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The letter from 18-year-old Kerry Gossman to his mother was brief.

Jeff Cooper acknowledges that his life has had more downs than ups since he ran away from home at age 14, the police took him back and his mother told them to keep him.

A small but vocal crowd told the La Crosse County Board on Monday they don’t want to pay $20 more on their annual vehicle registration to help fund road work in the county.

A 27-year-old Onalaska man fishing on the Mississippi River this weekend has gone missing and is presumed dead, according to the Winona County Sheriff's Department.

Because of threatening weather, the La Crosse Area Shamrock Club has postponed a talk scheduled for tonight on what America might be like if the Irish Potato Famine had not occurred. The club …

Gundersen Health System invested $30 million of its own money and leveraged $11 million in state and federal grants to reach its goal of becoming energy independent, CEO Jeff Thompson said Monday.

MADISON — Wisconsin public schools would receive $613 million more over the next two years under a budget request made Monday by state Superintendent Tony Evers, a proposal that would have to …

Leaf collection in La Crosse may temporarily be suspended if winter weather hits, but the city is pointing to five drop-off locations for those who want to haul their leaves until service can resume.

Gundersen Health System invested $30 million of its own money and leveraged $11 million in state and federal grants to reach its goal of becoming energy independent, CEO Jeff Thompson said today.

A La Crosse man is wanted in the Virgin Islands on charges he sexually assaulted a minor, according to police.

The Wisconsin Democratic Party needs to figure out its message and get in touch with rural voters coming off a statewide whipping in the polls last week, say two local leaders.

Authorities this morning will resume their search for a missing Onalaska boater near Lock and Dam No. 7 in Dresbach, Winona County Sheriff Dave Brand said.

Journalist-turned-comedian Chloe Hilliard will perform at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. She’ll take the stage at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in Valhalla in Cartwright Center-Gunning Addition.

THE WAY IT WAS: This photograph was taken Aug. 6, 1943, by Gordon Feinberg and shows the local VFW Drum Corps participating in the La Crosse “Salvage For Victory” parade as it passes on Main S…

The Wisconsin History Tour at the Weber Center for the Performing Arts in La Crosse will include special “Salute to Veteran History” events Tuesday.

MADISON — With Republicans holding even tighter control of the Wisconsin Legislature than before and Gov. Scott Walker enjoying his third statewide victory in four years, their agenda will lik…

The U.S. might have a far different look if the Irish potato famine hadn’t sent so many to these shores, says a descendant of one of the most noted Irishmen in history.

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Award-winning screenwriter and producer Mark Hefti, an Onalaska native, will be on hand for a Nov. 24 La Crosse screening of his latest film, “Someone You Love: The HPV epidemic.”