La Crosse Tribune Local News

Clue No. 1: Monday, Sept. 8

DAKOTA, Minn. — Traffic was rerouted on Interstate 90 and U.S. Hwy. 61 near Dakota, Minn., after a semi-trailer crashed Sunday evening.

WINONA, Minn. -- We are all related. Mitakuye Owasin.

WINONA, Minn. -- Winona resident and Dakota native Martin Bernard is still on his journey through anger, pain, hope, and reconciliation.

MADISON -- The Wisconsin Wildlife Federation called Friday for reopening the Ashland County part of a proposed mining site to hunting and fishing, a day after the mine company said it may not …

THE WAY IT WAS: This circa 1881 photo, taken from a stereoview by the 19th century photographic firm of Edward Elmer and Charles Tenney of Winona, Minn., shows the old Second Ward School which…

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MADISON — Some of the starkest differences in the platforms of Gov. Scott Walker and Democratic challenger Mary Burke concern education policies such as Wisconsin’s nascent statewide school vo…

Mike and Diane Holliday logged roughly 178,500 miles — give or take a few kilometers — during nearly three decades of spousal carpooling from their La Crescent home to their jobs at the same h…

SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) — Allison "Allye" Ritt, 29, is going to Disney. Not for vacation, but because she was recently accepted as a skater in the 2014-15 tour of Disney On Ice's "Worlds of Fantasy."

WILLMAR, Minn. — It must be said at this point: Sen. Al Franken is just dull.

WINONA -- If you're into seed saving, learning new dances or watching contest dancing, free camping, or playing the original version of lacrosse, this year's new additions to the Great Dakota …

TOMAH — Tomah High School band director Charles O’Brien has heard many stories about people who played in their high school band then put their instruments down only to miss the music years later.

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WEST SALEM — Garland Days, West Salem’s annual festival celebrating the birthday of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Hamlin Garland, is set for Sept. 12-14.

WINONA, Minn. — This fall the Winona County Historical Society is introducing something new to its educational programs: history lessons on a boat.

Dave Marck’s family connection to the La Crosse area runs deep.

ELY, Minn. — With the August sun sparkling on Lake One, Chase Coyle stuffed dry sacks full of food for a four-day trip into the Boundary Waters.

PRAIRIE DU SAC, Wis. — Denman Kramer never kept a tally of the times he’s gone up and down the 24 steps that lead from the parking lot entrance to the main office on the second floor of the dam here.

CHICAGO — On a typical school night, Nicole Bankowski averages about five hours of sleep. She is taking four AP classes, along with serving as editor of the school newspaper, treasurer of the …