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WIZMnews.com Multiple charges of sexual assault have been filed against a man from La Crosse County who appeared in court on Tuesday. A cash bond of $5000 was set for Jeffrey Michel II, and he has been released from jail, with his next court date set for Thursday. County court records show that Michel is…

WIZMnews.com Repairs to the La Crosse Center roof could happen soon. The center board will ask the city to provide $60,000 from existing funds to fix a leaky roof on the main arena. Jay Odegaard, the center manager, says the arena is the only portion of the La Crosse Center where leaks have been detected…

WIZMnews.com Multiple charges of sexual assault have been filed against a man from La Crosse County who appeared in court on Tuesday. A cash bond of $5000 was set for Jeffrey Michel II, and he has been released from jail, with his next court date set for Thursday. County court records show that Michel is…

WIZMnews.com Repairs to the La Crosse Center roof could happen soon. The center board will ask the city to provide $60,000 from existing funds to fix a leaky roof on the main arena. Jay Odegaard, the center manager, says the arena is the only portion of the La Crosse Center where leaks have been detected…

WIZMnews.com Although federal charges were brought against the man accused of killing a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband along with wounding a second lawmaker and his wife, the gunman does face state charges in the case.   Vance Boelter was charged with 2nd Degree Murder in Minnesota for the shootings. Some have asked why he…

WIZMnews.com A Prairie du Chien man is awaiting a child enticement charge following his arrest earlier this month. Crawford County Sheriff Dale McCullick said that on June 1, they began an investigation into an incident in the Town of Prairie du Chien. The report said an adult male lured a 14-year-old juvenile into the back…

WIZMnews.com A Wausau man is in custody facing federal charges he defrauded investors of more than $15 million dollars over a six-year period. Stanley Pophal, 63, was charged in federal court in Madison on Monday with wire fraud and money laundering. The charges said that between May 2019 and March 2025, Pophal got at least…

WIZMnews.com Plans that go before a city committee later this week show a major makeover and additions of two new buildings in the space currently occupied by Bridgeview Plaza. It is the only item on the agenda for Friday’s Commercial/Multi-Family Design Review Committee. The owners of Bridgeview Plaza are the ones developing the site. Preliminary…

WIZMnews.com From a legislator in downtown Minneapolis to a veteran Ohio congresswoman, many lawmakers included in the suspected Minnesota gunman’s writings and list of targets have vowed not to bow down. Vance Boelter, 57, was charged with federal murder and stalking, along with state charges, following a nearly two-day search that culminated in his capture in the…

WIZMnews.com Wisconsin state Assembly Rep. Steve Doyle joined La Crosse Talk on Monday to discuss the Minnesota killer and his hit list that included Wisconsin lawmakers. We also covered the new Democratic Party chair, who got his start working with Doyle, plus an update on rebuilding the Tank Creek Bridge after it was deliberately set…