Trempealeau News

TREMPEALEAU, Wis.- An elderly man is rescued when his boat capsizes below the Trempealeau Lock and Dam Monday morning.

Trempealeau County investigators believe alcohol and speed were factors in a crash near Dodge early Sunday morning.

Winter is approaching fast, and older homes can be expensive to heat during the winter months.

A man is under arrest after striking a parked car causing it to go through the wall of the Jailhouse Saloon in Trempealeau.

One man is arrested after authorities say he crashed into a parked car causing it to go through a building.

People in a couple small towns are beefing up their security after a rash of burglaries and car break-ins. The Trempealeau County Sheriff's Department says the crimes are mostly in the southern half of the county.

After a dry summer in Wisconsin, the U.S Department of Agriculture is labeling 31 counties as primary natural-disaster areas.

Some Trempealeau County residents hope a new month brings better luck. The sheriff's department says there was a rash of vehicle break-ins in September.

Robert Taunt, of La Crosse, Wis., and Phil Palzkill, of Trempealeau, Wis., talk over Palzkill's display of items that once were typically traded for beaver pelts, or plews, during Fur Trade Days at the National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium on Sunday.

A passenger in a vehicle involved in a head on collision in Trempealeau County is taken to the hospital.

A local veteran is being honored for his service overseas -- and here at home. Harry Eichman has lived and worked in Trempealeau for most of his life but, before that, the now 91-year-old served with the Marine Corps during World War II.

Call them empty-headed but not lazy. A group of five men in their 60s, calling themselves the Five Empty Heads, bicycled from Burlington, Wash., to Trempealeau, Wis., a distance of about 2,000 miles - just for fun and to complete a trek begun last year.

Wisconsin troopers are aggressively enforcing the state law that requires drivers to wear seat belts, thanks to new authority that went into effect in July giving officers the right to pull over and ticket drivers for not wearing seat belts.

The National Weather Service has issued flash flood warnings for Dunn, Pierce, Pepin, Eau Claire, Clark, Buffalo, Trempealeau and Jackson counties.

AUGUSTA, WI, August 6, 2009 /Cambridge Who's Who/ -- Charlotte M. Moore, Member and Owner of Moore Genuine Care, LLC, has been recognized by Cambridge Who's Who for demonstrating dedication, leadership and excellence in healthcare.

AUGUSTA, WI, August 6, 2009 /Cambridge Who's Who/ -- Charlotte M. Moore, Member and Owner of Moore Genuine Care, LLC, has been recognized by Cambridge Who's Who for demonstrating dedication, leadership and excellence in healthcare.

A new program in Wisconsin will be made available to anyone who wants to stay informed about offenders in county jails.

The village of Trempealeau will receive $3,456,574 split between state and federal funds to upgrade its water system.

The Village of Trempealeau will get almost $3.5 million in government funding to upgrade its water system.

A western Wisconsin man is dead after a farm accident. The Trempealeau County Sheriff's Department says a man was pinned under a hay baler around 4:00 p.m. Tuesday afternoon in the Town of Arcadia.