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Octogenarian con man nabbed for more bad checks
A convicted con man with a record at least 30 years long is back on the streets, and prosecutors say he’s still running game in his golden years.
Main Street road work starts Monday in Onalaska
ONALASKA -- Concrete pavement replacement on Main Street in the city of Onalaska from 10th Avenue North to 17th Avenue North will begin Monday.
Jourdan Vian: Women's equality? Not yet
It’s been 96 years since American women were granted the right to vote through the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Gundersen starts second phase of resident housing
About four months after moving medical residents into their new digs on Eighth and Tyler streets, Gundersen Health System is moving forward with plans for a second phase.
Fitchburg house explosion: MGE says no evidence of a leak or underground explosion
Brian Grittner, 57, was taken to the hospital in critical condition. The American Red Cross assisted four families.
Fitchburg house explosion: Neighbor found victim in house debris
Mike St. John found his neighbor, Brian Grittner, seated in a pond of pink insulation in what remained of his Fitchburg home. Two explosions had just leveled the building, leaving Grittner, prone and incoherent, but alive.
Passing truck driver's call may have saved house
WINONA, Minn. -- An alert trucker may have saved a house from burning down Friday morning south of Winona.
Man suffers critical injuries in Trempealeau County crash
A man was critically injured in a one-vehicle crash Thursday night in Trempealeau County.
Dayton pesticide connected with poor pollinator health, bee decline
ST. PAUL -- Gov. Mark Dayton sought Friday to extend a little Minnesota nice to the state's declining honeybee population by issuing an executive order limiting certain pesticides that harm them, a step advocates said positions the state as a…
Former Muehr Grocery rescued, transformed into modern home
The house at 1316 Farnam St. has been a labor of love for Ben and Jen Keleny.
Signs of spring: Plan ahead by planting bulbs
Here, in the dregs of August, we are hot and sweaty and tired of battling weeds. But remember the garden in spring?
Explosion destroys Fitchburg home; owner critically injured
The 57-year-old homeowner was conscious when he was taken to a hospital with significant injuries, while the home at 5573 Cheryl Drive near South Fish Hatchery Road was a total loss, authorities said.
Tomah, town of Shelby business owners named to Clinton coalition
Tomah business owner Jane Donaldson volunteered to serve as a member of the Wisconsin Business Leaders for Hillary because she believes Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton has “incredible integrity,” she said Thursday, one day after the state-wide coalition was announced by…
At the Pumps on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016
Prices on Thursday for a gallon of regular gas:
La Crosse in talks for fill needed in Riverside North
The city of La Crosse is in talks to purchase more than the 100,000 cubic yards of soil fill needed for the proposed Riverside North project as the planning department meets with developers interested in chipping in to remake the…
Rural districts adapt to increased competition for teachers
Intensifying competition over a shrinking pool of teachers is making it harder to fill openings at rural school districts as well as retain top talent.
Bock Foundation awards $10,000 to MVC for bat cave
The John C. Bock Foundation has boosted the effort to protect the endangered bats of Kickapoo Indian Caverns with a $10,000 grant, according to Carol Abrahamzon, executive director of the Mississippi Valley Conservancy.
Miracle Challenges pushes fitness with donations
Children's Miracle Network Hospitals is challenging potential contributors to improve their own health as they raise money to help member hospitals restore health to children.
La Crosse County Circuit Court felony cases
The following people appeared in La Crosse County Circuit Court:
Collapse of the interstate bridge led to changes
When the I-35 bridge collapsed into the Mississippi River on Aug. 1, 2007, it put in motion the events that resulted in a new bridge across the Mississippi River at Winona nine years later.