Boats Collide In Mississippi River Side Channel — 1 Person Dead

A boater who refused medical treatment after a weekend boat crash has died.  The accident happened Saturday in a side-channel of the Mississippi River near La Crosse.  The La Crosse County Sheriff’s Office reports 41-year-old Scott Halvorson said his injuries were only minor the day of the accident, but he was admitted to a hospital the next day and died Monday.  The sheriff’s office and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources are investigating..