La Crosse Tribune Local News

La Crosse County approves $14.1 million for highway construction in 2025, aiming to improve road conditions and reduce costs.

This early view of the eastern end of Farnum St. as it sweeps past Cliffwood Bluff features two once prominent farms. Centered in the photo is the John Seiler farm. John Seiler was the eldest son of Dutch dairy farmer…

Ready to cozy up with a good book? Win prizes for reading this winter with La Crosse County Library’s annual reading program for adults, Hot Reads for Cold Nights, which runs Jan. 21 through March 1.

Miss New Jersey Elizabeth Mendel, 23, of Cape May Court House, participated in the Miss America 2025 competition earlier this month in Orlando, Florida, even though when first approached to involve herself in pageants as a teenager, she declined initially.

Many Wisconsin counties are expected to experience a massive decline or stagnation over the next 25 years due to an aging population, declining birth rates, and immigration policy. The biggest factor in decreasing populations throughout the state is the natural…

Local residents without shelter will have a place to stay for three days as temperatures are expected to plunge well below zero in western Wisconsin.

The Black Horse Bar and Grill in Winona appears to be a total loss after a blaze ripped through the building early Friday morning.

Semi tractor trailer rollover in Lansing, Iowa, with 75 cattle involved; two killed. Emergency services responded promptly.

Two men, Douglas B. Poss and Ryan D. Poss, died on Saturday after the aerial basket lift they were in tipped over while they were trimming trees in Galesville.

Howard Wettstein founded Wettstein’s Television & Electric in 1951 out of his garage at 1410 Denton St. The location pictured here opened just a few years later at 1527 Losey Boulevard S., where the Village Shopping Center is today. At…

A 55-year-old Winona woman was injured in a crash on Highway 61 in Homer Township, after her vehicle went off the road and crashed near milepost 24.

A building owned by a local business in Onalaska is a total loss after a fire broke out during the overnight hours of Jan. 12.

A residential home in the city of Onalaska is a total loss after a Saturday night fire.

Aside from death and taxes, public speaking is the fear that many Americans rank highest. Conquer that fear and ease into the new year by attending the Open House hosted by the La Crosse Toastmasters Club on Tuesday. Jan. 14…

Two men died when an aerial basket lift they were in tipped over Saturday in Galesville.

The Kids and Company Day Care in Tomah, Wisconsin has closed due to the VA not renewing their lease, leaving many families on an urgent search for childcare. The closure follows a series of violations, including allegations of abuse and…

A propane tank explosion early Thursday morning left two campers a total loss and a man injured in Blair.

Jason and Kelley Bahr were chosen as the 2025 Rex and Queen for the 2025 La Crosse Mardi Gras. The current Rex and Queen Phil and Shannon Klar will hand over "Joe Cane" at the Masquarade Ball on Feb. 8,…

Galesville Area Fire Department responds to home fire, smoke detectors alert occupants. Home and contents deemed total loss.

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has confirmed the first case of chronic wasting disease in a wild deer in Chippewa County.