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BNSF sweetens offer to city, would reconfigure golf course
BNSF Railway has added to the list of what it’s willing to do in La Crosse to speed up the process for getting a second line of track installed on the east side.
Minnesota hires rail inspectors along oil route
ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Department of Transportation is hiring more rail inspectors in accordance with a new state law passed in response to the increasing amount of oil trains l…
Clare Bridge offers care-giving workshop
The next presentation in a year-long educational program is “Good Times Can Roll On: Successful Holidays and Visits” from 3 to 4 p.m. Tuesday at Clare Bridge La Crosse, a Brookdale Senior Livi…
Fire tears through KidSport in Winona
WINONA, Minn. — A large fire Thursday claimed a portion of KidSport, a premier gymnastics training facility in downtown Winona, and forced a small section of downtown to close for the afternoon.
Consultant: Acquire Radisson to bolster La Crosse Center
City officials should consider acquiring the Radisson Center and capitalizing on Riverside Park and Mississippi River views to enhance the La Crosse Center’s draw as a convention and event ven…
Attorney testifies Lepsch jury was fair
An attorney who represented a Minnesota man fighting for a new trial for the 2012 slayings of a father and son at their downtown La Crosse camera store testified Thursday that he was concerned…
Fillin' the Boot on La Crosse Street
Members of La Crosse Firefighters Local 0127 continued their parent union’s 60-year partnership with the Muscular Dystrophy Association on Thursday with the first day of the annual Fill the Bo…
Northside Elementary recognized for Title 1 work
La Crosse's Northside Elementary was one of 173 schools state Superintendent Tony Evers on Wednesday tabbed as Wisconsin Title I Schools of Recognition.
Charges: Man driving van filled with Amish was on drugs
ALMA, Wis. -- A Minnesota man accused of getting high while driving a van load of Amish passengers to Iowa has an upcoming hearing in Buffalo County District Court.
Cross: Wisconsin Idea should inspire cohesive UW System
UW System President Ray Cross knows he faces difficult challenges as leader of the state’s public universities.
Pie in the face campaign raises $5,100 for United Way
Sam Van Riper, president of the Great River United Way board of directors, took a pie in the face for his organization Thursday morning at GRUW’s annual Campaign Kick-Off Breakfast.
UW-L police chief announces departure
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Police Chief Scott Rohde will leave at the end of this month for a new position at Wesleyan University in Middleton, Conn.
DWD seeks input on unemployment insurance
Wisconsin is seeking input on reforms to the state’s unemployment insurance laws.
'Fort McCoy' creator brings film home for premiere
TOMAH -- For Kate Connor, holding the premiere of “Fort McCoy” at the Tomah Ho-Chunk Cinema was like “bringing the movie home.”
At the Pumps on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014
Prices Thursday for a gallon of regular gas:
KidSport building burning, no injuries reported; post office re-opens (VIDEO)
The former Winona YWCA, home to KidSport, caught fire in downtown Winona Thursday morning, leading to the closure of several area businesses as crews work to ensure the fire does not spread.
UW-L police chief announces departure
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Police Chief Scott Rohde will leave at the end of this month for a new position at Wesleyan University in Middleton, Conn.
La Crosse firefighters fundraising for MDA
More than 30 members of the La Crosse Firefighters Local 0127 will have boots in hand from 4 to 6:30 p.m. today and Friday at Fourth and La Crosse streets for the kickoff of this year’s Fill t…
Outside fifth-floor windows: Birds, planes and firefighters
Imagine 4-year-old Will Nordeen’s surprise Wednesday when he looked out his hospital window and saw two La Crosse firefighters waving at him.
Twelve seek Miss La Crosse pageant crown
Twelve young women are in the running to be crowned Miss La Crosse-Oktoberfest in Saturday’s annual pageant at Viterbo University in La Crosse, including three who have won pageant titles before.
