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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…

Students, faculty, staff and administrators turned out Thursday to help crown the new Integrated Technology Center.

COON VALLEY — Christmas activities with the theme of “Winter Skies” will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday at Norskedalen.

ST. PAUL (AP) — Tax-cut talk came quick on the heels of Thursday’s report that Minnesota government leaders will have a $1.037 billion budget surplus at their disposal.

CALEDONIA, Minn. -- The Houston County Historical Society will host its annual Old Fashioned Christmas Open House from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday and 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday at 104 History Lane in Caledonia.

MADISON — The state Senate will act quickly to pass a bill making Wisconsin a right-to-work state, the Republican majority leader said Thursday, thrusting the hot-button issue to the forefront…

BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota’s high school sports league passed a set of guidelines for transgender student-athletes on Thursday, bringing months of fevered debate to a close.

Everyone needs a little space. But it is limited at Summer and Brad Koch’s La Crosse home, where their 7-year-old son, Gavyn, bounces from one couch to another in their cramped living room. “I…

FOUNTAIN CITY, Wis. — Federal and state agencies are investigating the circumstances under which a Winona State University student died during her late Monday shift at a Fountain City restaura…

MADISON — At a recent board meeting of the nonpartisan watchdog group Common Cause in Wisconsin, executive director Jay Heck mused, “I get the feeling that nobody remembers Scott Jensen anymor…

With the completion of the Blair-Taylor United Campus this week, the district’s goal of a one-stop shop for students and parents will be fulfilled.

The directors of La Crosse’s Municipal Transit Utility and city finance are a step closer to being able to shed the “interim” tag after months of heading their respective departments without t…

The partnership behind a planned $6 million to $8 million multi-unit housing development on Barron Island now has offered La Crosse County $600,000 for the adjacent and long-vacant Park Plaza …

La Crosse comedy partners Marsha Rubinelli and Sue Ann Davis-Mitley return to the stage at the Muse Theatre this month, promising big laughs and a healthy dose of Christmas spirit in their lat…

Prices Thursday for a gallon of regular gas:

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…

FOUNTAIN CITY, Wis. — A Winona State University student died when she became trapped in the machinery of a food-service elevator, according to 911 calls obtained by the Winona Daily News and a…

MILWAUKEE (AP) — One day after a Wisconsin lawmaker promised to introduce right-to-work legislation, Gov. Scott Walker said the state Legislature should not take up the issue, calling it "a di…

Pediatric patients at three area hospitals will be cuddling with teddy bears that not only comfort but also teach about an incredibly rare disease.

The state’s railroad regulators hosted a relatively quiet public hearing Wednesday on BNSF Railway’s request to alter three street crossings as part of its proposed second track through east L…