(2008/10/14)
Mack Shingler stopped at the Kwik Trip at Fifth and Cass streets Monday to top off his tank with 5.4 gallons of unleaded gasoline for $16.49.
(2008/10/14)
Ge Vang repeats his explanation of how to register to vote, “check this box ... read this part ... sign here,” over the clanking of dishes coming from Western Technical College’s cafeteria.
(2008/10/14)
Who will live in the the 72 apartments and 20 condos that will be part of the La Crosse Municipal Transit Utility’s new Grand River Station?
(2008/10/14)
There was a time when Wisconsin was known for its almost squeaky clean judicial system.
(2008/10/14)
“Mission is boss” was Jack Schwem’s mantra.
(2008/10/14)
La Crosse schools for now don’t plan to follow the lead of some other school districts in banning students from bringing sugary treats for classmates.
(2008/10/14)
GAYS MILLS — Water built this southwestern Wisconsin village. Now water is draining the life out of it.
(2008/10/14)
NECEDAH — There was spirited bidding at the auction Saturday in Necedah, where religious items and supplies were for sale at the former home and chapel of the Immaculate Conception Community.
(2008/10/14)
TOWN OF BROCKWAY — Two people were hospitalized Monday after they were trapped in a blazing vehicle in the Jackson County town of Brockway.
(2008/10/13)
For the first time, flu shots are being highly recommended for all children, not just those under age 5.
(2008/10/13)
Local governments looking to borrow amid a global credit crisis are finding that the options available to them months or even weeks ago have evaporated.
(2008/10/13)
When the Rev. James Arends found out he was elected bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, La Crosse Area Synod, he had a rush of emotions.
(2008/10/13)
WEST SALEM — Caleb Lee tugged and twisted but the vine was just too strong.
(2008/10/13)
In 1913, there was a wedding in La Crosse that was attended by well over 3,000 people. Whose wedding could have created such a large audience in La Crosse?
(2008/10/12)
After decades of struggling with depression, Nathan Martin finally broke. One day in August, he left a note to his wife, the Rev. Diane Martin, and disappeared. What follows is one couple’s story of how depression tested the bonds of their marriage.
(2008/10/12)
Enrollment at Cashton public schools continued to grow this year, and Monroe County school officials were pleased the district was again able to post an increase.
(2008/10/12)
It has been about 21/2 months since Rochelle “Shelley” Anders and her family got a new home near Richland Center, Wis., courtesy of ABC’s “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” and the
(2008/10/12)
ONALASKA — He’s sitting on the sidelines of today’s educational system, but that doesn’t mean Claude Deck has lost any passion for creating positive learning environments for students of all ages.
(2008/10/12)
Mark Fenton, a national expert on walking and public health issues, will be in La Crosse on Oct. 21-22 as part of an initiative to encourage healthier communities.
(2008/10/12)
WEST SALEM — Chia Lor had her eyes open for Mr. Right at the Hmong New Year Festival on Saturday.
(2008/10/12)
For Goodness’ Sake needs for the week include:
(2008/10/12)
The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse’s production of “The Diviners” is simply divine.
(2008/10/12)
The verdict is in for State Bank Financial’s 17th annual chili cook-off Saturday at the South Side Oktoberfest grounds.
(2008/10/11)
With 25 days until the election, Republican presidential candidate John McCain said Friday that Wisconsin is key to winning in November.
(2008/10/11)
Paula Betlach prefaced each thought about Republican presidential candidate John McCain with respect.
(2008/10/11)
John McCain proposed Friday that the elderly be allowed to hang on to the stocks in their retirement funds and not be forc-ed to sell them in a bad market.
(2008/10/11)
Mariah Mueller knows all about what the president does and how one goes about winning the country’s top post.
(2008/10/11)
Crowd reaction Friday showed just how well received Republican presidential candidate John McCain was in La Crosse, said Tom Lynch, chairman of the La Crosse County Republican Party.
(2008/10/11)
La Crosse County Democrats are using Friday’s visit from Republican presidential hopeful John McCain to rally support for Barack Obama.
(2008/10/11)
He was provided ‘beautiful view’ It shouldn’t be a surprise that when the Republican presidential nominee for president comes to La Crosse, he gets a room with a view.
(2008/10/11)
LAKEVILLE, Minn. - The anger is getting raw at Republican rallies, and John McCain is acting to tamp it down.
(2008/10/11)
It’s time the council roll up its sleeves and do what it was elected to do — make decisions, said La Crosse council president Bill Harnden.
(2008/10/11)
As visitors from Poynette, Wis., entered the main church at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe earlier this month, Sister Christa Marie led another group on a tour after Mass.
