths of seven people in a Valentine's Day 2010 apartment fire that prosecutors say was se…
DNR concedes its rules are faulty, then allows more frac sand mining
MADISON -- The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is allowing more frac sand mines to open even though it let its environmental regulations on the industry expire nine months ago becaus…
Walker: Bush campaign won't affect my decision
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker says Jeb Bush’s decision to “actively explore” a presidential run won’t affect his own decision-making process on seeking the nation’s top office in 2016.
Walker: Bush presidential run won't affect my plans
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker says Jeb Bush’s decision to “actively explore” a presidential run won’t affect his own decision-making process on whether he will seek the nation’s top office in 2016.
La Crosse city employees make holiday bright for La Crosse Area families
In the spirit of the holiday season, La Crosse city employees donated toys, gifts and gift certificates to families in need.
FSC program to celebrate intuition
New Year’s is a natural time to evaluate choices and decisions. In this, intuition can be our ally, says local business consultant Kristy Walz.
Jerome Christenson: Heading for a half-baked holiday
I’m afraid my holiday is turning out sort of half-baked.
Audit finds millions in overpayments, jammed call centers
MADISON (AP) — The state Department of Workforce Development overpaid nearly $168 million in unemployment benefits during the last three years, and the agency's call centers couldn't handle hu…
Wisconsin elections board head defends work
MADISON — The nonpartisan makeup of the state board that oversees elections, ethics and campaign finance laws in Wisconsin is its greatest strength, its director said at a meeting Tuesday amid…
Mitrel Anderson: 'It was my only option'
Mitrel Anderson admitted to jurors Tuesday that he swung a knife into the side of DeMario Lee’s head in a gas station restroom but said he did not intend to kill his former childhood friend.
Bangor teacher one of 62 Wisconsin teachers to achieve national certification
Bangor School District teacher Elissa Kinstler is one of 62 teachers from 39 school districts throughout the state who achieved certification through the National Board for Professional Teachi…
UW-L professor looks into gender bias in the classroom
Students' biases are hurting women in academia, and a UW-La Crosse sociologist has the research to back up that assertion.
'Blue Christmas' services planned
Holmen Lutheran Church is offering its "Longest Night — Blue Christmas" worship services this weekend.
County poised to buy property near landfill
La Crosse County officials are considering purchasing a house and land along Hwy. 16 just north of the landfill as a potential future development site next to the La Crosse International Busin…
Update: Killing Lee 'was my only option,' Anderson testified
Mitrel Anderson admitted to jurors today that he swung a knife into the side of DeMario Lee’s head in a gas station restroom but said he did not intend to kill his former childhood friend.