Dark La Crosse Stories

The story of the 1937 murder of a beloved La Crosse police officer.

The sharp-shooting physician and politician, who called himself White Beaver, made his fortune selling cough syrup and his fame through dime-store novels full of outlandish tales of his frontier exploits with friend William "Buffalo Bill" Cody.

The story of the 1888 overdose of Annie Daniel and the local doctor who was responsible for her death. Advisory: This episode includes description of violence against women.

The 1947 story of a prominent La Crosse physician who was shot four times along Hwy. 16 while making house calls.

On the 19th episode of Dark La Crosse Stories, the archives team at the La Crosse Public Library tells the stories of the deadly storm that hit the upper Midwest on Nov. 11, 1940. The Dark La Crosse Stories series…

On the 18th episode of Dark La Crosse Stories, the archives team at the La Crosse Public Library breaks the tension with a few short vignettes into mysterious but funny events of the past.

On the 17th episode of Dark La Crosse Stories, the archives team at the La Crosse Public Library explores the recent disappearance of a local teenager in a tale that haunts the city to this day.

On the 16th episode of Dark La Crosse Stories, the archives team at the La Crosse Public Library shares the story of one of the city's first and most beloved police officers, and his legacy that stretched from the river…

On the 15th episode of Dark La Crosse Stories, the archives team at the La Crosse Public Library uncovers a sordid tale of two pioneers, the end to their shared dream of finding riches in the mid-18th Century frontier and…

On the 14th episode of Dark La Crosse Stories, the archives team at the La Crosse Public Library dives deep into the history of the Black and Mississippi Rivers, the logging industry and a deadly conflict that arose between two…