(2008/10/11)
Eight central La Crosse properties are being eyed as possible sites for a permanent Women’s Jail Alternative Program, a county official said.
(2008/10/11)
Tracie Happel has run several marathons, but only recently with a pacemaker.
(2008/10/11)
HOLMEN — Don’t throw away that footboard — someone could turn it into a bench.
(2008/10/11)
Viterbo University’s production of Thorton Wilder’s classic “Our Town” is a fascinating look at life, love and death.
(2008/10/11)
The following appeared in La Crosse County Circuit Court:
(2008/10/10)
Republican presidential candidate John McCain arrived in La Crosse early Thursday evening after a day of campaigning in eastern Wisconsin.
(2008/10/10)
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, Wis. — A former correctional officer at the Prairie du Chien Correctional Institution was cleared of sexually assaulting inmates but convicted of delivering articles to inmates and ordered to pay more than $2,500 in fines and fees.
(2008/10/10)
It’s a good time to recruit talented workers to the region, speakers said Thursday at the 7 Rivers Alliance’s annual conference at the La Crosse Center.
(2008/10/10)
Felony charges are expected today against two Winona, Minn., men and one teen, all accused of committing two robberies and a burglary in 16 minutes.
(2008/10/10)
There were mornings Drake Hokanson and Carol Kratz woke up alongside cattle. Other nights they pitched their tent under a roller coaster.
(2008/10/10)
The La Crosse Common Council on Thursday recommitted itself to condemnation of a Copeland Avenue billboard considered an impediment to building an extended stay hotel.
(2008/10/10)
Young veterans from across Wisconsin shared their experiences in Afghanistan and Iraq, as a wake-up call to voters about what the war on terror really is like.
(2008/10/10)
The La Crosse area’s Hmong community is set to engage in New Year revelry this weekend with the 2008-09 New Year Festival.
(2008/10/10)
SPARTA — An Iowa man was charged Thursday with breaking into a Sparta bank last month.
(2008/10/10)
What we knew: La Crosse’s Deputy Finance Director Wayne Delagrave has served as interim department head since Finance Director Gene Pfaff left office. Council members Richard Becker and Andrea Richmond introduced a measure to make Delagrave, a 26-year employee in the Finance Department, the new director. A number of council members objected, favoring a full search.
(2008/10/10)
There are voices inside his head. Sometimes they whisper, “Be funny, Frank. Be very, very funny.”
(2008/10/10)
GALESVILLE — A Galesville family will have to find a new home for its pet miniature potbellied pig.
(2008/10/10)
Police have released the identities of a husband and wife from Neillsville, Wis., who were killed Wednesday when the semitrailer they were in went through a guardrail and rolled in a ditch on Interstate 90.
(2008/10/10)
MADISON — A woman whose daughters and parents died last year from carbon monoxide poisoning at the Alliant Energy Center sued the manufacturer of a portable heater used to stay warm inside a horse trailer, claiming the company knew the heater was dangerous but sold it without safety warnings.
(2008/10/09)
La Crosse and Eau Claire Republican headquarters Wednesday were swamped with ticket requests for Friday’s visit from GOP presidential candidate John McCain, local leaders said.
(2008/10/09)
Area educators are thrilled their students have the opportunity to see the Republican and Democratic presidential nominees campaign locally before Nov. 4.
(2008/10/09)
WASHINGTON — Military volunteers huddled around Herman Thiede of Onalaska for a photograph.
(2008/10/09)
Three people have been arrested in connection with two armed robberies and a burglary Wednesday night in central La Crosse, authorities said.
(2008/10/09)
State Sen. Dan Kapanke and La Crosse County Board member Tara Johnson don’t see
(2008/10/09)
Two men were killed Wednesday morning when a semitrailer went through guardrails and into a ditch on Interstate 90, the Winona County Sheriff’s Depart-ment reported.
(2008/10/09)
Downtown La Crosse will lend its sidewalks, streets and parks Saturday to tours, crafts, art exhibits, musicians and vintage displays for the 13th annual Historic Downtown La Crosse Day.
(2008/10/09)
Not all paints are equal when coloring cardboard black.
(2008/10/09)
The 17th annual State Bank Financial Chili Cook-off will be from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the South Side Oktoberfest grounds. Proceeds will benefit local DARE and GREAT programs and Habitat for Humanity.
(2008/10/09)
The La Crosse County Health Department Public Health Nursing Division will begin offering community flu clinics starting Friday. The first is at the Quillin’s Village store from 4:30 to 6 p.m.
(2008/10/09)
La Crosse’s wastewater treatment plant received an Environmental Protection Agency award for excellence in operations and management.
