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WIZMnews.com The thunderstorms that moved through the area overnight did more than drop some rain.   The Warrens Area Fire District said a lightning strike from the storms hit the Warrens Cold Storage facility and American Berry Company building just after 2 a.m. Friday morning.   Flames were visible from the roof of the back…

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WIZMnews.com MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin Elections Commission discussion of uncounted ballots in Madison devolved into a shouting match Thursday, with the Democratic chair threatening to kick a Republican commissioner out of the meeting. The commission is investigating former Madison City Clerk Maribeth Witzel-Behl after she failed to count 200 absentee ballots in the November election…

WIZMnews.com Parents, grab your kids for the “Fired up for Science” event happening at Viterbo University on Tuesday. Viterbo chemistry professor, Dr. Kyle Backstrand, stopped in the WIZM studio to talks about some of the things people will see there, like gummy bear sacrifices, slime, elephant toothpaste and more. La Crosse Talk airs weekdays at…

WIZMnews.com I asked the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire one very simple question: Is José Felipe Alvergue, the professor accused of violently intimidating conservative students on campus, on a paid or unpaid administrative leave? UW-Eau Claire passed me off to its media relations director for the entire Universities of Wisconsin. Its response: “This is an ongoing…

WIZMnews.com Kahya Fox in the WIZM studio for La Crosse Talk to preview Habitat for Humanity’s first-ever La Crosse Housing Week, as well as Conductor Wannabe Kelly Colgan talking Habitat For Heroes. La Crosse Talk airs weekdays at 6-8 a.m. Listen on the WIZM app, online here, or on 92.3 FM / 1410 AM / 106.7…

WIZMnews.com A release plan was approved Thursday for the suspect in a recent La Crosse shooting. The bond for 19-year-old Jaysen Moran of La Crosse has been reduced to $1,000. Jail records show that Moran was released later in the day. La Crosse County Judge Elliott Levine said in court that Moran can be on…

WIZMnews.com Are tariffs good for the economy, or a bad thing? An audience at UW-La Crosse heard mixed opinions on the need for tariffs, during a panel discussion on Wednesday at Centennial Hall. Associate professor Sheida Teimouri is chair of the economics department at UWL, and was an organizer of the event. She says the…

WIZMnews.com The Minnesota Department of Health on Thursday provided an update for people wanting to eat what they catch in the state’s rivers, lakes, and streams.  The new guidelines are related to PFAS chemicals found in fish in ten of Minnesota’s counties.  Known as “forever chemicals”, PFAS are linked to developmental issues with infants and…

WIZMnews.com The Green Bay Packers Tailgate Tour to help the Hunger Task Force of La Crosse came at just the right time. Shelly Fortner, executive director of HTF said the event brought in $98,000. Seven players — past and present — along with Packers president and CEO Mark Murphy held their Tailgate Tour event at…