La Crosse Tribune Local News

WINONA, Minn. -- Most days this summer, Lukas and Karissa Sanders have been first in line at the door of a white school bus, pulled in by the promise of chocolate milk.

Almost three decades of La Crosse's lesbian community history have a new home in the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse's Special Collections.

During the past three years, La Crosse County’s Household Hazardous Materials program has drawn more than 10,000 users annually, a big jump from the 6,454 residential users tallied in 2011. That has kept a lot of toxic substances out of…

FORT McCOY -- Night Ranger will take the place of Gregg Allman on the bill with ZZ Top in Fort McCoy’s annual summer concert, set for Aug. 20.

A former Onalaska police records specialist is accused of embezzling more than $70,000 over a four-year span.

Wisconsin collected the third largest amount of unwanted prescription drugs during the latest national take-back day.

Rick Lofts, 51, of 717 Wall St., was charged Wednesday with felony bail jumping. Lofts violated his curfew on Wednesday, according to the complaint.Forrest Knutson, 21, of 1920 Jackson St., was charged Wednesday with criminal trespass and possession of meth…

Theologians used to torture each other hellaciously, arguing over how many angels could dance on the head of a pin, something that even St. Thomas Aquinas couldn’t pin down.

We all get sick.

Judge Carmaine Sturino and Tim Guth of Caledonia will advance to November’s general election in Minnesota 3rd Judicial District.

The annual Perseid meteor shower is back and will light up the skies this week, peaking late tonight and into Friday. And this year, we're in for an even better show than usual, thanks to an "outburst."

The Alzheimer’s Association is hosting free family education programs in August. The workshops are open to families and caregivers. No registration is required.

The annual Alma Swiss Heritage Days will be held Aug. 12-13 citywide. The event will include music, food and dancing.

The BloodCenter of Wisconsin is hosting blood drives in La Crosse County. Donations are especially needed in the summer due to an increase in accidents and a decrease in donors. Donors must be 17 or older or 16 if accompanied…

The second annual Putting with PRIDE golf tournament will be held at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 11, at Valley High Golf Course in Houston, Minn., with all proceeds going to The Center: 7 Rivers LGBTQ Connection.

In a world dependent on plastic, where even a single jelly bean is available individually wrapped, it's not always easy being green.

MADISON (AP) — University of Wisconsin System leaders plan to ask Gov. Scott Walker and Republican legislators to lift a tuition freeze and give the system about $40 million in new money in the next state budget.

Incumbent District Attorney Kevin Croninger easily defeated lawyer and Tomah School Board member Aaron Lueck in Tuesday Republican primary election.

The Republican primary in the 92nd Assembly District was virtually a dead heat late into the counting Tuesday night before Treig Pronschinske defeated Deborah Bork 960 to 802.The winner will take on incumbent state Rep. Chris Danou, D-Trempealeau, in November.

With turnout low and incumbents generally winning big, there were still a few surprises in primary election contests across Minnesota. Here's a look at some of the more compelling races: