Spring rebound for US economy sets stage for Fed rate hike
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy isn't moving at warp speed, but it looks like it will be strong enough to handle an expected interest rate increase later this year.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy isn't moving at warp speed, but it looks like it will be strong enough to handle an expected interest rate increase later this year.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The latest on the controversy surrounding a Minnesota big-game hunter and his guides in Zimbabwe who killed a protected lion (all times are Central):
LAKE WORTH, Fla. (AP) — Chicken and beer make for a bad burglary.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal bankruptcy judge declined Thursday to extend next week's deadline for victims of clergy sex abuse to file claims against the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis.
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A Lansing-based taxidermist used the longtime rivalry between Michigan State University and the University of Michigan as inspiration for his latest creation.
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks ended the day mostly flat on Thursday, recovering from broad losses earlier in the day. Investors continue to focus on corporate earnings, and Thursday's batch brought m…
Stocks ended the day mostly flat on Thursday, recovering from broad losses earlier in the day. Investors continue to focus on corporate earnings, and Thursday's batch brought mostly disappoint…
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market:
NEW YORK (AP) — Imagine the bond market as a crowded swimming pool, except it's one where the water level drops whenever someone tries to leave. By the time you attempt to get out, you're stuc…
SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton on Thursday offered some support for a proposal in the Senate that would raise the federal minimum wage to $12 an hour, hinting that the higher…
Retired U.S. Army Col. Jim Nelson lives a half-block from Northern Hills Elementary in Onalaska.
As the start of the school year creeps closer, the need to find a workable solution to the Boys & Girls Club space needs is becoming more pressing for the West Salem School District.
CHICAGO (AP) — Grain futures were higher Thurssday on the Chicago Board of Trade.
For Kristin Mueller, becoming district administrator at the Holmen School District is a bit of a homecoming. More than 20 years ago, Mueller was a student teacher in the district.
Allison Rigotti would like to cook for you. The 17-year-old West Salem High School senior is hosting a spaghetti dinner Thursday, Aug. 6, and she hopes you can make it.
Disney’s “Big Hero 6” is this month’s choice for Movies in the Park in West Salem. The screening begins at dusk (about 8:15 p.m.) today (Friday, July 31) in Village Park.
BURBANK, Calif. (AP) — Southern California was picked to win its first Pac-12 football title since 2008 in a preseason media poll Thursday.
The Bangor and Area Historical Society is trying something new for this year’s Fun Daze.
Hedgehog breeder Angie Hart confesses to being a big animal lover, and the evidence certainly supports her claim. The 10-acre hobby farm that she and her husband, Dustin, live on off Hwy. T in…
Onalaska High School’s Hilltoppers and Express show choirs have been very busy with their summer camp sessions the past couple weeks, and they’re ready to put it on stage. They’ll perform a fr…
The following scholarships were awarded to members of the Holmen High School Class of 2015:
Instead of funding two new IT positions at the Holmen School District, administrators are hoping to add just one — a student information specialist.
The following scholarships were awarded to members of the Onalaska High School Class of 2015:
New Hope Fellowship Church will continue to operate out of the former Timber Square building after a decision Tuesday by the Onalaska Plan Commission.
High summer. A time for cloud watching and dreaming. A puffy white cloud slowly shifts its shape – a rabbit until its long ears detach as filmy wisps and disappear against a blue sky. I am sud…