Madeline Heim is a Report for America corps reporter who writes about environmental issues in the Mississippi River watershed and across Wisconsin. Contact her at 920-996-7266 or mheim@gannett.com .

Driftless River Initiative could turn University of Wisconsin-La Crosse library into the place to go for Mississippi River history Madeline Heim, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Wed, July 31, 2024 at ...

La Crosse County was under a flood warning until 7 p.m. Friday, as the La Crosse River is out of its banks in the northern parts of the county.

The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse library already maintains collections of river maps and charts dating back a hundred or more years. Click here for important updates to our privacy policy.

After multiple busy years at the Winona commercial port, barge traffic in the area experienced a decrease this year. As of the end of October, Winona's commercial port recorded 727 barges, which ...

LA CROSSE (WKBT)-- High school teams throughout the state are gearing up for the Wisconsin State High School Fishing Tournament. Roughly 100 schools, about 1,200 participants, will hit the ...

Roz Schnick has big plans for getting people to care about pollinators, and she's starting along the Mississippi River. Schnick, a La Crosse-area environmental advocate, gathered governmental ...

The Iowa Department of Transportation has closed the Black Hawk Bridge from Lansing to Wisconsin's Highway 35 due to structural integrity concerns.

Maps of the La Crosse River which runs through Fort McCoy, Wis., are shown. These early maps have one thing in common: They all depict the La Crosse River in detail as far as Sparta, Wis., and ...

In 1920, a local newspaper publisher turned politician donated his private library to the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, containing numerous historical works that detailed the development of ...

Madeline Heim is a Report for America corps reporter who writes about environmental issues in the Mississippi River watershed and across Wisconsin. Contact her at 920-996-7266 or mheim@gannett.com .