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WIZMnews.com BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday blocked the Trump administration from withholding billions of dollars in transportation funds from states that don’t agree to participate in some immigration enforcement actions. Twenty states sued after they said Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy threatened to cut off funding to states that refused to comply with President Donald Trump’s…

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 UW-La Crosse political science professor, Dr. Anthony Cherogksy, in the WIZM studio for La Crosse discussing the history of Bridgeview Plaza, where Shopko once lived, the plan for tax cuts, and when Giannis get his, plus Bernie Sanders endorsing Derrick Van Orden’s opponent and a Wisconsin native who doesn’t believe in history — at…

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 La Crosse County Sheriff, John Siegel, in the WIZM studio for La Crosse Talk discussing his office’s role in the manhunt for the Minnesota killer, which included welfare checks on at least one area state Legislator. La Crosse Talk airs weekdays at 6-8 a.m. Listen on the WIZM app, online here, or on 92.3 FM…

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 If we wanted another reason to put the breaks on letting A.I. take over the world, it’s apparently going to make us dumber, in the process. I can’t say this one is a surprise. While Republicans in our federal government want to ban states from merely regulating A.I. for a decade — and punishing…

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,…