The Oktoberfest Maple Leaf Parade has been led by several local media stars over the years, including Charlie and Mike Kearns, Brucie Bumchuckles, and Bill Hoel. ...
Repairs to the outside of St. Joseph the Workman Cathedral are taking longer than expected. The La Crosse board of public works Monday approved an extension...
The comedy trio has song, dance, improv, and fun on the menu for Past Mrs. O's Luncheon.
Former Miss La Crosse/Oktoberfest and now Miss Minnesota, Elle Mark, shares her journey and speaks about her mental health platform.
One year before the ’72 presidential election, South Dakota Senator George McGovern visited La Crosse during the fall fest. At the time, McGovern was one of...
Hundreds of spectators lined up in downtown La Crosse on Saturday to see the city’s first holiday parade in over a year, with sunshine and 50-degree...
The past year has been trying for Americans, facing a pandemic, racial tensions, and even a riot at the U.S. Capitol, but the mayor of La...
Heading into what would traditionally be Oktoberfest weekend in La Crosse, nine community organizations teamed up to develop social media messages to encourage students not to...
After searching with her husband for the past 30 years, Amy Ellingson found the 2020 Oktoberfest Medallion Thursday morning under a pavilion pole at Bluffview park....
Oktoberfest is postponed until 2021, but fest organizers are still offering a taste of the celebration with activities like the 2020 Oktoberfest USA Medallion Hunt. Starting...
If you’ve wondered why most U.S. dimes or quarters have a red stripe on the rim, that goes back to a decision made by Congress in...
In October of 1961, a large statue of an Indian was installed at the north end of La Crosse’s Riverside Park. The 25-foot statue by Central...
Making the announcement on social media Monday, the La Crosse Festivals Board decided to cancel Oktoberfest USA for 2020. The statement signed by Co-Presidents James Brennan...
In early 1992, District Attorney Scott Horne said several people arrested during the ’91 Oktoberfest had pled guilty, or they were convicted and sentenced. Run-ins with...
In 1966, the police chief of Munich in West Germany visited La Crosse. Chief Manfred Schreiber was on a six-week tour of the U.S. Oktoberfest in...
In the fall of 2002, Wisconsin Governor Scott McCallum stopped in La Crosse on the opening day of Oktoberfest. Republican McCallum was running for a full...
The cancellation of the spring sports season for Wisconsin high schools means there will be no state track meet at UW-L this year. That amounts to...
St. Patrick’s Day of 2012 was very lucky for the Onalaska boys basketball team. The Hilltoppers became state champions of Division 2 at the Kohl Center...
A burglar may have spent the night in the Oktoberfest office, and made quite a mess while he was there. The intruder was discovered by a...
La Crosse police issued 146 underage drinking citations over the Oktoberfest weekend. Sean Wood’s might be the most famous. A video of the Milwaukee native getting...
