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Police and fire calls for Saturday, July 19, 2014
From 3 p.m. Friday to 3 p.m. Saturday
Rail Fair raises money Copeland Park locomotive, Shortline Line museum
From antique train sets to photos of old-time trains on their railways, Saturday's Rail Fair had it all -- with more than 280 tables of merchandise, any avid railroad fan or “roader” could fin…
Three finalists for deputy county administrator
Three finalists, all living in Wisconsin, have been named for the new position of La Crosse County deputy administrator.
Ending Common Core a tough task
MADISON — Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s call to scrap Common Core academic standards for Wisconsin schools is meeting resistance from GOP Senate leaders, with one key lawmaker calling it “mon…
Flyboard takes water sports to the sky
OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) — The future of water sports has been brought to the Fox Valley in the form of the Flyboard.
After crash claims musician's guitars, local luthiers step in to help
Eric Sommer was driving west on I-40 from Nashville to Dallas to play a nearly sold out show at the House of Blues on Jan. 30 when he felt his vehicle rise off the pavement.
Logan students show off underwater vehicle
No need to dip a toe in the water.
Walker defends Trek ad as Burke responds
OAK CREEK, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker on Friday defended as factual his television ad that says Democratic challenger Mary Burke made millions off of Trek Bicycles and the company shipped j…
Area educators respond to Walker's Common Core plan with skepticism
Educators in the La Crosse area questioned Friday a proposal by Gov. Scott Walker to ditch Wisconsin’s fledgling classroom standards, saying his plan would derail four years of work as student…
La Farge clinic groundbreaking set
LA FARGE — Vernon Memorial Healthcare will break ground on a new clinic building at 9 a.m. Wednesday in La Farge.
Tough sledding
Schedule
Winona interstate bridge project underway
WINONA, Minn. -- With the existing Winona interstate bridge in the background, 12 golden-colored shovels with hard hats hanging on the handles stuck out of a pile of dirt near AmericInn Friday.
New trial ordered in suit against La Crosse County over inmate's death
MADISON — A federal appeals court has ordered a new trial for a widow who sued La Crosse County and its contracted medical provider after her husband died in jail in 2007 after his rapid withd…
La Crosse man sentenced to 4 1/2 years in drug deal that led to fatal overdose
Melissa Kelber paid for her choices with her life in 2012, and Friday was Matthew Baldwin's turn, her family testified.
Police: Big money lured accused meth dealer
A La Crosse woman charged Friday after police found her with 60 grams of methamphetamine said she sells the drug because she is “addicted to the fast money,” according to court records.
La Crosse County Circuit Court felonies
La Crosse County Circuit Court felonies:
Cambodian orphan finds new life in Minnesota
ROCHESTER, Minn. (AP) — When Chung Eang Lip was 7, his father took him to the market in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and abandoned him.
Dead crow in Trempealeau County tests positive for West Nile
Trempealeau County has become the 10th county in Wisconsin where a dead bird has tested positive for the West Nile virus, raising a caution flag about protection from the mosquitoes that carry…
Men arrested in prostitution sting to appear in court next month
WINONA, Minn. — The two La Crosse men arrested in a prostitution sting set up by Winona authorities will appear in court next month.
Man saved after plunging off Winona bridge into river
WINONA, Minn. — A Winona man was pulled from the Mississippi River, wet, but uninjured, after a plunge from the interstate bridge early Thursday morning.