(2008/10/09)
The following appeared in La Crosse County Circuit Court:
(2008/10/08)
Republican presidential candidate John McCain will make his second campaign stop in La Crosse at 10 a.m. Friday at the La Crosse Center.
(2008/10/08)
Yard signs promoting presidential hopefuls Barack Obama and John McCain pepper La Crosse’s North Side.
(2008/10/08)
Seven-year-old Russell Drye of La Crescent and his 5-year-old brother Nick emptied their piggy banks to help send 113 area veterans to Washington, D.C., today to see the National World War II Memorial.
(2008/10/08)
Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama’s downtown La Crosse rally Oct. 1 racked up a bill of more than $35,000, but his campaign will be charged only a fraction of that amount.
(2008/10/08)
A countywide smoke-free workplace ordinance will go the La Crosse County Board next week.
(2008/10/08)
The country’s struggling economy may be to thank for construction bids on the planned La Crosse County jail expansion coming in just over the budgeted $29.5 million.
(2008/10/08)
Ralph Du Pae took a knack for collecting and a passion for life on the river and built one of the world’s largest collections of steamboat photographs. For nearly 35 years, Du Pae, an industrial engineer by trade, crisscrossed the country cajoling archivists and private collectors to let him copy their photos.
(2008/10/08)
A Tomah-based unit of the Wisconsin Army National Guard received a mobilization order late last week.
(2008/10/08)
The following appeared in La Crosse County Circuit Court:
(2008/10/08)
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. — A West Salem teenager who died in late July at a Minnesota music festival overdosed on prescription drugs, authorities said Tuesday.
(2008/10/07)
Mayor Mark Johnsrud introduced a $68.7 million operating budget for 2009 Monday that absorbs swelling energy costs, increased debt commitments and union wage hikes.
(2008/10/07)
Republican presidential candidate John McCain will make a campaign stop in La Crosse on Friday, sources have confirmed to the Tribune.
(2008/10/07)
Forget about the outdated notion of thrift shops as the refuge of the working poor, the down-and-out or the vintage fashion hipster. In these troubled times, the powerful lure of a secondhand retail bargain is attracting a whole new breed of customer.
(2008/10/07)
Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama will square off tonight in the second of three presidential debates. Voters will be able to ask the candidates questions in a town-meeting format at Belmont University in Nashville. Read about the debate on A-3.
(2008/10/07)
The Community Coalition on Changing the Culture of Risky Drinking Behavior will regroup today to discuss how to begin taking action on a strategic plan members developed last year.
(2008/10/07)
TOWN OF SHELBY — Authorities still are investigating a head-on crash on Irish Hill that injured three people early Sunday.
(2008/10/07)
New indoor air quality tests conducted in eight western Wisconsin counties show establishments where smoking is permitted had levels of indoor air pollution well above what’s considered hazardous by the Department of Natural Resources.
(2008/10/07)
The August food inspection data from the La Crosse County Health Department is now online at www.lacrossetribune.com/ inspection.
(2008/10/07)
Army Reserve Spec. David Obray, a Winona (Minn.) State University student, was named the Army’s
(2008/10/07)
FOUNTAIN, Minn. — Dale D. Fischer’s death Saturday afternoon bumped the number of people killed in traffic crashes in Fillmore County this year up to 11, one more than the total number killed between 2004 and 2007.
(2008/10/07)
RUSHFORD, Minn. — A truck hauling the base of a windmill on Interstate 90 early Monday lost its load, shutting down westbound traffic for several hours, the Minnesota State Patrol reported.
(2008/10/07)
Vernon County Broadcaster HILLSBORO — Authorities have issued an arrest warrant for a Beloit, Wis., man suspected in several home burglaries reported Thursday in Hillsboro.
(2008/10/07)
Overheated electrical equipment sparked a small fire that forced evacuation of the Doerflinger building Monday afternoon in downtown La Crosse.
(2008/10/07)
Two La Crosse middle schools were recognized Monday for being named Exemplary Middle Schools by the Association of Wisconsin School Administrators.
(2008/10/07)
The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse will host three Tuesday evening political debates this month. All debates, which will be moderated by UW-L political science professor Joe Heim, begin at 7 p.m. in Port O’ Call, Cartwright Center-Gunning Addition. Entry to all debates is free.
(2008/10/07)
Here are the Light The Night winners from Thursday’s Torchlight Parade:
(2008/10/07)
For Tuesday, October 7, 2008 Blair stabbing WHAT WE KNEW: Andrew Hanson, 24, of Blair has been charged with attempted first-degree intentional homicide
(2008/10/07)
The following appeared in La Crosse County Circuit Court:
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