La Crosse Tribune Local News

The second annual Global Initiatives Week launches in La Crosse today to present a world’s-eye view to the Coulee Region, as well as highlight local initiatives with international implications.

MADISON — A consultant who provided material to Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mary Burke for her jobs plan spoke out for the first time Thursday about accusations of plagiarism, defending…

A Madison man told a judge Thursday he made “the biggest mistake of my life” when he nearly bludgeoned a man to death at a South Side La Crosse house last year.

ONALASKA -- The Onalaska High School Alumni Association will hold the Wall of Honor Dedication Ceremony at 10 a.m. Saturday at Onalaska High School.

Prices Thursday for a gallon of regular gas:

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WASHINGTON — Weak and bleeding, a Union Army officer who stood fast commanding his artillery battery and was killed as thousands of Confederate forces advanced on his troops received an honor …

A La Crosse man who sexually assaulted a 14-year-old while on probation for another crime was sentenced Wednesday to five years on probation and electronic monitoriing.

A man who confessed to leading police on a high-speed pursuit through La Crosse County with a dead taxi driver in the trunk of a stolen cab was convicted Thursday of homicide after reaching an…

SPARTA -- By most accounts, Steven Johnson is a caring and responsible man, a single father working up to 60 hours a week to support his two kids and his ex-wife’s. He didn’t use drugs -- and …

A community American Red Cross blood drive is scheduled for 12:30 to 5:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 10, at the West Salem Presbyterian Church, 625 W. Franklin St.

A Madison man told a judge today he made “the biggest mistake of my life” when he nearly bludgeoned a man to death at a South Side La Crosse house last year.

A driver died Wednesday evening after turning into the path of an oncoming SUV on Hwy. 21 in the Monroe County town of Byron. 

MADISON — A Stoddard man whom a federal judge called “a substantial drug dealer,” was sentenced Wednesday in federal court to six years in prison for selling crack cocaine.

A new store opening is always an exciting time for Dick’s Sporting Goods community marketing manager Matt Teske, especially if the store is the first in a city.

About halfway through the political campaign season, I made a terrible life choice.

MADISON — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s re-election secures his reputation as a conservative hero and possible presidential contender — and will make it more difficult for opponents to reverse…

A La Crosse County supervisor called Wednesday for an April referendum on a proposed vehicle registration fee to fund area transportation projects, a potential roadblock to a board vote on the…

She was beautiful. Cover of People magazine beautiful. And just short of her 30th birthday, Brittany Maynard is dead.

ONALASKA — City officials now have a rough idea of what it will cost to make the new vision of Black River waterfront development a reality, and it’s not cheap.