In 1966, Dairyland Power built offices on East Avenue, near South Avenue, for $200,000. Newburg and Associates spent $65,000 for a building at 6th and King...
In early 1992, the La Crosse School Board approved a plan to balance elementary school populations based on family income, and also to fill two new...
In the spring of 1956, 8th grader Duncan Lloyd became the state champion speller in the Badger Bee, sponsored by the Wisconsin State Journal. It was...
In the spring of 1969, the Selective Service said burning or throwing away a draft card practically guaranteed that you would be drafted to fight in...
In 1990, the TV show ‘WWF Superstars of Wrestling’ featured bouts from the La Crosse Center three weeks in a row. On one episode, Brutus Beefcake...
In 1972, La Crosse city leaders made plans to buy the Pius X Catholic School for about $600,000. Eventually, it would become a public school called...
In the spring of 1968, the La Crosse School Board reluctantly approved a study of whether the former Central High on Cass Street could be remodeled...
In 1983, there was a plan before Congress to extend Daylight Saving Time in America by two extra months. In ’83, the period of later sunlight...
In 1975, complaints about police were coming from Onalaska residents, claiming harassment, and over-zealous enforcement. Tavernkeeper Wallace Strittmater said a teenage girl at his business received...
In April of 1959, the Wisconsin Assembly passed a bill to close auto dealerships on Sundays. In the 50’s, it was rare for many retail businesses...
In April of 1963, the La Crosse State campus newspaper, the Racquet, reported on a rumor that the speech department was only planning to stage two...
The situation started on a Friday afternoon in April of 2005. A young kid on French Island told his parents that a neighborhood man had hit...
Video of a police squad car on fire in downtown La Crosse made news in April of 1991, as a symbol of what became known as...
The Chop House was a popular restaurant on 3rd Street in April of 1980, and had been in business since the late 40’s. But the First...
A day set aside for concern about ecology in 1970 quickly became known as ‘Earth Day.’ But at first, politicians weren’t sure what to call that...
When La Crosse got 3 inches of snow on this date in 1962, that amount set a new record for the highest snowfall in the city...
Galesville sculptor Elmer Petersen was the subject of a magazine article in the spring of 2007. The Danish Immigrant Museum of Elk Horn, Iowa highlighted “The...
In 1973, La Crosse had a three-way race for mayor between incumbent W. Peter Gilbertson, WKTY sales manager Phil Dyer, and St. Francis Hospital staffer James...
In early 2006, Pete Stinson was retiring after a decade as La Crosse’s fire chief and more than 30 years as a firefighter. The chief told...
In 1973, students at UW-L were offered an eight-day Easter break bus trip to Florida. For just $120, the vacation included deep-sea fishing, and a $10...