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Cuts to agencies that study, safeguard Mississippi River have to stop, advocates say
Residents along the river gathered in La Crosse Aug. 4 to discuss the effects of federal funding cuts on their community and ...
Eliotte Heinz, graduate student in La Crosse, found dead in Mississippi River
A 22-year-old college student in La Crosse had been missing for three days. She was found in the Mississippi River in Minnesota about 13 miles away.
Body of Eliotte Heinz, missing La Crosse grad student, found in Mississippi River
Eliotte Heinz's body was found in the Mississippi River near Brownsville, Minn., after a three-day search. La Crosse Police Department is investigating the cause of death.
Many College Students Went Missing in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Is There a Serial Killer?
It's a story all too familiar to people in La Crosse and Wisconsin: A young college student going missing after a night in a bar with friends. The latest college student to go missing was a ...
Wisconsin graduate student Eliotte Heinz found dead in Mississippi River after disappearing from waterfront
Authorities recover the body of 22-year-old Viterbo University graduate student Eliotte Heinz from the Mississippi River ...
Scientists try new way to limit invasive carp in Mississippi River: feeding them
Researchers plan to entice the nuisance fish to certain areas of the river with food, then enlist commercial fishers to catch ...
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La Crosse Fire Department called for two separate Mississippi River rescues Thursday
La Crosse Fire Department reports they responded to two separate river rescue incidents Thursday, July 31 that occurred ...
Fisherman found Wisconsin grad student face down in Mississippi River days after mysterious disappearance
A fisherman discovered the body of 22-year-old Viterbo University student Eliotte Heinz in the Mississippi River, miles from where she was last seen in La Crosse.
Cops give update on Eliotte Heinz after missing grad student found dead in Mississippi River
No foul play is suspected in the death of missing Wisconsin graduate student Eliotte Heinz, whose body was found in the ...
Body of woman missing from La Crosse recovered from Mississippi River
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WEAU) - The body of a woman missing from La Crosse has been recovered. Authorities had been searching for 22-year-old Eliotte Heinz, who was reported missing on July 20. La Crosse ...
Wisconsin woman found dead in Mississippi River in southeastern Minnesota
The body of a woman who was a college student in La Crosse and had been missing for three days was found dead near southeast Minnesota.
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La Crosse Fire Department responds to two river incidents minutes apart
LA CROSSE (WKBT) -- The La Crosse Fire Department responded to two river incidents Thursday. In a release sent Monday, the ...