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WIZMnews.com Senator Bernie Sanders is endorsing Rebecca Cooke in the race for Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District. A news release from the Cooke campaign said the Vermont Senator and former presidential candidate was backing her. It quoted Sanders, “I am proud to endorse Rebecca Cooke in Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District. At a time when the very…

WIZMnews.com It is a busy summer for road construction in the city. Multiple projects are underway as of June 20 from both the Engineering and Water Utility departments. A couple of more projects are starting next week. Here’s the list of what’s either closed or are closing for repairs or improvements. Road Closure: 15th St…

WIZMnews.com “Who doesn’t like mac and cheese?” That was the response from Robin Moses, the Executive Director of the Holmen Area Community Center. Mac and cheese is one of the features of the second annual Cheese Fest fundraiser for the center. It gets underway at 10 a.m. with a craft market. Featuring a cheese theme,…

WIZMnews.com Professional logrollers are coming to La Crosse this weekend for the 24th Annual La Crosse Open Logrolling tournament on Saturday. More than 70 professionals from as far away as Alaska head to Pettibone Park for the tournament which has a $5,000 purse. The event is free to attend.   Organizer Livi Pappadopoulos, a six-time logrolling…

WIZMnews.com A September trial date has been set for Diontae Booth, who’s accused of shooting his former girlfriend last month. Judge Scott Horne scheduled Booth’s trial for attempted homicide starting on September 8. Trial dates in late July and September were discussed in court, before Booth agreed to have jury selection begin just after Labor…

WIZMnews.com La Crosse’s Juneteenth celebration this year happens tomorrow at Riverside Park. Juneteenth commemorates the day in 1865 when enslaved Black people in Texas were freed. The event in the park begins at noon and goes until 7.   Speaking on our sister station Z-93, Hope Restores Co-founder Shy Jackson said people can come enjoy a…

WIZMnews.com The mayor of La Crosse had a busy schedule for Juneteenth, the U.S. holiday commemorating the freedom of slaves after the Civil War. Shaundel Washington Spivey, elected in April as the city’s first black mayor, visited the Capitol building in Madison early Thursday, to speak at the Wisconsin Legislative Black Caucus celebration for Juneteenth.…

WIZMnews.com The Salvation Army of La Crosse and the Hunger Task Force hold their monthly food distribution event Friday afternoon. It takes place at the Salvation Army warehouse at 434 Nelson Place in La Crosse from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.   The distribution is for families in need of food assistance. It is open to the…

WIZMnews.com Extensive water damage from a sprinkler head has led Crawford County to close its administration building in Prairie du Chien, until further notice. The sheriff’s office says a fire alarm went off at the building early Thursday morning. An inspection found a problem with fire suppression equipment, causing the sprinkler to come on, and…

WIZMnews.com Attorneys in the La Crosse homicide case of Josie Dikeman case are making several requests in court, less than two months before Dikeman is tried for allegedly causing the death of a young boy. Judge Elliott Levine made rulings Friday on how far back attorneys will be allowed to go, in presenting evidence about…