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Tomah mayoral candidate pleads no contest
TOMAH -- Former alderman and Tomah mayoral candidate LeRoy Kelsey was ordered to pay a $2,500 fine and court costs after he pleaded no contest to a felony false swearing charge Thursday.
WholeTrees expanding with help from WEDC
WholeTrees Architecture and Structures, a design and construction firm started in Stoddard, has received a $170,000 state loan to launch a new product line.
Man struck while crossing Monroe County highway on scooter
OAKDALE, Wis. — Sheriff's deputies say a man riding an electronic scooter was struck while crossing a highway in Monroe County.
City launches online survey
La Crosse residents can weigh in on how the city should spend some of the federal funding it receives for housing, economic development and certain services.
Bob Lamb: Camp Send-A-Kid another big success
MINDORO, WI — “This is the best summer of my life.”
Cranberry growers frustrated after feds reject production cuts
Despite a huge oversupply of cranberries, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has rejected a recommendation to curb cranberry production, disappointing cranberry growers in Wisconsin.
Wisconsin retains No. 2 spot on ACT test
MADISON (AP) — Wisconsin has held onto its No. 2 spot among states on the ACT college entrance exam.
UW seeking $95 million more in next state budget
MADISON (AP) — University of Wisconsin System officials want Gov. Scott Walker to give them an additional $95 million in tax dollars in the next state budget to fund a new plan to create jobs,…
A Winona man with a plan--300,000 plans, that is (copy)
WINONA, Minn. — What did Winona resident Dennis Johnson Jr. do after he won $300,000 on a scratch-off lottery ticket?
Franke Foundation announces third-quarter grants
The Grant Advisory Board of the Robert and Eleanor Franke Charitable Foundation announced this week its third-quarter grants.
Trempealeau County frac sand moratorium ending
Trempealeau County's year-long frac sand moratorium is set to expire at the end of August.
Former DVIP office manager pleads guilty to embezzlement
MADISON -- A former part-time bookkeeper who gave herself a $100,000 pay increase over three years while employed at a publicly funded agency that supported crime victims pleaded guilty Wednes…
United Auto Supply to be acquired by St. Cloud auto parts group
After a more than 55-year run, United Auto Supply will be merging its operations into Automotive Parts Headquarters, a St. Cloud, Minnesota-based auto parts distributor and store group.
La Crosse schools receive largest-ever grant to fund new college readiness program
A new college readiness program will launch this fall at Central and Logan high schools, thanks to two major grants combined to fund the largest-ever single gift to the School District of La Crosse.
Jury: Michigan man aquitted of selling heroin in Onalaska
A La Crosse County jury on Wednesday acquitted a Michigan man with a record of drug trafficking of selling $1,800 worth of heroin at an Onalaska hotel in June.
Attorneys: Debt led to killing
Jurors in Mitrel Anderson’s upcoming homicide trial will learn that his attorneys believe a $2,500 debt owed by the victim set off the events that led to the fatal stabbing at the downtown La …
Local jobless rate falls to 4.6 percent; lowest in 2014
The local unemployment rate dropped in July even as Wisconsin saw a slight uptick in overall joblessness.
Fire department wins accreditation
The La Crosse Fire Department has become one of only five fire agencies in Wisconsin to win accreditation from the Commission of Fire Accreditation International.
