It has become little more than a game. Wisconsin state representatives were called into a special session of the Legislature to discuss the Governor’s plan to...
He’s done it again. Maybe this time he can explain why. Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers has once again vetoed legislation to legalize so-called paddlewheel raffles. Despite...
La Crosse County government is moving ahead with creating a police oversight board. A board that won’t have ANY police representation. This new board will create...
Some major American corporations are facing backlash for speaking out on contentious issues. Nike, American Airlines and Coca-Cola are being targeted in a conservative-backed ad campaign...
In 1994, La Crosse’s Oktoberfest chose a button design featuring a wizard and a crystal ball, emphasizing the “magic” of the 34-year-old festival. But one person...
To mask, or not to mask, that is the question. For 14 months of the pandemic, masks became a flash point. There have been inconsistent rules...
PFAS are becoming a pricey problem. PFAS are chemicals that have been found in wells on French Island that can cause a number of potentially severe...
It is tax day today. A little later than the normal April 15 filing deadline as a result of the pandemic. Today’s deadline is another reminder...
Elvis Presley was just 21 when he played his only concerts in La Crosse, two shows in one night at the old Mary E. Sawyer auditorium on...
We wondered when things would get back to normal. It turns out for the vaccinated, the answer is right now. The federal government has issued new...
It may be largely symbolic, but a bill passed by the Wisconsin Legislature this week brings deserved recognition to the state’s Hmong population. The bill declares...
It sure looks like they are gearing up for a fight in Madison. Legislative leaders are so set for a fight over the issue of redistricting...
Pizza Hut, Pizza Villa, Pizza Ranch, Pizza Doctors. La Crosse has fallen in love—that’s “amore”—with the Italian delicacy of crust and sauce, cheese and toppings. In...
Usually when someone is on unemployment, they are required to look for work while they are receiving benefits. But that changed during the pandemic. And now,...
Now hiring. The signs are everywhere. Many businesses hit hard by the pandemic are seeing customers return, but increasingly they are having a hard time meeting...
For many La Crosse families in May of 1944, during World War II, the kitchen icebox was still literally an ice-box. Not an electric refrigerator. To...
What should the future of La Crosse County look like? That could be up to you. County government is beginning the process of creating a comprehensive...
In May of 1974, more than 1000 young Safety Patrol members from Wisconsin schools went on the patrol’s yearly bus trip to the Nation’s Capital, and Gettysburg. There...
What to do with all that money? When the pandemic began and the economy was locked down, stock markets plunged, and tax revenues dwindled. States saw...
Can this please be the final word? Six months after the presidential election, and we are still fighting over its validity. The results were tabulated in...