In days gone by, French Island had a reputation as a "rough, tough miserable place, where people from La Crosse would come to raise hell," said Rodney Schellpfeffer, who was on the town board for ...

MADISON - A small western Wisconsin town may sue the city of La Crosse for over $42 million, ... French Island is across the Black River from the city and is home to about 4,300 residents.

In 2019, a Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources program was made aware that PFAS had been detected in a French Island water well, and said the City of La Crosse was responsible for restoring ...

More than 125 French Island residents have filed claims against the city of La Crosse for its role in the pollution of drinking water by a toxic group of chemicals.

Those with questions can call the French Island PFAS Hotline at 866-220-4841 or send an email to [email protected]. Laura Schulte can be reached at [email protected] and on Twitter at ...

LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) — Exactly one year ago, Residents of French Island learned they were drinking water contaminated with high levels of PFAS, a man-made chemical that is toxic to the human body.

LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) - Residents of an island polluted with PFAS chemicals have filed claims demanding more than $40 million from a western Wisconsin city they ... on French Island tested ...

They moved in 1979 to Wisconsin’s French Island, ... 11, Jackson, 4, and Ava, 9, at their home in the town of Campbell, Wis., on French Island near La Crosse on July 21, 2022.

A La Crosse hotel is open again, nearly two weeks after several burst pipes forced it to close. The Days Inn on French Island closed the first weekend of February after seven pipes broke and ...

La Crosse Tribune, Wis. (TNS) Oct. 1—Fire crews were still on the scene late into the afternoon after a large fire broke out on the southern edge of French Island early Tuesday morning.

Chris Faust's "Bait Shop, French Island, La Crosse, Wisconsin" from his series "Nocturnes", gelatin silver print, 7" x 22" image size, edition of 25. Winning bidder will also receive a signed copy of ...

French Island may be just across the Black River from La Crosse, but it's a whole other place. Fiercely independent and charmingly rustic, its residents love island life for its small-town feel ...