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County aims to lower tax rate in 2015; levy would rise about 2.03 percent
La Crosse County should be able to lower its tax rate for 2015, the county administrator said in an early preview of next year’s budget.
Defendant wants to withdraw plea in Hougom killing
One of two men convicted in the shooting death of a La Crosse woman wants to withdraw the guilty plea that landed him in prison for more than three decades.
UW-L student charged in dorm rape
Prosecutors ON Tuesday charged a University of Wisconsin-La Crosse student with raping a fellow student in the stairwell of a residence hall late Thursday.
Steppin' Out raises $370,000 to fight cancer
The 6,300 participants in the Gundersen Medical Foundation’s annual Steppin’ Out in Pink raised at least $370,000 to fund breast cancer research and services to patients, the foundation announ…
Steppin' Out in Pink raises $370,000
The 6,300 participants in the Gundersen Medical Foundation’s annual Steppin’ Out in Pink raised at least $370,000 to fund breast cancer research and services to patients, the foundation announ…
Highway swap plan advances
A proposal to swap sections of Hwy. 108 and Hwy. C in north-central La Crosse County took another step forward Monday, with county officials saying the $4.1 million in additional state money f…
Family tragedy shapes some Miss America platforms
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Raeanna Johnson and the rest of her family didn’t know her 18-year-old brother Tyler was addicted to methamphetamine until after he committed suicide and his toxicology r…
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.
