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Developer Nicolai buys former Maple Grove Golf Club
La Crosse landlord and developer Steven Nicolai outbid a La Crosse County businessman and farmer at a sheriff’s auction Wednesday to buy the former Maple Grove Country Club near West Salem for…
Task force eyes ways to save branch libraries
A task force Tuesday offered more than a dozen areas the La Crosse Public Library and city should explore to potentially keep its two branch sites viable in the future.
Gundersen in top 10 percent for bariatric surgery
Gundersen Health System has received the Healthgrades 2014 Bariatric Surgery Excellence Award, which recognizes the top 10 percent of hospitals nationwide for bariatric patient outcomes.
Local business aims to reduce plastic waste
Imagine a world without plastic waste. No more mountains of discarded bottles, immortally entombed in the nation’s landfills; no more massive islands of garbage marauding through the oceans, l…
Jerome Christenson: College kids indeed need crossing guards
How do the children cross the road?
Virtual schizophrenic trip shows dark side, stirs empathy
Jay Jaehnke didn’t particularly like his virtual trip into the dark world of schizophrenia, except for the fact that it increased his empathy for people afflicted with the debilitating mental illness.
Mayo donates 2 AEDs to police
Mayo Clinic Health System-Franciscan Healthcare is donating two automated external defibrillators to the La Crosse Police Department.
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.
Police and fire calls for Tuesday, July 22, 2014
From 3 p.m. Monday to 3 p.m. Tuesday
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.
