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At the pumps on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2014
Prices Thursday for a gallon of regular gas:
Vote Yes rally Monday at Riverside
The group Vote Yes La Crosse County will host a rally encourage passage of advisory referendums on Medicaid expansion and raising the minimum wage to $10.10 at 6 p.m. Monday at Riverside Park …
Coulee Food System Coalition awards $40,000 for hunger projects
Coulee Food System Coalition awarded nearly $40,000 to fund nine unique projects to fight hunger and promote a sustainable food system throughout the La Crosse area.
Man who brought loaded gun into bar pleads guilty
A La Crosse man who carried a loaded handgun in a downtown La Crosse bar was sentenced Thursday to 20 days on electronic monitoring.
Jackson County authorities looking for wanted man
Jackson County authorities need help finding a wanted man awaiting sentencing for sexually assaulting a child.
Prairie du Chien driver hospitalized after crash
TOWN OF FRANKLIN -- A 75-year-old Prairie du Chien man was injured Wednesday in a one-car accident caused by a medical problem.
As election nears, Burke highlights differences from Walker
With a year of campaigning behind her and less than two weeks before the November election, Mary Burke says she’s feeling more confident than ever about her decision to run for governor of Wisconsin.
Kohl's donates $30K for anti-bullying PSAs
The Kohl’s Cares program donated $30,238 to the Gundersen Medical Foundation to produce public service announcements for the foundation’s Together Against Bullying campaign.
Allison Geyer: The problem with being a 'basic white girl'
White people can be such nerds.
Clouds threaten viewing of today's partial solar eclipse
Attention stargazers: The good news is that this afternoon's sunset will coincide with a partial solar eclipse. That means the sun -- when spied through eclipse glasses or other special viewin…
Minimum wage hike: Popular, but is it effective?
La Crosse County voters will have a chance to weigh in next month on whether the state should increase the minimum wage.
Dueling statistics, politics intertwined in Medicaid referendum
Dueling statistics are as much an issue as health care insurance coverage in the advisory referendums Nov. 4 in La Crosse County, 18 other counties and the city of Kenosha on whether the state…
Despite project snags, Hwy. 33 expected to reopen Nov. 15
Commuters and other travelers who use Hwy. 33 to and from La Crosse will be relieved on Nov. 15 when it reopens after a construction closure that forced them to detour around Irish Hill for ei…
City to look at $1,000 penalty for ramp damage
Continued vandalism in three downtown La Crosse parking ramps led a city panel Wednesday to suggest a $1,000 fine for anyone caught damaging the new pay stations.
Stalker placed on probation
A victim testified Wednesday that she lives in constant fear because a man she didn’t know messed with her life.
Local unemployment dips to 3.6 percent, seven-year low
The local jobless rate fell to the lowest point since May 2008 as the La Crosse metro area gained about 500 jobs.
La Crosse County whooping cough cases double last year's tally
The confirmation of 43 cases of whooping cough in La Crosse County this year — nearly double last year’s total of 23 — prompted the county health department to alert hospitals to be on the loo…
$3,000 reward set for portrait of Watkins
WINONA, Minn. -- Anonymous donors have offered a reward of up to $3,000 for information leading to the recovery of a Paul Watkins portrait that went missing from Watkins Manor earlier this fall.
Upper Midwest wolf population rises despite hunts
VIRGINA, Minn. (AP) — The gray wolf population has increased slightly in the Western Great Lakes District — Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan — even as two of the three states have begun allow…
