La Crosse Tribune Local News

Michael Phelps may have won the gold in swimming, but can he doggy paddle? Area dogs will have their day this weekend, taking to the Onalaska Aquatic Center to dip their paws in the pool and wash up some funds…

The La Crosse Neighborhood Commission urged Mayor Tim Kabat to keep an open dialogue as the city weighs whether to approach La Crosse County to discuss merging library services.

The historic Castle on Cass took a step toward becoming a bed and breakfast Monday after a city committee unanimously approved the project despite concerns from two neighbors.

ST. JOSEPH -- Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin continued efforts to woo the rural electorate Monday during a campaign stop at St. Joseph Equipment.

Republican Sen. Ron Johnson is targeting rural Coulee Region voters as part of his re-election campaign.

Caprice Delagrave, 24, of 1725 La Crescent St., No. 87, was charged Monday with possession of narcotic drugs and drug paraphernalia, both as a repeat offender. Delagrave had 0.1 grams of heroin and a pipe on Sunday, according to the…

An October trial for a Holmen man who confessed to killing his girlfriend last year is delayed until spring after he fired his attorney.

A Chicago man remains hospitalized after a man bit off a chunk of his nose during a bar fight early Sunday in La Crosse, according to police reports.

Gov. Scott Walker declared a state of emergency Monday for Buffalo, Trempealeau and Eau Claire counties in response to this month's heavy rains and flooding.

This year’s Moon Tune’s Woodstock tribute concert will feature at least 12 local acts performing music by at least 15 bands that rocked the legendary music festival 47 years ago. These are some of the best area musicians, most of…

Two years ago, Lisa Coryell couldn’t get off the couch.

This August the precipitation that fell over southern Wisconsin is about 200 percent of normal.

Ninety years ago this nautical float won first prize in an Aug. 27, 1926, parade marking the 1926 American Legion state convention in La Crosse. This float, sponsored by La Crosse’s Tausche Hardware Co., was "an ingenious battleship concocted of…

Life isn’t always sunshine and rainbows, but on Sept. 24, fun will be in full force at the Color Run Tropicolor event in Riverside Park.

MADISON — Last winter, a top Department of Natural Resources executive told concerned employees it was “critically important” to finish a reorganization plan by summer because the plan could protect the department from budget cuts.

Three Sixty Real Estate Solutions will be host a back-to-school grill-out for college students and their families from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday at 1414 Pine St.

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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — This summer, St. Paul police have been trying out a new tool that makes them stealthier while patrolling streets in the Hamline-Midway neighborhood.

RIPON, Wis. (AP) — In a basement below Bluemke's appliance shop in downtown Ripon, thousands of vegetables sprout every week, bound for the aisles of one of northeast Wisconsin's biggest grocers.

Pokémon Go, Snapchat, Twitter and Facebook crowd the phones of children, and outdoors enthusiasts worry that, eyes glued to the newest iPhone, kids are losing touch with the outdoors and each other.