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Lucroy joins veterans on Honor Flight
MILWAUKEE (MCT) -- At the start of an already exciting day, long before the sun had even risen, World War II veteran Bill Johnston got a real thrill when he saw one of the volunteers traveling…
Wausau man wages war on neighborhood rats
WAUSAU, Wis. (AP) — World War II and Korean War veteran Neil Olson has seen swarms of rats in his life, and now the 89-year-old Lincoln Avenue resident is waging a one-man battle against the r…
Racine standoff ends with man arrested, dog killed
RACINE, Wis. (AP) — A more than 3½ hour standoff in Racine ended with the man arrested and a dog shot and killed.
Dane County preps for possible Ebola patients
MADISON (AP) — Public health officials in Madison and Dane County are preparing to deal with potential Ebola patients.
Student group stands up to bullying
When she was younger, Alexa Forde, an eighth-grader at Longfellow Middle School, was bullied.
After swans recover, Chippewa tribes begin hunt
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Members of seven Chippewa Indian tribes in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan are allowed to hunt for swans during a two-month season that started Saturday. It represents…
For regional banks, industry contraction equals opportunity
When Bremer bank opened a new branch this summer in Onalaska, it was the county’s first new stand-alone bank branch in six years.
Bill Cosby: enjoying himself on stage at 77
Legendary comic Bill Cosby will perform his latest show next week at the La Crosse Center, his first local performance in more than a decade. Cosby spent some time on the phone last month with…
Julian Bradley takes on '134 years of name recognition'
Julian Bradley, the 33-year-old vice chairman of the Third Congressional District party and the former chairman of the La Crosse County GOP, is considered one of his party’s rising stars. A on…
Family planning clinics say state audits could force many to close
MADISON — Two family planning clinics serving low-income women say their operations will be at serious financial risk if state auditors stand firm on claims that they overbilled Medicaid by $3…
3 Wishes to encourage holiday magic
The La Crosse Tribune and Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration are partnering again on 3 Wishes.
West Salem revisiting school building options
WEST SALEM -- The West Salem School Board is reconsidering possibilities to address crowding in its elementary school and needed upgrades to its middle school.
Transportation at issue on ballot
MADISON — An estimated $1.8 billion a year would be dedicated to improving Wisconsin’s transportation system — and prohibited from any other use — under a proposed constitutional amendment on …
Bowhunter mistaken for squirrel, shot in head
TOWN OF GALE -- A bowhunter was seriously injured Saturday morning when he was mistakenly shot in the head by a squirrel hunter, according to the Trempealeau County Sheriff's Department.
Walker insist his positive approach will win the day
More than 100 supporters, many of them holding "We Stand With Scott Walker" signs and shouting "four more years," greeted Gov. Scott Walker's bus tour Saturday at the La Crosse Republican Part…
Burke: 'Stand tough against this nonsense'
No one would have blamed Mary Burke for being tired.
Rainbow revolution: US welcoming gay marriage, changing politics
WASHINGTON — It would have been unimaginable even a couple of years ago.
Body found in Arcadia
ARCADIA -- Foul play is not suspected in the death of a man whose body was found in a field behind an Arcadia apartment complex, the Arcadia Police Department reported Friday night.
Valley View Mall seeks employees for holiday season
Valley View Mall will hold a Holiday Hiring Extravaganza today to fill part-time and full-time positions for the holiday shopping season.
