President Trump’s disdain for the news media is well documented. He routinely attacks those working in the media and assails their reporting as “fake news.” But...
A storm in February of 1922 brought up to four inches of ice to central Wisconsin, and 2 inches to La Crosse over a 3-day period....
On the surface, it sounds like a good problem to have. Unemployment in Wisconsin is near all-time lows. But that does present problems. Many employers are...
Around Christmastime of 1984, La Crosse Mayor Pat Zielke launched another re-election campaign. Zielke was finishing up 10 years in the 6th floor office at City...
The work is largely over for the Wisconsin Legislature. They finally passed a new state budget, although two months late, and passed a couple of bills...
It is like Winston Churchill said of American politicians. They will get it right. After they try everything else first. Such is the case with Wisconsin’s...
It was on December 8th in 1980 when John Lennon was shot and killed outside his New York apartment building by an obsessed fan who had...
In the summer of 1975, hang gliding was becoming a fad in the Midwest, with the bluffs along the Mississippi used as jumping-off spots. A group...
Is it the best thing since sliced bread, or is it the end of the world? The answer, no doubt, is somewhere in the middle. Supporters...
More often than not, the truth tends to come out eventually. Despite the fact that leaders of both political parties in Madison insist on keeping secret...
The biggest court case of 2012 in La Crosse County was the double murder trial of Eric Koula. That June, a jury found Koula guilty of...
Politicians spend a lot of time making laws. They are, after all, called lawmakers. But while Wisconsin’s elected officials are, like other politicians, good at making...
We are disappointed in allegations of sexual misconduct by members of the U.S. Congress, and equally disappointed to learn that in many cases the settlements reached...
In the fall of 1969, the Marching Chiefs band from La Crosse State was making travel plans to play in the Rose Parade at Pasadena on...
In late 1976, the city council voted to end a development contract with Harborview Plaza Associates, complaining that the company had been given several years to...
Lots of employers are reviewing and revising their policies against sexual harassment in the workplace, and how to respond if there are allegations. In light of...
Stroh was suing in 1985 to stop Heileman’s planned merger with Pabst of Milwaukee, and Pabst wanted the Supreme Court to settle the dispute. Stroh and...
While fights over health care and tax reform may dominate the headlines in the nation’s capitol, the only real job of members of the United States...
In 1956, Northern Engraving president Charles Gelatt was appointed to a new nine-year term on the UW Board of Regents. Gelatt was just 38, and he...
We’re hearing allegations of sexual misconduct by members of the U.S. Congress. If true, such behavior is deplorable. But so too is the system for compensating...