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WIZMnews.com US House Rep. Derrick Van Orden has been invited to a 3rd District town hall being held in La Crosse next week. Hosting the event are groups Opportunity Wisconsin and Family Friendly Wisconsin, while US House Rep. Mark Pocan will be attending as a special guest. Pocan, a Democrat who has represented District 2…

WIZMnews.com MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A man was arrested near UnitedHealthcare’s headquarters in Minnesota after threatening violence, months after the company’s CEO was killed, authorities said Monday. The man was spotted around 11 a.m. in a parking lot outside of the UnitedHealthcare corporate campus in the Minneapolis suburb of Minnetonka. City spokesman Andy Wittenborg said the…

WIZMnews.com The Wisconsin DNR said much of the state is experiencing high or very high danger levels for wildfires including La Crosse and surrounding counties. In a statement on Monday afternoon, it said that 63 fires burned 135 acres this past weekend. The forecast through Wednesday calls for dry weather and windy conditions which increase…

WIZMnews.com MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The municipal clerk in Wisconsin’s capital city has quit amid investigations into how she failed to count nearly 200 absentee ballots in the November elections. Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway’s office announced City Clerk Maribeth Witzel-Behl’s resignation on Monday. The mayor’s spokesperson, Dylan Brogan, said Witzel-Behl submitted her resignation on Thursday but the…

WIZMnews.com A rural Readstown man had to be airlifted from the scene of a UTV crash Sunday afternoon in Vernon County. The Vernon County Sheriff’s Office said it happened on private property in the Town of Kickapoo near Readstown. The UTV driven by Chad Laverne Crook, 52, hit a fence. The UTV overturned throwing Crook…

WIZMnews.com There’s another Democrat starting a bid for Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District seat in 2026. Emily Berge filed paperwork with the Federal Elections Commission on April 11 to run for the seat currently held by Congressman Derrick Van Orden. She was first elected to the Eau Claire City Council in 2018 and voted in as…

WIZMnews.com La Crescent-Hokah’s Board of Education plans to announce their choice for a new superintendent after interviewing both finalists later today. The board is speaking to Wally Gnewikow, the current principal at Logan High School shortly after 5 p.m. followed by a similar conversation with Brandon Munson, current District Administrator at North Crawford. A third…

WIZMnews.com UW-La Crosse political science professor, Dr. Anthony Chergosky in the WIZM studio for Friday’s La Crosse Talk, discussing the Highway 16 construction, the length of time before La Crosse’s mayors and judges take office and the future chairs of the Democratic and Republican parties in Wisconsin. La Crosse Talk airs weekdays at 6-8 a.m.…

WIZMnews.com The leader of both the La Crosse County and 3rd Congressional District Democratic Party is reportedly is seeking a statewide position left open by Ben Wikler. William Garcia is one of several likely candidates to run for chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, in which Wikler did not seek reelection. Garcia is expected…

WIZMnews.com UW-La Crosse political science professor, Dr. Anthony Chergosky in the WIZM studio for Friday’s La Crosse Talk, discussing the Highway 16 construction, the length of time before La Crosse’s mayors and judges take office and the future chairs of the Democratic and Republican parties in Wisconsin. La Crosse Talk airs weekdays at 6-8 a.m.…