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Gundersen Health System is one of four U.S. health-care organizations that has checked into the Solar.Clinic, which helps not only the institutions but also their employees, patients and plain old folks and businesses from their communities move toward solar energy…

If you’re concerned whether your child’s car seat is properly installed, there’s good reason — and free assistance.

People will be dancing in the streets Friday during the Downtown Mainstreet Summer Days Sidewalk Sale.

PHILADELPHIA -- Wisconsin Democrats, relegated to the back bench in their statehouse in recent years, also aren't getting much airtime at their party's national showcase event this week.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Monday that La Crosse-based 7 Rivers Alliance will get some unprecedented state and federal help this fall as it works to create an economic development blueprint for three of its rural counties.

Criminal charges are pending against a man accused of robbing a La Crosse man at gunpoint inside his apartment early Monday.

Habitat for Humanity-La Crosse Area has dedicated its 41st home in La Crosse.

Michael Rockwell, 22, of 1128 Caledonia St., was charged Monday with possession of meth and bail jumping, both as a repeat offender. Rockwell had 0.6 grams of meth on Friday, according to the complaint.Jade Campbell, 23, of Black River Falls…

A Black River Falls man laughed and told a Sparta police officer “that’s what you get” when the officer injured his hand after breaking the man’s car window to rescue a dog locked inside a hot vehicle.

DECORAH, Iowa — It’s the 50th anniversary of Decorah’s Nordic Fest.

ONALASKA — Shoppers at Tapestry have been having a positive global impact. by buying handcrafted items that provide income to craftswomen in emerging countries.

A heat wave is a period of abnormally and uncomfortably hot and usually humid weather.

West Salem residents trying to escape the heat may want to take advantage of the Swarthout Pool before it closes July 30 for renovations and construction.

Western Emerging Technologies students will offer technology workshops this summer in the business education building, 405 Eighth St. All sessions are free and open to the community:

Tiffany Derry, whose stellar culinary career began simmering at the age of 15 as a cook at an IHOP and came to a full boil on Bravo TV’s “Top Chef,” comes to La Crosse Crosse on Saturday to show people…

Tonight is the next chance to see Drew Knapp compete to be the next “American Ninja Warrior.”

VIROQUA — Thoreau College, an initiative to start the world’s first Waldorf-inspired undergraduate college, is starting this summer in Viroqua with a summer program called The Prelude.

Grace Jones of Couleecap was honored with the 2016 Charles M. Hill Sr. Award for Housing Excellence at the Housing Creates Community: A Home for Everyone conference held July 13 in Appleton.

The Hixon Forest Epic will be held Saturday, Aug. 6, and Sunday, Aug. 7.

If 95 degrees seems hot to you, it feels even hotter to a dairy cow.