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UW-La Crosse professor emeritus James Theler will share fascinating archaeological discoveries and regional research from his 30 years studying ancient people and environments of the Coulee Re…

Fastenal will begin the new year with a new CEO.

HIXTON — Officials hope a new terminal to bring propane to western Wisconsin will lead to a less volatile heating season this winter.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — A 5-year-old girl was fatally shot while sitting on her grandfather’s lap when two people approached her Milwaukee home and opened fire, according to police, who sought help F…

Gundersen Health System has accomplished one of the most ambitious quests in harnessing power since Ben Franklin flew a kite in a lightning storm: complete energy independence.

My two grandsons were visiting, so I decided to take them to the Halloween event at Reuter Hall on the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse campus. We were warmly greeted on a chilly evening and …

I've been a poll worker for 40 years, and I'd like to recognize the fine young people who came into vote on Nov. 4. They were well-prepared with registration information, and they were patient…

I'd like to thank the La Crosse Tribune for publishing a front page story Monday about Jonathan Lucroy. The article about the Milwaukee Brewers catcher joining a Freedom Honor Flight in Milwau…

Thank you to the wonderful young people who came and raked my yard on Halloween.

Habitat for Humanity La Crosse Area will hold its last home application expo from 10 a.m. to noon today at the Goodwill location at 3954 Mormon Coulee Road.

La Crosse’s seven sister cities are nurturing vital relationships that will boost economies here and abroad, says the head of Sister Cities International.

Construction crews are winding down their second season of work on a new Mississippi River crossing for Interstate 90.

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TOMAH -- Tomah police are investigating the death of a woman found in a house Wednesday evening.

Gundersen Health System has accomplished one of the most ambitious quests in harnessing power since Ben Franklin flew a kite in a lightning storm: complete energy independence.

A dump truck driver charged in a fatal crash on Interstate 90 stood mute during his arraignment today.

VERNON CENTER, Minn. — Republican State Rep. Tony Cornish says he plans to challenge recently re-elected U.S. Rep. Tim Walz in 2016.

Forecasters predict the season’s first significant snowfall early next week, more than a month before winter officially begins.

Federal government offices will be closed Tuesday in observance of Veterans Day. The La Crosse post office will be closed, and mail will not be delivered.

From the nation’s first highway for goods and people — the mighty Mississippi River on which La Crosse is located — to the railroads of the past century and now the newer federal interstate hi…