January 22nd of ’73 was the first Monday in Richard Nixon’s second term as president. Nixon had been inaugurated two days before, after winning 49 states...
Wisconsin voters will decide in less than seven months between two Republicans hoping to take Tammy Baldwin’s Senate seat. Over the weekend, members of the La...
A pair of pursuits led to the capture of two people hauling nearly 300 pounds of marijuana, along with firearms and stun guns, through central Wisconsin....
Candidates for House, U.S. Senate, State Supreme Court attend caucus
One of the six men charged with drug possession in a Gillette St. bust last week allegedly committed a new crime less than 24 hours after...
Credit union donation to buy “music features” for park
In 1960, the La Crosse building inspector and the health officer said many houses didn’t have indoor toilets or running water, and were using wells and...
The $49 million La Crosse Center expansion plan is just about ready for a vote by the city council. This week, the center board chose that spending...
For the last few months, regular meetings of the La Crosse park board have often seemed more like neighborhood meetings for municipal harbor residents. Renters of...
Bartsh and Potts both avoid trials for deaths caused in the last 4 years
The city of La Crosse has had plenty of cold weather this winter. The weather service says the two weeks right after Christmas marked the coldest...
For more than 20 years, Wisconsin’s public defender office has asked the legislature for a raise. But, if they’re hoping to get it to take public...
The La Crosse city council could get a recommendation on the future of the Hiawatha statue within the next couple of months. Recent public discussions have...
Suspect caught on Gillette St., thinking he would meet teenager for sex
The second Super Bowl game was played 50 years ago this week at the Orange Bowl in Miami. The name “Super Bowl” was not formally used...
After spending much of the holiday weekend in the La Crosse County jail, several drug suspects were brought to court for bond hearings Tuesday. Of the...
High-speed rail is a dead issue for now in Minnesota and Wisconsin, but increasing Amtrak service is still a transportation priority. The Minnesota Dept. of Transportation...
In the spring election of 1983, La Crosse County voters chose District Attorney Michael Mulroy to succeed retiring Judge Eugene Toepel. Mulroy defeated Maureen Kinney in...
On the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr., many Americans recall the “I have a dream” speech. It was given by King at a large civil...
In January of 2008, a company called Riverview had the biggest overdue tax bill in the county…about $91, 000. Riverview had owned the Hampton Inn and...