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Deputy held in slayings of wife, sister-in-law
FITCHBURG, Wis. (AP) — A recently retired Dane County sheriff's deputy has been arrested in the fatal shooting of his wife and sister-in-law in southern Wisconsin and charges are expected earl…
7 Rivers LGBT Center gets new home, new image
La Crosse’s LGBT resource center has a new home, a new name and a renewed commitment to serving the area’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.
Former BCA chief named to new archdiocese position
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis on Monday named a former head of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension as its point man for dealing with allegations of s…
North Siders: No to low-income housing for Roosevelt site
North Side residents made it clear: they do not want low income housing.
Ashley: We will not lay off employees in Wisconsin or elsewhere
Arcadia-based Ashley Furniture Industries will not be laying off any employees and plans to add jobs, despite seeking $6 million in state tax credits on the condition that it be allowed to ret…
Sewer rates set to rise next year
La Crosse Sanitary Sewer Utility rates could climb almost 10 percent in 2015 to help fund capital improvements for the next five years without borrowing.
Six more riverboat stops planned this season
High water and excess sediment cost La Crosse six visits from Mississippi River cruise ships, but there are six more scheduled from now until the beginning of October.
Next hearing Oct. 16 in overdose death
WHAT WE KNEW: Jered Hellerud, 27, of La Crosse is charged with first-degree reckless homicide in the drug overdose of 34-year-old Robert Gordon of Trempealeau. Hellerud is accused of selling t…
Teen dies pulling truck from mud
TOWN OF WELLINGTON — A 19-year-old man died Friday the Monroe County when he was hit in the head by a tow strap while trying to free a tractor stuck in mud, according to the Monroe County Sher…
Storms down trees, knock out power
Thunderstorms that moved through the region early Monday downed trees and power lines, knocking out power to some area residents.
Roosevelt developers to meet with neighbors
North Side residents will have a chance tonight to meet with prospective developers of the former Roosevelt Elementary school.
VA studies invisible scars of combat
MINNEAPOLIS (MCT) — The two soldiers followed standard rules of engagement as a suspicious truck rolled toward their convoy in Iraq.
About People for Monday, Aug. 25, 2014
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Hometown history: 1964 county jail kitchen
THE WAY IT WAS: This circa 1964 photo shows part of the kitchen at the old La Crosse County Jail which was located at 1003 Zeisler St. At the time of this photo Paul “Pip” Wuest was serving as…
British studies prove a life-changing experience
HOLMEN — As she prepares to start her senior year at the College of St. Benedict, Taylor Pederson of Holmen is looking at a major change in her life’s direction, thanks to a semester spent stu…
Ashley gave $20,000 to Walker
Less than a month after the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. board approved a $6 million tax credit for Ashley Furniture Industries, the company's owners gave $20,000 to Gov. Scott Walker'…
Author memorializes La Crosse man with novel
Anyone who lived in La Crosse before 2006 probably remembers seeing LeRoy Buchholz around town.
Dane County promotes 'Man Therapy' to prevent suicide
MADISON — Work stress, a failing marriage and flashbacks from military service in Iraq caused Jeff Ditzenberger so much despair that he burned down an abandoned house in an effort to kill hims…
Gender matters as two women top Democratic ticket
MILWAUKEE — Democrat Mary Burke is the first woman to win a major party nomination for Wisconsin governor, but you wouldn't know that from her campaign, in which she rarely strays from her mai…
