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Habitat La Crosse’s Kahya Fox on reclaiming Mayo hospital, recapping Housing Week and ReNewing the north side
WIZMnews.com Kahya Fox, executive director for Habitat for Humanity of the Greater La Crosse Region, in studio for La Crosse Talk recapping committee week, going through the old Mayo St. Anne’s building and a look at ReNew the Block on La Crosse’s north side. La Crosse Talk airs weekdays at 6-8 a.m. Listen on the…
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Machete used in Arcadia fight; four taken to hospital
WIZMnews.com A person is arrested after was using a machete during a large fight early Sunday morning in Arcadia. Police Chief Nic Scholl said just after 1 a.m., several 9-1-1 calls came in about a fight involving 20-30 people at Memorial Park Pavilion. During one of the calls, the person said that one of the…
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Viking river cruises returning to La Crosse for 2025, just in time for Riverfest
WIZMnews.com So far this summer, La Crosse has received just one visit from the big riverboats. But that changes this week. The Viking river cruises will make their first stop in La Crosse for 2025 on Thursday, during Riverfest. The Viking Mississippi is scheduled to dock in La Crosse at 9:30 on Thursday morning, July…
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Sen. Baldwin charges many in Wisconsin could lose Medicaid under proposed budget cuts
WIZMnews.com Efforts to avoid Medicaid cuts in the U.S. have taken many forms, including a computerized lobbying campaign before a recent Moon Tunes show in La Crosse’s Riverside Park. And lawmakers are continuing to go to the public with their concerns about a Medicaid reduction bill. U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisconsin) argued that Republicans think…
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Hall of Fame horse trainer D. Wayne Lukas, a winner of 15 Triple Crown races, dies at 89
WIZMnews.com D. Wayne Lukas, the Hall of Famer who became one of the most accomplished trainers in the history of horse racing and a face of the sport for decades, has died. He was 89. His family said Sunday that Lukas died Saturday night at his Louisville, Kentucky, home. Lukas had been hospitalized with a severe MRSA…
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We preview La Crosse committee week with Mac Kiel, including tearing down Tribune, developing old Shopko
WIZMnews.com A new development plan near the old Shopko on the north side, tearing down the La Crosse Tribune building and recapping the decision to double the city’s stormwater utility bill. It’s committee week and Mac Kiel joined La Crosse Talk on Friday to discuss those decisions by the council and more, as the Judiciary…
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Habitat La Crosse’s Kahya Fox on reclaiming Mayo hospital, recapping Housing Week and ReNewing the north side
WIZMnews.com Kahya Fox, executive director for Habitat for Humanity of the Greater La Crosse Region, in studio for La Crosse Talk recapping committee week, going through the old Mayo St. Anne’s building and a look at ReNew the Block on La Crosse’s north side. La Crosse Talk airs weekdays at 6-8 a.m. Listen on the…
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Machete used in Arcadia fight; four taken to hospital
WIZMnews.com A person is arrested after was using a machete during a large fight early Sunday morning in Arcadia. Police Chief Nic Scholl said just after 1 a.m., several 9-1-1 calls came in about a fight involving 20-30 people at Memorial Park Pavilion. During one of the calls, the person said that one of the…
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Viking river cruises returning to La Crosse for 2025, just in time for Riverfest
WIZMnews.com So far this summer, La Crosse has received just one visit from the big riverboats. But that changes this week. The Viking river cruises will make their first stop in La Crosse for 2025 on Thursday, during Riverfest. The Viking Mississippi is scheduled to dock in La Crosse at 9:30 on Thursday morning, July…
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Sen. Baldwin charges many in Wisconsin could lose Medicaid under proposed budget cuts
WIZMnews.com Efforts to avoid Medicaid cuts in the U.S. have taken many forms, including a computerized lobbying campaign before a recent Moon Tunes show in La Crosse’s Riverside Park. And lawmakers are continuing to go to the public with their concerns about a Medicaid reduction bill. U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisconsin) argued that Republicans think…