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Kids display Oktoberfest spirit at UW-L
The Oktoberfest family brought some German good cheer to the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse campus Thursday morning during the parade of children through the campus.
FSC connects caregivers for support, resource
Caring for a loved one or friend can be exhausting, confusing and lonely.
Arrest yields ounce of meth, heroin
Police arrested two suspected drug dealers in La Crosse Monday with nearly an ounce of methamphetamine between them.
Aid station offers help for wayward 'festers
For the eighth year, police, paramedics and volunteers will offer aid to wayward Oktoberfesters in downtown La Crosse.
Two nabbed when cops find drugs in 'private places'
Two suspects were hit with felony charges after trying to hide drugs in very private places.
Defendant nabbed for selling drugs hours after leaving court
A La Crosse man with five open cases was arrested again Wednesday after selling drugs to a police informant just hours after leaving court for another drug case.
Federal court lifts injunction in Walker case
MADISON, Wis. — A federal appeals court on Wednesday removed one barrier to restarting an investigation into possible illegal coordination between Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s campaign and mo…
Crews, communities in the dark on trains' chemical cargo
MINNEAPOLIS — At least 18 times in the past three years BNSF Railway freight trains rolled west out of Minneapolis pulling cars filled with hazardous chemicals that were not on the trains’ off…
Ready ... set ... fest: Today's Oktoberfest schedule
The carnival is set up at Copeland Park’s North Side grounds, the South Side grounds are ready for today’s Lederhosen Luncheon, and the weather looks as though it’s going to cooperate as Oktob…
Allison Geyer: Oktoberfest -- The good, the bad and the roadkill
A while back, I met a guy with an idiotic claim to fame: He said he was an instigator in the now-infamous dead squirrel-throwing debacle of Oktoberfest 2011.
City lays out 2015 capital improvement budget
A long-planned makeover inside the La Crosse Regional Airport terminal and site preparations for a new bandshell in Riverside Park are among the major items funded in La Crosse’s proposed capi…
Local jobless rate drops to 3.9 percent, lowest since pre-recession
The local unemployment rate fell below 4 percent in August for the first time in nearly six years.
Transportation secretary hears concerns on rail safety
Anthony Foxx took over the U.S. Department of Transportation just days before an oil train derailed and exploded, killing 47 people and leveling buildings in Lac-Megantic, Canada.
Gundersen slates program to deter bullying
Gundersen Health System will sponsor a free program on how to curb social bullying from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Oct. 2 in the Rasmus Center on its La Crosse campus.
Technology, data give farmers edge
BARRE MILLS – After patiently waiting her turn, Firefly sidles up to the Lely Astronaut.
2014 Oktoberfest needlework show
The Coulee Country Chapter of the Embroiderers’ Guild of America. will present its annual needlework show at the La Crosse Public Library auditorium, 800 Main St.
Jerome Christenson: Why the long face? Not in Minnesota
It has to be the lutefisk.
Fresh off Appalachian Trail, former Marine paddling Mississippi River
Each year, an estimated 2,000 people attempt to through-hike the Appalachian Trail; only about 500 succeed. Far fewer paddle the entire Mississippi River. Jared McCallum is working on doing bo…
After heroic fight, 8-year-old Obi dies, surrounded by praying family
Obi Christenson, the 8-year-old La Crescent boy whose battle with cancer warmed even the corporate world’s heart in a national art contest, died at home early Tuesday.
