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The Merrimac ferry is open for the 2024 season
The free ferry makes it to cross the Wisconsin River near Merrimac in Sauk County and Okee in Columbia County.
La Crosse area building permits
Here are recent La Crosse area building permits.
Ho-Chunk Nation commemorates self-governance with Founder's Day powwow in La Crosse
The Ho-Chunk nation predates Christopher Columbus, but it wasn’t until 61 years ago that the United States finally recognized the tribe’s nationhood and sovereignty.
THE WAY IT WAS: La Crosse Broom Works truck on Front Street; 1915
Piles of finished brooms ready for spring cleaning sit in the bed of this truck near the South 200 block of Front Street, where Emil Ruprecht operated the La Crosse Broom Works from 1910 until about 1925. A La Crosse…
Divine Mercy Sunday to be celebrated April 7 at Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe
The Deanery of the La Crosse Diocese has chosen the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe for the celebration of Divine Mercy Sunday.
Retired fire chief's proposal to convert old La Crosse Fire Station No. 4 into housing moves forward
Jeff Murphy is one step closer to purchasing decommissioned La Crosse Fire Station #4 with the hopes of turning it into housing. The building is a historical landmark and will need $300,000 in renovations to bring it up to code.
Kwik Trip discontinuing milk in a bag product offering
Kwik Trip will discontinue the sale of Nature’s Touch bagged milk across all stores beginning in May 2024, according to a company press release.
Work begins on new pavilion at Forest Hills Golf Club in La Crosse
Community volunteers are nearing their funding goal for a new Pavilion at Forest Hills Golf Club, creating a covered facility for group outings.
Power outages in La Crosse County caused by blown transformer in Holmen
Residents in northern La Crosse County found themselves without power Tuesday after a blown transformer triggered two separate outages.
A sale of epic proportions set to launch in Mazomanie
St. Barnabas Catholic Church holds a massive estate sale twice a year, and starts with fresh inventory each time.
Wisconsin creates memorial highway honoring Ho-Chunk code talkers during World War II
A 45-mile stretch of Interstate 90 between Tomah and La Crosse has been designated as the Ho-Chunk World War II Code Talkers Memorial Highway.
Gundersen offers life-saving trauma care for patients across River Valley region
Gundersen in La Crosse, Wisconsin, is the only level two trauma center in the region, providing high-level trauma care to around 1,400 injured patients annually.
WAY IT WAS: St. Francis School of Nursing, ca. 1950
Happy Women’s History Month! St. Francis Hospital was opened in 1883 by the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration. In 1901, the sisters began teaching nursing classes for women who were not members of the sisterhood, thus laying the foundation for…
Worker killed while cleaning Blair water tank Saturday identified as Texas man
A man died while stuck in the City of Blair water tank in a fatal accident.
Students collecting food on Good Friday at Valley View Mall
Local Interact students from Aquinas, Central, Holmen, Logan, Onalaska and West Salem have created a joint food-collection event to take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, March 29, at Valley View Mall to help replenish the shelves at…
La Crosse area building permits
Here are recent La Crosse area building permits.
Man dies after getting trapped in City of Blair water tank
A man died while stuck in the City of Blair water tank in a fatal accident.
Duplex on Charles Street in La Crosse sustains fire damage after electrical fire
Fire crews in La Crosse quickly extinguished an electrical fire in a duplex, located in the attic. No injuries were reported, but the damage sustained was moderate to severe.
Cruiseliner to make 10 visits to La Crosse
The La Crosse Parks, Recreation and Forestry Department announced the return of American Cruise Lines visits this year. American Cruise Lines will make a total of 10 visits to Riverside Park beginning in June 2024, according to its press release.
Extensive fire damage at Wood Street garage in La Crosse
City of La Crosse firefighters responded at 5:13 p.m. Friday to a detached garage fire in the alley at 1629 Wood St.