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WIZMnews.com Many of the veterans who went to Washington D.C. in early May on the Freedom Honor Flight got together Sunday afternoon for a chance to reminisce about the trip.   Sitting at the Omni Center with family members, some of whom also went on the trip as guardians, the veterans had the chance to…

WIZMnews.com WASHINGTON (AP) — After a weekend of setbacks, the Senate is trying to sprint ahead Monday on President Donald Trump’s big bill of tax breaks and spending cuts despite a series of challenges, including the sudden announcement from one GOP senator that he won’t run for reelection after opposing the package over its Medicaid health care cuts. An all-night session…

WIZMnews.com Because of the July 4th holiday, La Crosse’s Brush and Yard Waste site is closed this coming weekend. The site on Isle La Plume is not open from Saturday, July 5, and Sunday, July 6. Access to the compost and wood chip piles is closed as well. Regular hours resume on Monday, July 7.…

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…

WIZMnews.com Here’s a story out of Washington that sounded weird when I first heard it, and then made more sense when I looked into it. Listening to public radio recently, I heard a reporter claim that the White House had just replaced a portrait of Hillary Clinton with one of President Trump. Implying that the…

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…

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…

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…

WIZMnews.com WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans voting in a dramatic late Saturday session narrowly cleared a key procedural step as they race to advance President Donald Trump’s package of tax breaks, spending cuts and bolstered deportation funds by his July Fourth deadline. The tally, 51-49, came after a tumultuous night with Vice President JD Vance at the…

WIZMnews.com One of the most iconic and famous advertising symbols in the country made its way down the streets of La Crosse on Saturday afternoon.   Crowds lined 2nd and Front streets watching and taking video and photos as the Budweiser Clydesdales passed by.  The team, based in St. Louis, was here as a part…