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Tomah athlete returns to help others
TOMAH -- Dr. T.J. Bramwell first became interested in medicine while playing running back for Tomah High School’s football team in 1998.
Bounteous or bare? Area fall harvest outlook is partly cloudy, with a chance of rain
WINONA, Minn. — For farmers, 2014 is shaping to be a good-news, bad-news year.
For Goodness' Sake for Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014
Administered by La Crosse County, the For Goodness’ Sake program provides donated household goods to the needy. The phone numbers listed are for local agency contacts, not the person in need. …
Wisconsin crop dusters deal with modern technology
SAUK CITY, Wis. — The only part of Jim Kazmierczak’s crop dusting business that fits one of the many stereotypes linked to his misunderstood profession is the cramped, one-seater Piper airplan…
WEDC approves Ashley tax credit
The board overseeing the state’s flagship job-creation agency has quietly approved a $6 million tax credit for Ashley Furniture Industries with a condition allowing the company to eliminate ha…
Meth use climbs as price of heroin skyrockets
Methamphetamine use is climbing as desperate heroin addicts search for a cheaper way to get high and avoid a fatal overdose.
BRF player hones skill, shares love of game
BLACK RIVER FALLS — Leslie Thompson used to be intimidated by chess.
Convertible enthusiasts take to Coulee Region roads
Where did all the convertibles come from?
Wisconsin governor urges early propane orders
MADISON (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker on Friday urged thousands of households that receive state heating assistance to start filing applications now for help with propane costs.
Emails show Walker recall election campaign push
MADISON (AP) — Newly released court documents include excerpts from emails showing that Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's recall election campaign team told him to instruct donors to give to a key…
St. Paul pastor's pulpit? A food truck
ST. PAUL, Minn. — There are a couple of clues that the mobile kitchen parked every Thursday at lunchtime on Payne Avenue on St. Paul's East Side this summer isn't just another food truck.
Glow in the Deke 5K Fun Run/Walk Registration Open
Registration is open for the 2014 Glow in the Deke 5K Fun Run/Walk set for Oct. 4 at Veterans Memorial Field.
Successful Aging Program: 'Healthy Aging'
The Successful Aging Program will host "Healthy Aging," led by Chris Brown, clinical social worker from the Department of Geriatrics at Mayo Clinic Health System-Franciscan Healthcare at 2:30 …
Gang member arrested in La Crosse faces life sentence
A high-ranking member of a Chicago street gang arrested in April 2013 in La Crosse faces life in prison after pleading guilty this week to a federal drug charge, according to court records.
Greg Mahairas: Grateful for help after fall in park
Grateful for help after fall in park
Industrialist, scholar, philanthropist: Gelatt left lasting mark on city institutions
There are no buildings bearing his name, but many of La Crosse’s landmarks, and the institutions behind them, would not exist without Charles Gelatt.
Three UW-L building projects approved
OSHKOSH, Wis. -- The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents approved more than $62 million in capital projects on the UW-La Crosse campus during the board’s meeting Friday at UW-Oshkosh.
Trial delayed for driver in high-speed La Crosse chase
An October trial for a man who confessed to leading police on a high-speed pursuit through La Crosse County with a dead taxi driver in the trunk of a stolen cab was delayed Friday until next year.
