After searching with her husband for the past 30 years, Amy Ellingson found the 2020 Oktoberfest Medallion Thursday morning under a pavilion pole at Bluffview park....
Oktoberfest is postponed until 2021, but fest organizers are still offering a taste of the celebration with activities like the 2020 Oktoberfest USA Medallion Hunt. Starting...
If you’ve wondered why most U.S. dimes or quarters have a red stripe on the rim, that goes back to a decision made by Congress in...
In October of 1961, a large statue of an Indian was installed at the north end of La Crosse’s Riverside Park. The 25-foot statue by Central...
Making the announcement on social media Monday, the La Crosse Festivals Board decided to cancel Oktoberfest USA for 2020. The statement signed by Co-Presidents James Brennan...
In early 1992, District Attorney Scott Horne said several people arrested during the ’91 Oktoberfest had pled guilty, or they were convicted and sentenced. Run-ins with...
In 1966, the police chief of Munich in West Germany visited La Crosse. Chief Manfred Schreiber was on a six-week tour of the U.S. Oktoberfest in...
In the fall of 2002, Wisconsin Governor Scott McCallum stopped in La Crosse on the opening day of Oktoberfest. Republican McCallum was running for a full...
The cancellation of the spring sports season for Wisconsin high schools means there will be no state track meet at UW-L this year. That amounts to...
St. Patrick’s Day of 2012 was very lucky for the Onalaska boys basketball team. The Hilltoppers became state champions of Division 2 at the Kohl Center...
A burglar may have spent the night in the Oktoberfest office, and made quite a mess while he was there. The intruder was discovered by a...
La Crosse police issued 146 underage drinking citations over the Oktoberfest weekend. Sean Wood’s might be the most famous. A video of the Milwaukee native getting...
Just before the 1966 Oktoberfest in La Crosse, a cartoon in the Tribune asked “How’s this for an image?” The cartoon promoted the six-year-old festival as...
La Crosse Police were busy this weekend with Oktoberfest revelers, many of them college aged. Cops issued 146 underage drinking citations, 26 open container violations, 21...
Despite dreary weather, thousands of Oktoberfest fans packed around the stage on the La Crosse grounds to witness the tapping of the golden keg. James Brennan,...
In 1991, for the third spring in a row, La Crosse police had to deal with visitors trying to make trouble downtown during the weekend of...
He made a quick stop to La Crosse’s Oktoberfest, then he called into a news talk station to talk … sports? Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers helped...
He hasn’t dug through all his records yet, but, when it comes to Brad Williams’ memory, it’s good enough for one man. Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers...
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers stopped by Craft Beer Night at the La Crosse Oktoberfest to celebrate the industry that has seen much growth in the last...
Oktoberfest organizers and guests raised a toast to the 11th Annual Craft Beer Night on Thursday. Nearly 50 breweries, most of which were from the Midwest,...