La Crosse Tribune Local News

BARABOO — Vacationing in Wisconsin can be a real head-scratcher, and not just because of the creepy-crawlies that invade your cabin overnight.

Deputies from Columbia, Marquette, Vernon and Monroe counties investigated 'numerous' burglaries of Amish homeowners in August.

HOLMEN — Gundersen Health System is adding a primary care clinic in Holmen with a “focus on our commitment to providing patient care closer to home,” CEO Scott Rathgaber said in announcing the plan today.

Xcel Energy has brought online a major new wind farm to supply additional clean energy to customers in the upper Midwest.

A two-vehicle crash in Hixton, Wis., left one person dead Tuesday afternoon.

WINONA, Minn. — He came every day.

Coulee Region CORE co-founder Chelsey Myhre-Foster was browsing the aisles of the McIntosh Memorial Library when she came across a fishing kit that would inspire a grant-winning idea.

BloodCenter of Wisconsin is hosting blood drives in September. Donors must be 17 or older, or 16 with parental consent, and provide a photo ID with birth date. Schedule an appointment at bcw.edu. or call 1-877-232-4376. Walk-ins are also welcome.

Mayor Tim Kabat introduced Tuesday the first of two proposals to shake-up the city’s public works department and the board that governs it, suggesting the city replace city staff members on the board with elected officials.

The Coulee Region Humane Society will host Free Pig Friday throughout the month of September. Adoption fees for guinea pigs will be waived from 1 to 5 p.m. Fridays.

ONALASKA — The Coulee Region Humane Society will host Free Pig Friday throughout the month of September. Adoption fees for guinea pigs will be waived from 1 to 5 p.m. Fridays.

La Crosse Promise has added two more neighborhood walking tours to its schedule due to popular demand.

MADISON -- An appeals court upheld the dismissal of patient’s privacy lawsuit, concluding that although two Gundersen Health System employees were not authorized to view a patient’s records, they did not violate the law because they did not disclose information…

WEST SALEM — American Legion Post 51 will hold its Family Fun Day from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sunday at the West Salem Lions Shelter on East Avenue. Proceeds will benefit the West Salem post's building fund.

Bangor High School FFA students had a bang-up year raising produce, more than doubling their donations to WAFER from 5,500 pounds last year to more than 12,000 this season.

The Weaver family started out celebrating the last days of summer and ended up being part of a milestone.

Every year, the La Crosse School District and members of the community come together to celebrate the beginning of the school year.

The Friends of the Marsh is hosting a guided walk through the marsh at 7 p.m. Wednesday to highlight its work during the past year and a half and plans for ongoing trail maintenance.

The following people appeared in La Crosse County Circuit Court:

Chad Diesburg apologized in court Tuesday to the two teenagers he victimized but brushed over details of his misconduct.