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Ask the Weather Guys: How did our summer weather rank?
Madison’s average temperature this summer was 71.5 degrees, which is 2.3 degrees above normal, with a rank of the 11th warmest summer.
Apple growers look forward to a good year
DAKOTA, Minn. -- Greg Tompkins knows his apples. At Southwind Orchards in Dakota, Tompkins sits at a picnic table and reflects on the seasons.
Initiative seeks to boost BRF's downtown business district
BLACK RIVER FALLS — An economic development initiative is under way to boost downtown Black River Falls business for the holiday season.
The Way It Was: Fay's Apple Stand
This undated photo from the 1960s, taken by former Tribune advertising manager Howard Colvin, shows a large display of apples at Fay’s Apple Stand in La Crescent, Minn. This stand, on the northwest corner of South Second and South Walnut…
Cranberry Festival Sept. 23-25 in Warrens
WARRENS -- The World’s Largest Cranberry Festival will be held from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 23-25. The event will feature more than 800 arts and crafts booths, 300 flea market and antique booths, 100 farm market booths, and…
La Crosse Promise Neighborhood Walking Tours set
La Crosse Promise Neighborhood Walking Tours will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 17, and Saturday, Oct. 15, beginning at the Southside Neighborhood Center, 1300 S. Sixth St.
Eight Days of Remarkable Historic Women: Day Three
The Tribune is publishing a short biography and photo of each of the eight historic women being featured Saturday during the Silent City Remarkable Women of La Crosse tour at Oak Grove Cemetery.
State malpractice fund made 17 payments from 2012 to 2016
Wisconsin’s Injured Patients and Families Compensation Fund made 17 payments in 16 cases from fiscal 2012 to fiscal 2016, which ended June 30. The fund pays only after payment from a health care provider reaches $1 million, so the total…
Oktoberfest royal family starts with Special Fester
Oktoberfest’s Special Fester will have a special ride as he navigates the Torchlight and Maple Leaf parades during the 56th annual festival Sept. 29-Oct. 2.
Payments by state malpractice fund dropping
MADISON -- A $1.2 billion state-run fund for large medical malpractice awards has seen a significant drop in payments to injured patients in recent years, contributing to a $813 million surplus that is more than twice what regulators recommend, a…
Paul Larson: It's corn silage time on the farm
In early September, dairy farmers begin harvesting corn silage to store as feed for their cows and young stock. Corn silage is made by chopping the entire corn plant into small pieces and allowing it to ferment. Corn silage is…
Golf scramble to benefit fire departments
The Lions clubs of Barre and St. Joseph Ridge are sponsoring a four-person, 18-hole golf scramble to benefit the West Salem and Shelby volunteer fire departments on Saturday, Sept. 24, at Fox Follow Golf Course in West Salem.
Viterbo prof Peter Fletcher's son strives to recover Dad's favorite painting
Will Fletcher is desperately seeking his father’s talking tree — a painting that Peter Fletcher created even as the beloved Viterbo University art professor was waging his losing battle with cancer.
Check what the final 12 anglers are faring in the Bassmasters tourney in La Crosse
Expectations are high, and the competitive juices are rushing like a river at flood stage, as the final 12 anglers pull out all stops and varieties of lures trying to coax lunker, tail-walkin’ bass out of their lairs in the…
On Wisconsin: Johnson Creek domed and ready and more could be on the way
The middle and high school open under five domes on the village's west side.
Review: Voter ID states, including Wisconsin, have no voter impersonation problem
Gov. Scott Walker says the lack of voter impersonation cases does not matter if there is a chance that even one vote is canceled out by fraud.
Just a little longer: Area construction projects wrapping up in next month or so
Wet weather and heavy rains this summer did little to hamper this year’s big slate of construction projects in and around La Crosse. But those hoping for an end to detours and closed traffic lanes still have a while to…
Virock pushes Porcupine ahead with former Hüsker Dü bassist
Many years ago, music basically saved Casey Virock’s life, and it’s still a refuge, providing therapy, solace and focus. He’s had a lot of highlights in a musical career that started when he was a teen – his first gig…
Central High grad spends year abroad in Turkey
For Cameron Neader, the best part of a year abroad in Turkey was straddling two continents.
New twists to Oktoberfest include drawing for Golden Keg after it's tapped out
Oktoberfest revelers not only will be able to help roll out the barrel when the Golden Keg is tapped at 11 a.m. Sept. 30, but one also will be entitled to roll it home after the first-ever drawing for the…
