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AAUW September program Saturday
The La Crosse branch of the American Association of University Women will hold its September meeting and program Saturday at Cartwright Center’s Ward Room on the UW-La Crosse campus.
UW-L archaeologist discusses 5,000-year-old wonder
Great stone structures created about 5,000 years ago in northwest Kenya have intrigued archaeologists for decades.
After nearly a decade, State Road Hardees to reopen
Brittany McCracken remembers eating her first cheeseburger at the State Road Hardee’s. This week, she’ll be serving them.
Trempealeau frac sand facility to pay $60,000
MADISON — The Wisconsin Attorney General's Office announced on Monday that Arcadia Sand and Mississippi Sand will pay $60,000 in forfeitures, court costs, attorney fees and surcharges for viol…
Report: State school spending tracked nation
MADISON — Public school spending in Wisconsin tracked the national average during the five-year period that ended in 2012, despite massive cuts in 2011, a report released Monday by the nonpart…
Propane dealers try to head off another shortage
MADISON (AP) — Propane dealers said Monday they hope to head off a repeat of last winter's supply crisis in Wisconsin by adding more storage tanks, keeping homeowners' tanks full and urging mo…
Koula denied new trial for 2010 murders
A La Crosse County judge Monday rejected Eric Koula’s first try for a new trial, finding it was his own trail of deceit that led a jury to find that he murdered his parents.
Authorities ID man killed by train
TOMAH -- Tomah police on Monday identified a man killed by a train near the Superior Avenue crossing just before midnight Aug. 30 as 59-year-old Robert Domke.
Former Minnesota jailer charged with inmate assault
CALEDONIA, Minn. -- A former Houston County jailer is due in court Oct. 7 on charges that accuse him of sexually assaulting an inmate.
Wisconsin shortfall projected at $1.8 billion
MADISON — Wisconsin's state budget will be nearly $1.8 billion in the red by mid-2017 based on a new estimate Monday, providing Democrats with more fodder to argue that Gov. Scott Walker and R…
Two killed in Vernon County crash
STODDARD — Two Janesville men were killed in a two-vehicle rollover crash Friday night in rural Vernon County, Vernon County authorities said.
Oktoberfest Medallion Hunt clues
Clue No. 1: Monday, Sept. 8
Semi rollover closes I-90 and Hwy. 61 near Dakota
DAKOTA, Minn. — Traffic was rerouted on Interstate 90 and U.S. Hwy. 61 near Dakota, Minn., after a semi-trailer crashed Sunday evening.
'Little tiny steps': Annual Dakota Gathering works to build reconciliation
WINONA, Minn. -- We are all related. Mitakuye Owasin.
Dakota artist undertook long journey toward hope
WINONA, Minn. -- Winona resident and Dakota native Martin Bernard is still on his journey through anger, pain, hope, and reconciliation.
Hunters seek access to more Gogebic Taconite land
MADISON -- The Wisconsin Wildlife Federation called Friday for reopening the Ashland County part of a proposed mining site to hunting and fishing, a day after the mine company said it may not …
Hometown history: Second Ward School
THE WAY IT WAS: This circa 1881 photo, taken from a stereoview by the 19th century photographic firm of Edward Elmer and Charles Tenney of Winona, Minn., shows the old Second Ward School which…
Walker, Burke have clear contrasts on education
MADISON — Some of the starkest differences in the platforms of Gov. Scott Walker and Democratic challenger Mary Burke concern education policies such as Wisconsin’s nascent statewide school vo…
