LA CROSSE CO. (WKBT) Unseasonably warm temperatures have left some winter staples off the roads — salt and snowplows — and La Crosse Co. and local municipalities are seeing
Rising chloride levels in the Mississippi River are a sign of a widespread issue. Road salts used for de-icing threaten groundwater and water bodies upriver. States are promoting brine to mitigate salt use.
La Crosse County has 11 miles of what is called cable guard. It s similar to regular guard rail we see alongside the road but one county board member is looking