LACROSSE, Wis. – Thanks to a squirrel, the southside of LaCrosse was without powe 6-1/2 hours. The utility company Xcel confirmed that 11,5000 customers were affected, some as far south as Stoddard. A squirrel shorted out a substation, Xcel said. This was about 815 a.m. The squirrel did not survive
