Congress has created a new requirement for automakers: Find a high-tech way to keep drunken people from driving cars It's one of the mandates along with a burst of new spending aimed at improving auto safety amid escalating road fatalities in the $1 trillion infrastructure package that Pres… A 32-year-old Holmen man faces criminal charges after he was arrested Jan Becker was charged in La Crosse County Circuit Court with felony counts of fourth-offense drunken driving fourth-offense operating with a restricted substance in blood and attempting to flee an officer and a misdemeanor count of operating after revocation/drunken driving-related a westbound vehicle operated by Becker on Livingston Street in La Crosse failed to stop at a stop sign and slid halfway across Rose Street around 2:30 a.m The complaint says Becker turned north on Rose Street and drove erratically coming to a complete stop at a solid green light at West George Street Police followed the vehicle into Onalaska and attempted a traffic stop Becker allegedly ignored the squad car’s emergency lights The officer discontinued the pursuit before notifying police in Onalaska Onalaska police located Becker at Kwik Trip on 2nd Avenue North The complaint says Becker showed visible signs of intoxication and appeared to be under the influence of a narcotic He reportedly showed multiple clues of intoxication during a field sobriety test A preliminary breath showed no signs of alcohol use Becker was taken to a local hospital for a blood test before he was transported to the La Crosse County Jail He waived his right to a preliminary hearing and has a pre-trial conference set for May 9 La Crosse Tribune reporter Steve Rundio can be reached at steve.rundio@lee.net Get the latest in local public safety news with this weekly email Email notifications are only sent once a day Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device Account processing issue - the email address may already exist Invalid password or account does not exist Submitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the email address listed on your account We recognise you are attempting to access this website from a country belonging to the European Economic Area (EEA) including the EU which enforces the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and therefore cannot grant you access at this time e-mail us at news8@wkbt.com or call us at 608-784-7897 Welcome, Mickeymickey@disney.comManage MyDisney AccountLog Out16-year-old boy shot, killed in DurhamSunday 2025 11:13PMPolice said the shooting happened on N (WTVD) -- An investigation is underway after police said a teen was shot and killed in Durham Police said the incident happened in the 300 block of North Holman Street Sunday afternoon was taken to the hospital by a third party and was later pronounced dead Authorities said the incident appears to be isolated Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Investigator D 29319 or CrimeStoppers at (919) 683-1200 or online at www.durhamcrimestoppers.org CrimeStoppers pays cash rewards of up to $2,000 for information leading to arrests in felony cases and callers never have to identify themselves ALSO SEE Investigation underway after 3 people shot in Raleigh, including juvenile Tracking crime and safety across Raleigh, Durham and your neighborhood Please select what you would like included for printing: Copy the text below and then paste that into your favorite email application Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors SPASH vs Eau Claire Memorial  at Holmen Viking Field SPASH is now 6-5 and 3-1 in the Wisconsin Valley Conference Next Game: SPASH plays Onalaska on Tuesday April 29th at Onalaska Legion Field High at 4:30pm 2024-25 OnFocus Central Wisconsin Area Conferences: Conference and Team Links, Schedules Hear about top athletes and top teams in our area ********************************************** We welcome your stories! 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David can be reached at [email protected] The McDonald’s restaurant along County Hwy OT in Holmen will remain open after a new McDonald’s  on Hwy owns the franchisee that operates the current Holmen restaurant and also will operate the second restaurant There’s news this week about construction beginning soon on Holmen’s second McDonald’s restaurant the Buckle store’s move from Valley View Mall to the Crosseroads Center and the closing of La Crescent’s Subway restaurant Construction is scheduled to begin in early April on a new McDonald‘s restaurant along Hwy an official of Onalaska-based McDonald’s franchisee Courtesy Corp but we do not have an opening date yet,” said Lauren Lommen Mickey The restaurant will be built at the southwest corner of Holmen Drive and Gaarder Road kitty-corner from an O’Reilly Auto Parts store will continue to operate Holmen’s other McDonald’s The McDonald’s corporation identifies new locations and growth areas is excited to continue to serve the Holmen community with a second location offering additional employment opportunities as well,” she said is a three-generation family business started in La Crosse I recently became an approved owner/operator by McDonald’s earlier this year and I will be the licensed owner/operator for this (new) location.” The local Buckle store is about to move from Valley View Mall in La Crosse to 9344 State Road 16 in the Crosseroads Center shopping center in Onalaska This Sunday will be the store’s last day open in the mall The store will be closed Monday for the move Hours will be the same at the new location – 10 a.m There will be drawings for gift cards as part of the store’s grand opening celebration “We’re just excited for a new opportunity,” Barnes said of the store’s move The new location is between the Old Navy store and a new Dollar Tree store that will open soon A new Burlington store opened in October in about half of the former T.J and Buckle and Dollar Tree will occupy the other half of that storefront Maxx and HomeGoods stores moved early last year to the renovated and expanded former Shopko building in Onalaska The Buckle chain is based in Kearney, Neb., and as of Feb. 6 had 440 stores in 42 states. It says its stores offer high-quality, on-trend apparel, accessories and footwear. For more information, call the local store at 608-781-6659 or visit www.buckle.com Tuesday was the last day for the Subway sandwich shop at 101 Kistler Drive opened the restaurant at that location in 2006 I quoted a Rottinghaus official as saying it was moving its La Crescent restaurant to a leased space there because the building it had been leasing was being removed for the planned Hwy The Rottinghaus official wasn’t available for comment this week on the restaurant’s closing Steve Cahalan writes about business news and can be reached at stevecahalan.reporter@gmail.com Get the latest local business news delivered FREE to your inbox weekly Download now at www.lacrossetribune.com/apps Steve Cahalan reports on local business developments