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WIZMnews.com Ben Wikler, Democratic Party of Wisconsin chair, is vying for the national job. Heading into the fall election finale, Wikler joined WIZM’s La Crosse Talk PM to discuss Wisconsin’s $4 billion surplus and those fall elections, where Democrats won in the Legislature and for US Senate but lost the presidential race. Wikler clearly took…

WIZMnews.com La Crosse County administrator, Jane Klekamp, in the WIZM studio Tuesday for La Crosse Talk with an update on the homeless plan, how the co-response unit has done this year — pairing police and crisis responders — where the civilian review board is at and how county taxes compare to the rest of the…

WIZMnews.com La Crosse Schools superintendent, Dr. Aaron Engel, joined to discuss the good and bad after Act 10, new school start times, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers’ budget listening session and some of the more interesting field trip proposals he’s experienced. Also, proposed an idea to Engel that San Diego State’s women’s basketball is doing —…

WIZMnews.com GREEN LAKE, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin man, who faked his own drowning and left his wife and three children for Eastern Europe willingly returned to the U.S. after four months and was charged Wednesday with obstructing an intense lake search for his body. The criminal complaint charging Ryan Borgwardt with misdemeanor obstruction offers…

WIZMnews.com It’s hard to believe, but the U.S.A. is about to celebrate another major birthday. We’re 13 months away from the year 2026, and that’s the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, a document signed by a room full of white males. No black, or Latin, or Indigenous men in the famous painting of…

WIZMnews.com A change in off-street parking policy could be approved by the La Crosse city council Thursday. The council could vote on whether to drop requirements that set aside a minimum number of parking spaces for residential buildings. A city commission is holding an informational meeting at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday about the parking rules. That…

WIZMnews.com Four of the eight La Crosse city council races on the spring ballot now have two candidates, and District 5 has its first. Olivia Stone is running for the special election in District 5, which is often referred to as the UW-La Crosse district. Back in July, the city council voted 7-4 not to…

WIZMnews.com Christmas is just two weeks away, but it didn’t feel like winter in the Coulee Region this weekend. Saturday’s high of 56 in La Crosse was one degree short of a record for Dec. 7. That was followed by a high of 53 on Sunday. National Weather Service La Crosse forecaster Joseph Ricciotti joined…

WIZMnews.com An Onalaska woman accused of causing a 6-year-old boy’s death through child abuse is trying to get her bond reduced. Josie Dikeman has been in jail for a year-and-a-half in La Crosse County, while waiting to be tried for the death of Alexavier Pedrin. Dikeman’s defense attorney, Christopher Zachar, is seeking a reduction of…

WIZMnews.com A change in off-street parking policy could be approved by the La Crosse city council Thursday. The council could vote on whether to drop requirements that set aside a minimum number of parking spaces for residential buildings. A city commission is holding an informational meeting at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday about the parking rules. That…