La Crosse Tribune Local News

MADISON — Former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson will give this year’s Paul Offner Lecture at 5:30 p.m. Sept. 30 at the Pyle Center, 702 Langdon Street.

DANVERS, Mass. — Two people have been taken to a hospital and a La Crosse man is in custody after a late night shooting at a Massachusetts hotel.

VIROQUA -- Vernon County authorities are warning people of a telephone scam that uses a fax number at the Vernon County Courthouse as a way to gain the confidence of victims.

ONALASKA — The city of Onalaska will hold an informational meeting about the proposed Badger Coulee transmission line at 6:30 p.m. today in the Claude C. Deck Performing Arts Center at Onalask…

WINONA, Minn. — Gov. Mark Dayton continues to hear the same message from communities across Minnesota.

Community and business leaders can get an update on the regional economy and federal small business programs at Thursday’s Economic Indicators breakfast.

I didn’t want to write about 9/11.

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and his Democratic opponent Mary Burke both campaigned in La Crosse Wednesday in an increasingly tight race.

The Tomah Veterans Affairs Medical Center will honor prisoners of war and troops missing in action during a ceremony for National POW/MIA Recognition Day at 1 p.m. Sept. 19 in the center’s chapel.

Greg Voss has been named executive director of Big Brothers Big Sisters of the 7 Rivers Region. Voss started in his new position in mid-July.

La Crosse police will work 12-hour shifts and bring in state troopers to help staff Oktoberfest as they face the uncertainty of what a consolidated event could bring.

Gundersen Health System and Viterbo University will sponsor free showings of the documentary “The American Nurse” Friday and Saturday at Viterbo.

WHAT WE KNEW: The Wisconsin Department of Transportation has offered La Crosse County $4.1 million in road funds to swap designations on state Hwy. 108 and the more-traveled county Hwy. C betw…

La Crosse residents would see the city’s share of their property tax bill hold steady for 2015 under the mayor’s proposed $70.8 million budget unveiled Wednesday.

There should be zero tolerance for cases of domestic violence such as former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice’s attack on his fiancée and an alleged rape at the University of Wisconsin-L…

WINONA, Minn. -- The Diocese of Winona's request to move the civil suit over a former priest accused of abuse has been denied.

La Crosse residents would see the city’s share of their property tax bill hold steady for 2015 under the mayor’s proposed $70.8 million budget unveiled today.

There should be zero tolerance for cases of domestic violence such as former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice’s attack on his fiancée and an alleged rape at the University of Wisconsin-L…

La Crosse’s Hooters restaurant will close at the end of September, management confirmed Tuesday.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The haunting cry of the common loon, Minnesota's state bird, could disappear from the state due to climate change, along with more than half of Minnesota's other bird sp…