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WIZMnews.com Seven people were rescued after they all went under and through one of the gates at the Genoa Lock and Dam Monday afternoon.   According to a joint news release from Vernon County Sheriff Roy Torgerson and Houston County Brian Swedberg, it happened about 1:30 p.m. after the engine on a boat stalled about…

WIZMnews.com A new La Crosse housing development which will offer apartments to both people with disabilities and able-bodied tenants has started a public fund-raising campaign. The Haven on Main is seeking $500,000 in donations from the community to help build 70 housing units. Lansing, Iowa native Michael Rea and his wife Brandy attended a fund-raising…

WIZMnews.com MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota state Sen. John Hoffman, who was shot nine times by a gunman posing as a police officer who authorities say went on to kill another lawmaker, is out of the hospital and is now recovering in a transitional care unit, his family said. “John has been moved to a rehab facility, but still…

WIZMnews.com The Winona man charged with a homicide that occurred in Holmen in late June will need a million dollars in cash to get out of the La Crosse County jail. Jacob Klaver has appeared before Judge Elliott Levine on one count of first-degree homicide, in the apparent strangling and beating death of Josh Pigney…

WIZMnews.com MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court cleared the way Tuesday for the state to institute a ban on conversion therapy in a ruling that gives the governor more power over how state laws are enacted. The court ruled that a Republican-controlled legislative committee’s rejection of a state agency rule that would ban the…

WIZMnews.com The push to get the funding to construct the Prairie Springs II science building came from more than just politicians.   Seven years after the first Prairie Springs building was built at UW-La Crosse, the budget signed last week by Governor Evers included money for the second building.   Representative Jill Billings said today…

WIZMnews.com For the first time in almost 20 years, travelers may no longer be required to take off their shoes during security screenings at certain U.S. airports. The Transportation Security Administration is looking to abandon the additional security step that has for years bedeviled anyone passing through U.S airports, according to media reports. If implemented,…

WIZMnews.com The City of Onalaska is looking to implement a wheel tax to help with a projected budget shortfall.   At Tuesday night’s Common Council meeting, alderpersons are voting to add $25 to vehicle registrations for individual and family vehicles such as sedans, minivans, and SUVs. Buses, RV’s, and Super Cab-type vehicles aren’t covered by…

WIZMnews.com If you’re someone who brings food donations to Rotary Lights in La Crosse at Christmas, there’s an opportunity for you to do the same thing in the summer as well. The local Rotary Clubs are joining with Moon Tunes to promote a food drive at this week’s concert at Riverside Park. Shelly Fortner from…

WIZMnews.com A new La Crosse housing development which will offer apartments to both people with disabilities and able-bodied tenants has started a public fund-raising campaign. The Haven on Main is seeking $500,000 in donations from the community to help build 70 housing units. Lansing, Iowa native Michael Rea and his wife Brandy attended a fund-raising…