In early 1966, John Howard Griffin spoke in La Crosse about his experiences posing as a black man in the South, as described in his book...
The UW-La Crosse campus was under pressure to limit enrollment in the 1980’s. Early in 1987, Chancellor Noel Richards said the projected enrollment for fall would...
In 1990, a newspaper report said the La Crosse Area Convention and Visitor Bureau had spent $3 million in tax money, without actually being an elected...
More than 100 years ago, La Crosse High School awarded 38 diplomas to its class of 1907. The commencement was held at the La Crosse Theater. ...
In 1941, La Crosse Police Chief Herman Rick and traffic sergeant Lyle Gilbert said traffic lights in the city would stay on 45 seconds before changing. ...
In June of 1973, the town of Campbell was trying to incorporate as the Village of French Island. Opposing the incorporation was the city of La...
In June of 1973, the town of Campbell was trying to incorporate as the Village of French Island. Opposing the incorporation was the city of La...
In early 1962, John Glenn became the first American to orbit the earth. The next Mercury astronaut scheduled to fly in space was Sparta’s Deke Slayton. ...
In 1958, Eugene Toepel defeated Edward Gansen, a justice of the peace, to keep his new job as La Crosse County judge. Toepel, a Bangor native,...
Lots of people in La Crosse enjoy treasure hunts, especially for the Oktoberfest medallion. In September of 2002, a group called the “All-Night Flashlight Patrol” captured...
In 2005, state rep Jennifer Shilling led a public hearing on plans to raise Wisconsin’s minimum wage to $6.50 an hour. The minimum was just $5.15...
On June 1st of 1993, Connie Chung joined the “CBS Evening News” as a co-anchor with Dan Rather…and that night, she closed the newscast with a...
The state of Wisconsin turned 100 in May of 1948. The actual centennial was on May 29th, and a huge celebration was planned for that day...
Pammel Creek on La Crosse’s south side overflowed in July of 1978. In a day-and-a-half, almost 7 inches of rain fell on La Crosse, according to...
In 1964, La Crosse was making plans for build a new Central High School on the south side. But city committees couldn’t agree on the size...
In early 1995, the front page of the La Crosse Tribune ran a story about the rituals and lucky charms used by some gamblers, in hopes...
In May of 1992, La Crosse County made a deal to buy the old Montgomery Ward Auto Center at 3rd and Vine and convert it into...
In early 2002, somebody from the Milwaukee area was interested in building a big store on the west side of Mormon Coulee Road in La Crosse,...
In 1994, a Coon Valley man wrote to the La Crosse Tribune that La Crosse’s Oktoberfest wasn’t German enough. His problem was with the Oktoberfest button...
In 2006, Wisconsin Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson and associate Justice Ann Walsh Bradley appeared at the Viterbo Fine Arts Center on “Law Day,” answering questions from...