In 2001, Michael Vernio agreed to be transported from Rochester, Minnesota to Trempeleau County, to face charges in a 1997 murder. Vernio was considered a suspect...
Apparently, in the Wisconsin Legislature, there are some issues that just shouldn’t be discussed. State Rep. Leon Young of Milwaukee is being disciplined for daring to...
If a judge orders you to do something, you better do it, or you will likely get in more trouble. Unless you are the Governor of...
Our lawmakers in Madison have wrapped up their work for the year. Unfortunately, they haven’t finished their work. One issue which lawmakers failed to address is...
In 1975, UW-La Crosse worked out a deal with the Holiday Inn on the pike to send students there in the fall, to ease crowding in...
This whole mess could have easily been avoided. Instead, our politicians in Madison are willing to rewrite the rules to continue their power grab, and to...
An early April primary in 1988 brought several presidential hopefuls to La Crosse in the two weeks before the voting. Senator Al Gore held a rally...
In March of 1968, weather experts said no flooding was likely along the Upper Mississippi that spring. Just a year earlier, the river had reached almost...
Things have been busy lately in La Crosse County courts. In fact, we set a record last year for the most felony cases ever heard in...
In school, if you put off your work until the very last minute, then do the bare minimum amount required, you are likely to struggle to...
In March of 1964, WKTY Radio was broadcasting the WIAA state basketball tournament, as well as important regional, sub-sectional, and sectional games. The playoffs were “presented”...
People in La Crosse were nervous in late May of 1984, when pipe bombs were being found throughout the city. At least six of the devices...
It has been part of the Wisconsin state constitution since 1848. But if voters approve in the April 3 election, Wisconsin would no longer have an...
A new team competition started up in La Crosse in 1991, a Corporate Spelling Bee. A local literacy council recruited three-person teams from companies throughout the...
This is Sunshine Week in Wisconsin. It is a time to celebrate openness and transparency in government, and to push for more, to ensure our public...
In the summer of 1992, a park near the Omni Center in Onalaska was named after former Mayor Shirleigh Van Riper. But objecting to the decision...
We can’t afford to wait any longer. Wisconsin needs to move quickly to close the state’s troubled youth prison. But more importantly, the state needs to...
Seventy-seven years ago, in 1941, La Crosse police chief Herman Rick and traffic sergeant Lyle Gilbert said traffic lights would stay on 45 seconds before changing. ...
They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder. That is certainly true when it comes to displays of public art in La Crosse. Residents...
There is no shortage of opinions of how it should be done, but nearly all agree something needs to be done to keep our kids safe...