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WIZMnews.com A cash bond has been set for a Jackson County man caught driving under the influence for at least the 10th time in Wisconsin. Aaron Falcon-Radke was arrested outside a West Salem business on Monday, on a probation warrant. A criminal complaint says Falcon-Radke showed signs of having used drugs, and police found a…

WIZMnews.com Two former student Republicans at UW-La Crosse have been chosen as leaders for the 3rd District GOP. Hannah Testin is now chairwoman of the district Republican Party and Ryan Huebsch is vice-chair. The two were elected to the posts over the weekend, during a party caucus held in Osseo, Wis. Both will serve in…

WIZMnews.com La Crosse’s city council getting sworn in, along with a new mayor, was not the only local government body to meet on Tuesday. The La Crosse County Board had its second meeting of April on Tuesday night Supervisors approved appointments to several county committees and also heard an update on the efforts to sell…

WIZMnews.com La Crosse’s new mayor is now in office. Shaundel Washington-Spivey took the oath at a Tuesday afternoon ceremony in La Crosse City Hall. Washington-Spivey, a former La Crosse School Board member who started and is executive director of the nonprofit B.L.A.C.K. (Black Leaders Acquiring Collective Knowledge) was elected the city’s first black and openly-gay…

WIZMnews.com La Crosse Schools superintendent, Dr. Aaron Engel, joins to discuss potential “DEI” federal funding cuts, the next steps for new La Crosse School Board members, his going to a state Budget Listening session, and the District Vision survey going out next week. La Crosse Talk airs weekdays at 6-8 a.m. Listen on the WIZM…

WIZMnews.com They’re attempting the impossible.  Phillip and Claire Mitchell are trying to, what we’ve been calling, “Fix Rick.” Now, some WIZM listeners might think, ‘There’s no fixing that liberal.’ But that’s not what’s going on here.  The two own Mitchell Holistic Health (MHH) in Onalaska and have been working with me for the past few…

WIZMnews.com Two former student Republicans at UW-La Crosse have been chosen as leaders for the 3rd District GOP. Hannah Testin is now chairwoman of the district Republican Party and Ryan Huebsch is vice-chair. The two were elected to the posts over the weekend, during a party caucus held in Osseo, Wis. Both will serve in…

WIZMnews.com La Crosse’s city council getting sworn in, along with a new mayor, was not the only local government body to meet on Tuesday. The La Crosse County Board had its second meeting of April on Tuesday night Supervisors approved appointments to several county committees and also heard an update on the efforts to sell…

WIZMnews.com A new program offered through Great Rivers United Way provides people with a way to get digital access.   Working with the United Way of Wisconsin, Great Rivers United Way (GRUW) plans to distribute more than 700 no-cost laptop loans through the Techquity WI program.  The program runs for the next two years. The…

WIZMnews.com An accidental gas line break led to a brief evacuation at Onalaska Middle School on Wednesday. The school district says the gas line was struck inadvertently, during construction happening at the middle school. Xcel Energy and the Onalaska Fire Department inspected the building after students and staff left the school. The gas was turned…