Новости за 16.07.2015

STAFFORD TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — Police have released a video of a small plane carrying students from a skydiving school making an emergency landing on a New Jersey highway.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Demaryius Thomas hasn't lost any of his impeccable timing.

CHELTENHAM, Pa. (AP) — Some suburban Philadelphia high school alumni say they've sent a 1960s yearbook to one of their most famous classmates, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (neh-te…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — What grows quickly, is packed with protein, has twice the nutritional value of kale and tastes like bacon?

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs ended up with a big bargain the last time they signed Justin Houston. This time, it's the star linebacker who's cashing in.

As best as anyone can remember, the cross has stood on the bluffs above La Crescent for anywhere from 35 to 40 years. It’s illuminated during the Easter holiday, and a star fashioned into its …

Rob Fisk had been planning it for years, but it happened sooner than he ever dreamed.

In recent matchups, the La Crescent Apple Jacks have been sharp in the field, but unable to convert hits to aces (runs). That scoring recess changed over the weekend, thanks to a cannonade of …

The La Crescent Cardinals didn’t let a hiccup on the Fourth of July rattle them. After that loss broke a nine-game winning streak, La Crescent got back on track, winning its next three contest…

The La Crescent American Legion baseball team wanted to defend its home field during last weekend’s first ever George Horihan Classic at the field named after the legendary high school and Leg…

Veronica C. (Ruetten) Weibel, 98, of La Crosse died Friday, July 10, 2015, at the Bethany-Riverside Nursing Facility.

Edna Lucille Stove, 89, of La Crosse passed away Sunday, July 5, 2015, at home.

Nancy Marie Niesen, 75, Houston, passed away July 7, 2015.

Arne Waldemar Mindrum, 86, of Winona and formerly of Houston and La Crosse, died Thursday, July 2, 2015, at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse.

Daniel Joseph Darling, 44, of New Albin, Iowa, died Thursday, July 2, 2015, at Mayo Health Systems in La Crosse.

Memorial services for Karen Berg, beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, were Tuesday, July 14, 2015, at St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Audree Catalano officiating. B…

Mr. Isaac Orr’s letter to the editor (July 9, HCN) states, “the United States has reduced its carbon dioxide emissions more than any other country in the world over the past eight years becaus…

In totalitarian regimes where conformity and compliance are enforced at the end of a loaded gun, the government dictates what words can and cannot be used. In countries where the police state …

I’ve spent my whole life in the Northeast, but I have Southern roots. My late grandfather came from a long line of sharecroppers who toiled in the fields of Decatur, Ga., for generations. Thei…

The once-empty condominiums in downtown Winona are filling up.

The Houston County Board of Commissioners voted 3-1 to move ahead with plans to build a new highway department shop/headquarters facility at its meeting July 7.

The Hokah City Council at its meeting July 7 tackled a variety of small topics, but spent a good share of time discussing culverts and who is responsible for their replacement – the city or th…

The discussion few knew was going to happen is now going to continue.

For Destiny Mullen and Kelsey Walther, the Hokah Pool holds a lot of fond memories, and that’s not surprising, since the 12- and 13-year-old friends spend nearly every day of their summer there.

As someone who’s spent his entire life here in the Midwest – and more specifically, here in the beautiful Coulee Region – it’s no surprise that when it comes to places where one might put down…