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Wisconsin retains No. 2 spot on ACT test; Minnesota No. 1
MADISON (AP) — Wisconsin retains its number two spot among states on the ACT college entrance exam.
Lot C panel hears details on Weber plan
A panel set up earlier this year to help shape development plans for a downtown La Crosse parking lot gave a thumb’s up Tuesday to a proposed $68 million office, retail and housing complex at …
Even 'good farming' a threat to karst landscapes
Two new studies of private well water in Kewaunee County have linked contamination to fertilizer, livestock manure and human waste — laying bare a situation that county conservationist Andy Wa…
Ex-Im chairman touts bank's role in boosting exports
Domestic companies need to look abroad if they want to grow, the head of the United States Export-Import Bank said Tuesday during a tour of western Wisconsin.
New school year, new school
Contractors worked hard on final touches for the new Northside Elementary School on Tuesday while teachers moved into their new digs. The La Crosse School District plans an open house Sept. 18…
Gerke interim dean of Viterbo's nursing college
Viterbo University announced this week the appointment of Mary Lu Gerke as interim dean of the College of Nursing, Health and Human Behavior effective Sept. 2.
New approach to sexual assaults
MADISON -- Sexual assault victims in Wisconsin will be given a consent form notifying them they can have tests done and have DNA evidence stored at a state crime lab in Madison as they decide …
Viterbo celebrates 125 years
Viterbo University kicked off its 125-year anniversary celebration on Tuesday, welcoming faculty and staff back to campus and launching a yearlong campaign of service learning and special events.
Valley View joins ALS ice-bucket challenge
The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge is coming to Valley View Mall from noon to 12:30 p.m. today.
Local democrats rally to support Happ for AG
La Crosse area Democrats showed support for Wisconsin attorney general hopeful Susan Happ Tuesday afternoon as the candidate launched her first statewide tour before the November general election.
Regulators release draft environmental review of Badger Coulee
State regulators have released the first draft of an environmental impact study of a proposed high-voltage transmission line between La Crosse and Dane counties.
Authorities identify 3 killed in Trempealeau County crash
Three people killed Monday in a head-on crash on Hwy. 95 in the Trempealeau County town of Arcadia were identified Tuesday.
Last in GOP primary, Van Doren back in House race as write-in
Ken Van Doren has left the party but not the race.
Minnesota asks public for walleye rules feedback
GRAND MARAIS, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota officials are asking for residents' input on proposed walleye fishing rules for northern Cook County.
Three coin dealers charged with fraud in Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal prosecutors have charged three Minnesota coin dealers in unrelated fraud cases totaling $2 million.
Deadline nears for disabled deer hunt sign-up
MADISON — Wisconsin wildlife officials are reminding disabled deer hunters the deadline to sign up for the state's special disabled hunt is approaching.
Court set to release John Doe documents
MADISON (AP) — A federal appeals court is poised to release nearly three dozen files in a lawsuit over an investigation into Gov. Scott Walker's 2012 recall campaign and a host of conservative groups.
Ryan takes on GOP orthodoxy
WASHINGTON — As Congress hurtled toward a government shutdown in the fall of 2013, Rep. Paul Ryan looked around at fellow Republicans who were agitating to shutter national parks, federal agen…
Judge delays ruling on city, landlords dispute
A judge Monday delayed his decision on a legal challenge to La Crosse’s rental registry and inspection program after learning the city late last week altered its ordinance to remove a disputed…
