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Whispering Pines to host pet adoption event
HOLMEN -- Whispering Pines Campground will host a fundraiser for local animal shelters and a pet adoption event on Saturday.
12-year-old's rapist sentenced to two years
A judge Tuesday sentenced a Wrightstown, Wis., man who raped a 12-year-old girl in Onalaska to two years in prison.
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Winona State football player dies during workout
WINONA, Minn. -- Shawn Afryl, a recent transfer to the Winona State University football team, died during workouts Monday night at Maxwell Field.
Western nabs $1.6 million workforce grant
Western Technical College will receive $1,564,229 in workforce development funding to bolster its welding and medical assistant programs, according to an announcement today from Wisconsin officials.
McDonald's pairs with Gundersen on Happy Meals
Children and adults have very different nutritional needs, but finding the right choice of food that is healthy and something children will eat can be difficult. In an effort to highlight thos…
Cyclist injured in crash
SPARTA -- A Sparta driver faces criminal charges after striking a bicyclist Monday morning, according to Sparta police.
Wisconsin rethinks use of solitary confinement
At Waupun Correctional Institution in 2012, one inmate being transferred to the state prison’s segregation unit, commonly known as solitary confinement, was pepper-sprayed three times and tase…
The anatomy of an investigation
The Wisconsin Center for Investigation, in its five-month investigation into allegations of abuse of inmates by guards at Waupun Correctional Institution, obtained letters and internal complai…
Roosevelt's future still uncertain as officials weigh options
A North Side school could become housing for seniors or low-income residents.
Walker touts tourism, promotes plan for $3.5M rest stop overhaul
Howard and Joan Manthei got a more personal reception than they expected when they pulled off Interstate 90 Monday afternoon.
Felon could face federal gun charge
A La Crosse felon could face a federal charge for trying to buy a firearm.
Double-murderer Lepsch makes pitch for new trial
A Minnesota man imprisoned for life for murdering a father and son at their downtown La Crosse camera store wants a new trial, arguing biased jurors decided his fate.
Board OKs declaring Barron Island land as surplus
A city board has recommended La Crosse declare a former water treatment plant on Barron Island surplus property so it can be part of a proposed multi-unit housing development.
June home sales surge; Wisconsin's first growth this year
Wisconsin’s lagging housing market showed signs of improvement last month, posting year-over-year gains for the first time in 2014, though not enough to erase a nearly 5 percent gap.
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Groups split top honors in fair band battle
It was a split decision for Sunday’s La Crosse Interstate Fair Battle of the Bands.
Correction
The Holmen Area Historical Society antique appraisal fair will be Wednesday, Aug. 6. A story in Monday’s Tribune contained an incorrect date.
