La Crosse Tribune Local News

SPARTA -- A new set of low-ropes challenge courses at Meadowview Schools will help students build teamwork skills and challenge their comfort zones.

The Buffalo County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday that seat belts may have prevented a deadly outcome in a severe crash Wednesday afternoon that involved two cars and a large utility truck.

Ride to Recovery has its money back.

PRAIRIE DU CHIEN — The Villa Louis Carriage Classic competitive carriage driving event will be from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 9-11 at 521 N. Villa Louis Road.

The Children's Museum of La Crosse will host or volunteering with several events in September. For more information on any of the events, visit funmuseum.org. or call 608-784-2652.

The Herb Kohl Educational Foundation is accepting Leadership Award nominations for principals and school administrators.

Work is underway and additional funding was approved Thursday for a second vista trail in Hixon Forest.

State transportation officials say La Crosse’s future transportation needs cannot be met without new pavement but insist they will seek to avoid damaging neighborhoods and environmentally sensitive lands before moving ahead with any new highways.

Democrat Russ Feingold called Thursday for the federal government to treat broadband internet service as a public utility as part of his Badger Innovation Plan.

The following appeared in La Crosse County Circuit Court:

DE SOTO — No syllabi were handed out, no homework given on the first day at De Soto Middle/High School. Instead, students built relationships with their peers while developing life skills.

WINONA, Minn. -- The United Way of Greater Winona is going out of business.

A La Crosse man was charged Thursday with attempted homicide in connection with a 2015 home invasion, and an accomplice with a history of gun violence is expected to face similar charges next week.

A La Crosse man sentenced last month to probation in a child sex assault case faces new charges alleging he and his brother gang raped a 14-year-old girl at gunpoint.

Repairs to Bliss Road are taking longer than expected, prompting La Crosse officials to extend closure of the road by four days.

Repairs to Bliss Road are taking longer than expected, prompting La Crosse officials to extend closure of the road by four days.

A La Crosse committee Thursday approved shaking up the Department of Public Works and sent a controversial proposal to merge city and county library services to a planning meeting for discussion, despite a council member’s request both items see further…

Mill Bluff State Park, located in both Monroe and Juneau counties in the Camp Douglas area, has a long history. For 80 years and going strong, thousands of travelers and locals alike have enjoyed the views, trails, camping and picnicking…

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

Katherine Vosters spends most of her time as the go-to person for answers about a program that has made 18 consecutive appearances in the NCAA tournament.