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WIZMnews.com The National Weather Service says that Canadian wildfire smoke will impact the region through the weekend. They’ve issued an Air Quality Alert for Wisconsin effective from midnight Saturday through noon Monday. Check Wisconsin’s Air Quality Map here. In Minnesota, the Air Quality Alert is in effect from now until 9 a.m. Monday. View Minnesota’s…

WIZMnews.com MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Trump administration said Thursday that it has opened an investigation into whether a Minnesota state agency’s newly updated affirmative action policy violates civil rights laws. The Minnesota Department of Human Services’ policy requires supervisors to provide a “hiring justification when seeking to hire a non-underrepresented candidate.” Supervisors who don’t comply can be…

WIZMnews.com During the pandemic, the Hunger Task Force found a way to have people help fill area food pantries with much-needed items. According to Executive Director Shelly Fortner, Food Drive Fridays collected 60,000 pounds of non-perishable food during a six-week period. Due to an increased need from the 128 pantries, programs, and organizations helped by…

WIZMnews.com Helping families and children with Type 1 Diabetes is the goal the annual Chad Erickson Memorial Thunder Ride for Juvenile Diabetes on July 26. The ride takes off at 10:30 a.m. from Rod’s Ride On Powersports on the southside of La Crosse. From there, they head across the river to the Minnesota side before…

WIZMnews.com Any weekday morning in the summer, you can find folks at the La Crosse Family Y making a couple of hundred sandwiches in time for community members to have lunch. On Thursday, the crew at the Y had help in preparing lunch from Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers, as well as other state and local…

WIZMnews.com A blessing, and a transfer of keys for a house re-built for a family living on the north side of La Crosse happened on Thursday. The local branch of Habitat for Humanity has completed renovation of a house on Avon Street for a family in need. Habitat director Kahya Fox presented keys to a…

WIZMnews.com KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — Shock has turned into grief across Texas where at least 120 people died from flash floods and more were missing as the search for victims moved methodically along endless miles of rivers and rubble Thursday. Photos of those who have died along with a colorful array of flowers and candles now decorate…

WIZMnews.com MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Trump administration said Thursday that it has opened an investigation into whether a Minnesota state agency’s newly updated affirmative action policy violates civil rights laws. The Minnesota Department of Human Services’ policy requires supervisors to provide a “hiring justification when seeking to hire a non-underrepresented candidate.” Supervisors who don’t comply can be…

WIZMnews.com During the pandemic, the Hunger Task Force found a way to have people help fill area food pantries with much-needed items. According to Executive Director Shelly Fortner, Food Drive Fridays collected 60,000 pounds of non-perishable food during a six-week period. Due to an increased need from the 128 pantries, programs, and organizations helped by…

WIZMnews.com A.J. Frels, the Executive Director of Explore La Crosse, was sharing information about how much money tourism generates for the La Crosse area Friday morning during La Crosse Talk. During the interview with guest host Vicki Markussen, Frels broke down what visitors bring when they come to the area. Overall, Frels said for 2024,…