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Hometown History: Victory, Wis., in 1914
THE WAY IT WAS: This 1914 postcard scene shows a quiet day in Victory, Wis., with several people gathered on a dirt street outside the town post office. Victory, a small unincorporated communi…
'Mysteries of Driftless' wins Emmy
CHICAGO -- A locally produced documentary, "Mysteries of the Driftless," has won a regional Emmy.
Anti-Redskins groups rally outside Vikings game
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The action at the Redskins-Vikings game started Sunday morning outside the stadium in Minnesota, as a crowd estimated by organizers around 5,000 rallied against Washington's…
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.