In April of 1955, WKTY Radio news anchor Milo Knutson was sworn in as mayor of La Crosse. In his inaugural address, Knutson said the foremost...
Do you recall the recount? Republicans in Madison do, and they want it to remain a distant memory. Some lawmakers are pushing legislation that would make...
One Saturday in February of 1976, two groups picketed quietly on 4th Street, near the La Crosse Post Office. The group standing directly outside the Post...
Wisconsin’s public records laws are among the strongest in the nation. Basically, they say that governments and elected officials have to keep records of their actions...
On this date in 1865, President Abraham Lincoln was fatally shot while attending a play at Ford’s Theater in Washington…less...
Who knew a magazine could be so controversial? Probably not Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker. In his budget proposal to the legislature, Walker called for eliminating a...
On this day in 1970, the Apollo 13 spacecraft was halfway to the moon when a fuel tank exploded, causing the three astronauts...
The sudden shift toward good government in Madison is hard to overstate. Republican leadership in the legislature has done something that is quite rare. They removed...
The La Crosse Symphony Orchestra was started officially in 1938. The orchestra had a membership of 57, and was a continuation of the old Cathedral orchestra....
It is looking more and more like a big mistake. Wisconsin lawmakers disbanded the former Government Accountability Board two years ago in favor of separate ethics...
The UW-La Crosse campus was under pressure in 1987 to limit enrollment. Chancellor Noel Richards said the projected enrollment for fall would be close to 9700...
It doesn’t happen often. Almost never in fact. So it is certainly notable that our politicians finally stopped marching in lockstep and actually showed they can...
In early April of 1965, the Mississippi River was rising quickly. The water had reached the flood stage of 12 feet in La...
In January 1974, the US began year-round Daylight Saving Time as part of Washington’s reaction to an apparent energy crisis that saw gas prices rise quickly. ...
It is clear that people in Wisconsin value public education. That is evident in the wake of Tuesday’s election, when a majority of school referendum were...
Wisconsin remains notoriously lax on those caught driving drunk. Some legislators have tried for years, most often unsuccessfully, to strengthen the state’s drunk driving laws. And...
On this day in 1917, Congress voted to declare war on Germany, allowing American troops to enter a European war which had started three years...
In Wisconsin, when winter weather closes schools, those lost days need to be made up. Typically at the end of the year, when students thoughts are...
In 1977, the Catholic Church did not have a pope named John Paul yet, but La Crosse had a priest named John Joseph Paul. Monsignor Paul...
For most people, it is not a big deal. Our spring elections can be a bit of a yawner, especially compared to the drama of the...