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1 day ago | 
weau.com | Dashal Mentzel
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WEAU) - Al’s Musky Challenge is an annual fundraising event of The Rotary Club of La Crosse Downtown Club. As part of the challenge, co-founder Al Louis receives donations by catching fish. Those donations are then given out to local children’s programs. “I go out and fish every year in Lake Vermillion, which is about thirty miles south of Canada. We go out and try to catch muskies. People donate per fish flat donations, all kinds of donations.
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2 days ago | 
kttc.com | Dashal Mentzel
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WEAU) - On Friday and Saturday, many student athletes will be competing in the 2025 WIAA State Track and Field Championships. Jeremiah Burish with Explore La Crosse says this annual event is the largest sporting event that the La Crosse region hosts. He adds that it has an economic impact of around $4 million. “We see over 22,000 people that attend the event over the two days. Approximately 3,000 athletes, another 500 plus coaches.
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2 days ago | 
weau.com | Dashal Mentzel
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WEAU) - On Friday and Saturday, many student athletes will be competing in the 2025 WIAA State Track and Field Championships. Jeremiah Burish with Explore La Crosse says this annual event is the largest sporting event that the La Crosse region hosts. He adds that it has an economic impact of around $4 million. “We see over 22,000 people that attend the event over the two days. Approximately 3,000 athletes, another 500 plus coaches.
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2 days ago | 
wiproud.com | Steven Walker |Dashal Mentzel
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WLAX/WEUX) – The La Crosse Fire Department (LCFD) has had an especially busy start to 2025. Chief Jeff Schott says 2025 has been unusually active, “We average about thirty-five investigated fire incidents a year, and that’s in the last five years.
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3 days ago | 
kttc.com | Dashal Mentzel
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WEAU) - La Crosse Fire Chief Jeff Schott says 2025 has been off to an unusually active start for the La Crosse Fire Department. “We average about thirty-five investigated fires incidents a year, and that’s in the last five years. This year, we’re at thirty-one already and we’re not even to July first, which will be the six month mark,” says Schott.
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3 days ago | 
weau.com | Dashal Mentzel
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WEAU) - La Crosse Fire Chief Jeff Schott says 2025 has been off to an unusually active start for the La Crosse Fire Department. “We average about thirty-five investigated fires incidents a year, and that’s in the last five years. This year, we’re at thirty-one already and we’re not even to July first, which will be the six month mark,” says Schott.
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4 days ago | 
wiproud.com | Dashal Mentzel
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WLAX/WEUX) – On June 2nd, the La Crosse Board of Public Works voted to increase storm water utility bills starting July 1st. The proposed fixed rate would increase 120% from about $53 a year to about $118 per household. City Council President and Board of Public Works member, Tamra Dickinson, says it’s something the city desperately needs, “We have depleted our reserves to a point where it’s important to help increase those again.
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4 days ago | 
kttc.com | Dashal Mentzel
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WEAU) - The La Crosse Board of Public Works voted Monday to increase storm water utility bills starting on July 1. The proposed fixed rate would increase from about $53 a year to about $118 per household, which is a 120% increase. City council president and Board of Public Works member Tamra Dickinson says it’s something that is greatly needed. “We have depleted our reserves to a point where it’s important to help increase those again.
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4 days ago | 
weau.com | Dashal Mentzel
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WEAU) - The La Crosse Board of Public Works voted Monday to increase storm water utility bills starting on July 1. The proposed fixed rate would increase from about $53 a year to about $118 per household, which is a 120% increase. City council president and Board of Public Works member Tamra Dickinson says it’s something that is greatly needed. “We have depleted our reserves to a point where it’s important to help increase those again.
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1 week ago | 
kttc.com | Dashal Mentzel
ONALASKA, Wis. (WEAU) - The Onalaska Fire Department and the Onalaska Parks and Recreation Department are collaborating with the city to install multiple automated external defibrillators or “AED” boxes in public parks. How they work is in an emergency, you call 911, and there’s a code that they will give you to unlock it. Kraig Koelbl with the parks and recreation department says having an AED easily accessible outdoors could save lives.
