La Crosse Tribune Local News

PORTAGE, Wis. (AP) — Guardian angels don't always have wings or a halo.

The deadly Ebola outbreak in West Africa hits close to home for one La Crosse native: Gary Cook helped name the disease when he helped quash its first outbreak in Africa nearly 40 years ago.

King Street from Front to Second streets in downtown La Crosse will be closed to traffic for much of next week to allow repairs on a damaged sanitary sewer main, city officials said.

MILWAUKEE — Former President Bill Clinton tried to energize fellow Democrats Friday in Milwaukee, where strong turnout could be a deciding factor in a close governor's race between Mary Burke …

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The battle for Wisconsin’s 70th Assembly District is a rematch of a tight 2012 race between six-time Democratic incumbent Amy Sue Vruwink and Republican challenger Nancy VanderMeer.

Attorneys told a judge today they are negotiating a resolution in the case of a Madison man charged with nearly bludgeoning a man to death at a South Side La Crosse house.

BANGOR -- At 7 months, Emerson Small already has had two surgeries. And Emerson, the daughter of Kristen and Tyler Small of Bangor, can expect two more before she’s 2 years old.

BANGOR — At 7 months, Emerson Small already has had two surgeries. And Emerson, the daughter of Kristen and Tyler Small of Bangor, can expect two more before she’s 2 years old.

The North Community Library presented a “spooktacular” Halloween party last week. The library staff and volunteers created a masterpiece of scary stuff.

The Children's Room and the adjoining drive-up book return at the La Crosse Public Library will be closed Monday through Friday in order to replace 25-year-old carpeting.

The Habitat for Humanity-La Crosse Area will celebrate the grand opening of its new ReStore location with an event from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.

MADISON — Hunters are killing Wisconsin wolves at a dizzying rate, pushing another season toward an early end.

The Sparta Area School District is hoping voters will decide to let the district continue in the same direction it has been going the past seven years.

A familiar face will greet customers and bag their groceries when Gordy’s County Market opens in La Crosse.

Ask and ye shall receive? That's what the forecast has in store for us.

MADISON — Like them or not — and most people don’t — television ads are a mainstay of modern political campaigns. They arguably matter more than debates, websites and media coverage.

MADISON -- State Sen. Jennifer Shilling, D-La Crosse, received the Marlys Matuszak Statewide Impact Award last week at the Eleanor Roosevelt Tribute last week in Madison for her support of wor…

The White House Initiative on American Indian and Alaska Native Education will host a listening session Sunday at the La Crosse Center's North Hall.

Citing a rash of contaminated wells in Kewaunee County, a coalition of environmental groups on Wednesday petitioned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to use its emergency authority to i…