Fifty years ago, in 1967, the president of La Crosse State, Sam Gates, announced plans for punishing students who demonstrated, or protested speakers on campus. Gates...
City council committee put off voting on ban for months, to pass off to new committee
For the third year of La Crosse’s Oktoberfest in 1963, bandleader Guy Lombardo brought his Royal Canadians to the Sawyer Auditorium where 7000 people listened to...
Cooler waters delay the hatch which usually happens around July 4.
In 1956, the state of Wisconsin would ask voters whether sheriffs out to serve more than two consecutive terms, of two years each. The idea was...
Local study says arts, culture bring in $32 million a year and 1,100 jobs.
Flag ceremony officially starts 35th Riverfest
In June of 1990, the TV show ‘WWF Superstars of Wrestling’ featured bouts from the La Crosse Center three weeks in a row. On one episode,...
Data could be used to promote arts for legislation or business groups.
State gave out $1 million to 57 counties for security.
In 1972, the 4th of July fell on a Tuesday, and the La Crosse Tribune suggested that Independence Day become a Monday holiday, for the sake...
One of city’s drop boxes appeared to be smashed
The CB radio fad may have been done by 1984, but special radios were still popular…especially police scanners, for people to listen to squad-car radios. Wettstein’s...
Onalaska Assemblyman Steve Doyle isn’t on board.
Funding for Changing the Culture coalition ended
In July of 1964, Bangor attorney John Bosshard was driving his family to San Francisco, where he was going to serve as a delegate to the...
Judge cites lack of criminal history as factor for low term.
Walker declared Monday “Wisconsin Cheese Day” earlier this month.
The U-S Supreme Court decided to settle a dispute over the drawing of political districts in Wisconsin…in June of 1962. The La Crosse Tribune ran an...
Also being added, canopies over 2nd terminal.