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Slippery road blamed in Fountain City truck/train death
FOUNTAIN CITY, Wis. — Slippery road conditions appear to have contributed to the death of a Fountain City man in a truck/train collision Monday morning.
Head-on crash closes Hwy. 35 north of Onalaska
ONALASKA, Wis. -- Hwy. 35 is closed after a fatal head-on crash at about 6:45 p.m. at Hwy. Z north of Onalaska.
Leaf collection over; drop-off sites still open
The early winter weather has put an end to the leaf collection season in La Crosse.
Holmen schools might seek $3.6 million in referendum
HOLMEN -- Members of the Holmen School Board are considering bringing two referendum questions to the ballot in April, asking voters to give the board the authority to raise the district’s rev…
70,000 more pages of Walker documents released
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Nearly 70,000 pages of emails and attachments were released Tuesday that had been collected during the first secret investigation into former aides and associates of Gov. Scot…
Rail commissioner to hold hearings on changes to three BNSF crossings
Wisconsin rail regulators will hold a public hearing next week in La Crosse on the BNSF Railway’s proposed changes to public crossings at Main, Cass and Farnam streets.
Woman missing in Jackson County
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Department needs the public’s help finding a missing woman.
Mailbox stolen in Monroe County
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the theft of a mailbox from outside the U.S. Post Office in Warrens.
Post Office drop box stolen in Warrens
WARRENS -- Warrens is missing a big mailbox.
Business resumes at Rollingstone Feed and Grain after Monday night fire
WINONA -- Employees at Rollingstone Feed and Grain were back to work Tuesday morning after a structure fire severely damaged a storage shed across the street from the business’ main facility M…
Lawmakers call for purchase of surplus cranberries
Two Wisconsin Congressmen whose districts cover Monroe and Jackson counties asked the U.S. Department of Agriculture to purchase surplus cranberry products.
La Crosse neighborhood leaders restate opposition to north-south corridor
Representatives of La Crosse’s neighborhood associations voiced staunch opposition Monday to a study of the long-proposed north-south corridor they fear would lead to a new highway through the…
Lights Over North La Crosse go on this weekend
The Lights over North La Crosse display returns to Copeland Park this weekend, bringing the sparkle of the holiday season to the historic neighborhood.
Deputy dodges conviction in scuffle with former jailer
WHITEHALL, Wis. — A Trempealeau County deputy accused of punching a former jailer in an Ettrick bar last year will avoid criminal conviction if he stays out of trouble for a year.
North Side explosion cause still unknown; tank performed as designed
Investigators have yet to determine the cause of last week’s explosion at a North Side asphalt plant but say the tank containing liquid asphalt performed exactly as it was designed to.
Man sentenced to 10 years for attempted homicide
Cordero Short drove to La Crosse from Chicago to kill someone he didn’t know.
Attempted homicide trial set for March
A Madison man charged with shooting three people in La Crosse during a fight on the South Side in 2013 will be tried in March.
Viroqua man shot when gun discharges
A Viroqua man accidentally shot a man in the leg Sunday when he was unloading his gun, authorities said.
Mississippi River Rentals owner convicted of theft
The co-owner of a now shuttered La Crosse houseboat rental company was convicted of felony theft Monday after reaching an agreement with prosecutors.
