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WIZMnews.com MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The wife of a Wisconsin kayaker, who faked his own drowning so he could leave her and their children and meet a woman in Eastern Europe, filed court documents Thursday seeking to end their marriage. Online court records indicate Emily Borgwardt filed a petition in Dodge County Circuit Court seeking…

WIZMnews.com A judge has found probable cause to try Michael Popp of Tomah for the murder of a Vernon County woman, almost 40 years ago. Popp was arrested in September for the 1985 death of Terry Dolowy, whose headless body was discovered burning in a ditch. Wisconsin DCI special agent Lindsay Lehr testified Friday at…

WIZMnews.com President Joe Biden is granting clemency to two Wisconsin residents. The two named on the White House Clemency Recipient List , are Jerry Donald Manning of Sun Prairie and Audrey Diane Simone of Prescott. JERRY DONALD MANNING – Sun Prairie, WisconsinJerry Donald Manning is a 70-year-old man who was convicted of non-violent offenses. Mr.…

WIZMnews.com As Mt. La Crosse celebrates its 65th year, Darcie Breidel has been there more than half that time. The executive director joined La Crosse Talk this week to tell stories, as we tried to convince her to steal the snow machine and bring it to town in July. La Crosse Talk airs weekdays at…

WIZMnews.com In December of 1959, the Mount La Crosse ski hill opened for business, near Highway 35 in the town of Shelby. Ted Motschman and his wife Sue were able to lease 200 acres of land on the hillside for the ski slope, but some land atop the hill was still needed for the project.…

WIZMnews.com The La Crosse County Board has a seat to fill before the next board election in 2026. Kevin Hoyer has resigned as the supervisor for District 24, after moving out of the district which represents the Onalaska-Holmen area. People who would like to serve on the board have until Friday, January 3rd to submit…

WIZMnews.com Residential areas of La Crosse will not be required to set aside a minimum number of off-street parking spaces, as a result of a city council vote on Thursday. By a vote of 9 to 3, the council has repealed an ordinance that mandated a certain number of parking spots, to match the size…

WIZMnews.com MADISON, Wis. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump’s former Wisconsin attorney lashed out Thursday at the state’s Democratic attorney general for filing felony charges against him and two others related to the 2020 fake electors scheme, saying after their initial court appearance that he was the victim of “lawfare” that wreaked havoc on his life.…

WIZMnews.com MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A northern Wisconsin tribe along with a coalition of groups moved Thursday to block plans to reroute an aging pipeline around the tribe’s reservation, arguing state regulators have underestimated the environmental damage that construction would cause. The Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa filed a lawsuit in Ashland County…

WIZMnews.com In December of 1959, the Mount La Crosse ski hill opened for business, near Highway 35 in the town of Shelby. Ted Motschman and his wife Sue were able to lease 200 acres of land on the hillside for the ski slope, but some land atop the hill was still needed for the project.…