La Crosse Tribune Local News

When guests check into the Catholic Charities warming center in La Crosse, the first item of business is emptying their pockets and putting all their possessions into a plastic bin.

BROWNSVILLE, Minn. -- As the seasons turn colder, thousands of swans, ducks and other water birds will move through the Upper Mississippi River Wildlife Refuge, finding a place to rest, relax and refuel before moving further south for the winter.

The owners of a western Wisconsin company have trailers and buildings full of antique and more recent land-line telephones but there are few customers.

Are prices headed up or down? Where are the hotspots for buyers and sellers? Find out with these charts and graphs, updated weekly.

Is our economy doing better or worse? See recent changes in local employment, regional inflation and more in these regularly updated charts and maps.

Minnesota-based CHS has plans for a 300-acre project with a rail spur that would turn soybeans into food-grade oil and meal.

Travel back in time to 1692 and listen to Rebeka Nurse, played by Jessica Michna of First Impressions, as she shares her story at 10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, of the “Salem Witch Trials” at West Salem’s public library.

The pilot was alone in the aircraft, according to the Manitowoc County Sheriff's Office.

The sudden change in local weather had accelerated the need for those without shelter to find a place to stay.

As the newest state climatologist, Steve Vavrus is now referencing his own graduate work from the 1990s as he investigates how Wisconsin's climate has changed.

Check out the peaks and valleys in volatile local gas prices, and track motor vehicle sales, financing and production.

SPARTA -- The Sparta Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting a business trick-or-treat opportunity.

Veterans Memorial Drive, located in Riverside Park, will be closed starting Monday, Oct. 30, for road construction, and is set reopen Tuesday, Nov. 7.

Jon Noll participated this week in the Backyard Ultra World Championship, which challenges runners worldwide to complete a 4-mile course every hour for as long as they can.

As part of Dairyland Power Cooperative’s environmental stewardship program, Dairyland partnered with West Salem fourth graders to create a new pollinator habitat within West Salem School District’s forest.

State Sen. Brad Pfaff, D-Onalaska, and the state Senate are accepting applications for the Senate Scholar Program. The elite program is designed to challenge Wisconsin’s best students ages 16 to 18. One student from each of the 33 districts might…

Is our employment picture getting better or worse? See recent changes in local jobs, unemployment, earnings and more in these regularly updated charts and maps.

In the back of her SUV, Connie Markham shoves aside a bag of life-sized wooden ducks. Her trunk, filled to the brim with all shades of beige, brown and camo, is loaded with hunting supplies that include an assortment of…

La Crosse County’s Family & Children’s Donation Committee is hosting a drive to collect underwear, diapers, wipes and socks for families in need on Friday, Oct. 27.

The Wailin’ Jennys, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 2 in the Viterbo University Fine Arts Center Main Theatre.