La Crosse Tribune Local News

MINNESOTA CITY — A house caught fire Sunday afternoon in Minnesota City, though thankfully there were no injuries because of the quick actions of neighbors who rescued a family and baby using …

A La Crosse man was seriously injured Monday morning when he fled police and flipped his car at high speed over railroad tracks on the city’s North Side.

PLATTEVILLE, Wis. — For two summers, a visible sunflower patch along a business park off Highway 151 became a popular destination for pictures.

THE WAY IT WAS: A snowy day in 1909 with construction work underway on a new foundry building for the bygone La Crosse Plow Co. This old foundry, located on the west side of Second Street just…

The La Crosse County Library is offering a program of stories about gingerbread men and a chance to decorate a gingerbread cookie.

TOMAH — This year’s Mr. Ed’s Community Thanksgiving Dinner will begin at 11 a.m. with a community prayer and last till 1 p.m. or when the food is gone Thanksgiving Day at the American Legion, …

The Mississippi Valley Archaeology Center recognized people and organizations that have had a positive impact on the area archaeology. This year’s awards went to:

ONALASKA — The Onalaska Center for Commerce and Tourism office that has been at 11th Avenue and Main Street since 2006 will soon have a change of scenery. By Dec. 19, the city’s tourism office…

ENLISTED

RICHLAND CENTER, Wis. — In Catlin Topel’s Dodge pickup truck sat four Pakistanis. She drove. Bushra Aziz rode in the middle front seat so she could videotape the entire 90-minute drive down Hw…

SPARTA — A quarter might not buy a lot these days, but Sparta High School students in Buck Engel’s jewelry and art metals class still find a lot of value in the coins.

Administered by La Crosse County, the For Goodness’ Sake program provides donated household goods to the needy.

ONALASKA — The town of Onalaska has filed its second petition for incorporation as a village for the same reason as the first: to stem loss of land through annexation to Holmen and Onalaska.

Sefize

A sculpture titled "The Healer’s Touch" near the hospital entrance at Mayo Clinic Health System-Franciscan Healthcare symbolizes the curative mission of workers there, an official said.

MADISON — After three election cycles with significant turnover, the incoming Wisconsin Assembly will have less legislative experience than at any time since the 1960s.

Black students in La Crosse area school districts are suspended at a much higher rate than their white peers, state and federal data show.

A Wisconsin tradition appeared off to a safe start Saturday as Department of Natural Resources officials said they had received no reports of accidental shootings or other injuries by mid-afte…

SPARTA, Wis. -- A wheel tax may coming to Monroe County.

As this year’s unseasonable cold winter weather continues, so too does the support and giving of the La Crosse community.