In 2005, heart specialists at Gundersen Lutheran in La Crosse announced a new procedure to close the ductus arteriosus. That’s connecting heart tissue which is supposed...
In 1959, La Crosse State Senator Ray Bice introduced a bill in Madison to seek state aid for an extension of Lang Drive and George Street. ...
In April of 1969, La Crosse voters had a third chance in just over 15 years to decide whether to...
April 1st of 1988 was Good Friday, and the Friday before the Wisconsin Presidential Primary. There was a buzz around the community about Democrat Jesse Jackson...
In the two weeks leading up to the 2016 Wisconsin primary, most of the leading contenders for president campaigned in La Crosse County. There were three...
In 1961, the Racquet newspaper at La Crosse State devoted a large article to the popularity of pizza in the U.S. Only about 500 pizza places...
In 1974, the La Crosse School District was talking about ending its long-time policy of not sending students to regional music contests. The unwritten policy dated...
In 1961, Russia had sent a man around the earth. The U.S. didn’t put a man into orbit until the next year, but a monkey named...
On March 23rd of 1976, former California Governor Ronald Reagan brought his presidential campaign to La Crosse. Reagan and his wife Nancy came to La Crosse...
In 1994, First Lady Hillary Clinton was promoting a national health-care program, which came to be called “Hillary-Care.” Mrs. Clinton had a telephone conference call with...
Sparta astronaut Deke Slayton was supposed to fly on one of the original Mercury space missions in the 1960’s, but a heart problem kept him...
In March of 1977, the La Crosse School Board accepted the resignation of superintendent Eugene Balts, who had accepted the same job in Rice Lake. To...
In 1959, Bingo games were illegal in Wisconsin. Some Milwaukee lawmakers tried to get a referendum on the ballot to permit Bingo. It didn’t happen until...
In March of 1969, the Apollo 9 mission was the first space flight to test the lunar module...
In 1968, the voting age was still 21, so many people attending college were not old enough to vote in the real presidential race. But Time...
The Minnesota Department of Highways announced in 1958 that a bridge for the proposed La Crosse to Sioux Falls interstate was to be...
In 1970, the university publicized plans to develop green space on campus between 16th Street and the football stadium. The proposed pedestrian mall would pass by...
In 1967, baseball fans in the Badger State had no major league franchise to call their own, after the Braves moved to Atlanta. For a few...
In early 1966, Wisconsin was one of five states being considered as a site for an underground atom-smashing facility, designed to force atoms to...
Fifty-four years ago, La Crosse had a primary for the April city elections on the first week of March....