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Community leader Jerilyn Dinsmoor dead at 56

Tue, 09/06/2016 - 3:45pm
Artist, spiritual and community leader Jerilyn Dinsmoor of Onalaska died unexpectedly Sunday.

Prediction of heavy rains brings flood watch

Tue, 09/06/2016 - 3:30pm
Heavy rains expected late Tuesday and continuing Wednesday have caused the National Weather Service to deliver a flood watch for 28 area counties, including La Crosse, Winona, Trempealeau, Jackson, Houston and Northeast Iowa, effective through 1 a.m. Thursday.

Move-in weekend banner offends some students at UW-L

Tue, 09/06/2016 - 12:00pm
An sexist banner that was hung near the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse campus has upset a number of students.

Wages, long stagnant, show signs of improvement

Tue, 09/06/2016 - 4:00am
WASHINGTON (TNS) — For millions of Americans, a reminder of the economic damage of the 2007-09 recession has arrived every week or two for years — in their paychecks.

Bikes for the homeless: Wheels for All is on a mission

Tue, 09/06/2016 - 12:00am
Eighteen months ago, Lucas Zellmer surprised a student he was working with, Austin, with a bike in honor of his high school graduation. The thoughtful gift allowed Austin to commute to a job and help support his family of 12…

Home buying mixer Sept. 13

Tue, 09/06/2016 - 12:00am
ONALASKA — Altra Federal Credit Union will host a home-buying after-hours mixer from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13, at the Operations Center, 1700 Oak Forest Drive.

Bring back milkweed to multiply monarch butterflies

Mon, 09/05/2016 - 1:13pm
Jim Paulus’s heart skipped a beat when the milkweed patch he is cultivating as a nursery for monarch butterflies appeared to have attracted some babes to his woods — until he realized that the fuzzy striped caterpillars he spied were…

No leads, no closure: Baby's body was found in the Mississippi south of Winona five years ago

Mon, 09/05/2016 - 6:15am
WINONA, Minn. -- Five years ago Monday, an angel was plucked from the river.

Ask the Weather Guys: How does Hurricane Hermine measure up?

Mon, 09/05/2016 - 5:30am
Eighty-one years ago, nearly to the day, the famous Labor Day Hurricane of 1935 struck Florida with greater intensity than any other landfalling hurricane in the country’s history.

By the numbers: Labor in La Crosse County

Mon, 09/05/2016 - 12:00am
Designated as a national holiday in 1894, Labor Day is a tribute to the contributions of American workers.

The Way it Was: Trane workers' strike in 1991

Mon, 09/05/2016 - 12:00am
This Labor Day scene from 25 years ago shows striking Trane Co. workers marching in La Crosse’s 1991 Labor Day Parade. The Sept. 2, 1991, parade took place on the North Side, and this scene was captured in the 800…

Economic Indicators forum Sept. 22 to highlight national and global trends

Mon, 09/05/2016 - 12:00am
This fall’s Economic Indicators breakfast will look at the national and international factors that affect local businesses.

Olsen on veterans home: 'What kind of culture have we got going up there?'

Sun, 09/04/2016 - 1:45pm
Sen. Luther Olsen was on two Wisconsin political talk shows on Sunday to discuss the Cap Times' recent investigation into conditions at Wisconsin Veterans Home at King.

RAVE continues as 'lifesaving' source for recovery in La Crosse

Sun, 09/04/2016 - 11:28am
A staffer at RAVE hails the La Crosse drop-in center for people with mental health and/or addiction problems as leaps and bounds beyond a mere life-changer for him.

UW study examines anxiety in preteen girls

Sun, 09/04/2016 - 11:00am
It’s not unusual for children to worry or be nervous at the beginning of the school year. But some students, especially girls, have sustained anxiety that can develop into a disorder, doctors say.

Births for Sunday, Sept. 4, 2016

Sun, 09/04/2016 - 7:45am
Gundersen Health System

Voters in Wisconsin, other states navigate maze of new voting rules

Sun, 09/04/2016 - 6:05am
With the presidential election just over two months away, millions of Americans will be navigating new requirements for voting — if they can vote at all — as state leaders implement dozens of new restrictions that could make it more…

Johnson, Feingold claim national security know-how, differ on intelligence, fighting ISIS

Sun, 09/04/2016 - 6:00am
Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson and his Democratic opponent, Russ Feingold, both say they’re steeped in national security know-how.

On Mother Teresa's canonization day, a look back at her 1974 Winona visit

Sun, 09/04/2016 - 3:00am
WINONA, Minn. -- A little more than 42 years ago, a saint paid Winona a visit.

All fun and games: YMCA Primetime and Family Fun Centers offer engaging activities for tots and teens

Sun, 09/04/2016 - 12:00am
It’s all fun and games at the YMCA Primetime and Family Fun Centers, where tumbling and digging in the dirt are encouraged.

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