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“Good kids” honored at Kiwanis Club banquet
WIZMnews.com Ten students from area high schools are recognized for their efforts by the La Crosse Kiwanis Club. This is the 50th year of awarding $750 scholarships, plaque, and balloon bouquet in school colors to the seniors-one from ten different schools. Those chosen are nominated by the teachers at each school. The Kiwanis said they…
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Stocks surge after Trump announces 90-day pause on tariffs but raises taxes on China
WIZMnews.com Facing a global market meltdown, President Donald Trump on Wednesday abruptly backed down on his tariffs on most nations for 90 days, but raised his tax rate on Chinese imports to 125%. U.S. markets surged in response. The S&P 500 was up 5.7% after erasing an earlier loss of 0.7%. The Dow Jones Industrial…
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42 laid off as UPS closes Holmen facility
WIZMnews.com UPS said that 42 employees will be laid off or separated from their jobs when its Holmen facility closes in early June. In a letter to the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, it said that the facility at 20. N. Star Rd. is permanently closed as of June 10. Of the 42 employees, 18…
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Wisconsin keep demanding campaign finance reform
WIZMnews.com Elections are over. At least for awhile. La Crosse swears in a new mayor — Shaundel Washington-Spivey — next week. Six members — four rookies — of the La Crosse City Council will be sworn in, as well. Then, the next week, the La Crosse School Board swears in its three new members —…
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Statewide tornado drills planned for afternoon, evening
WIZMnews.com Tornado sirens are set to go off Thursday afternoon and evening in Wisconsin and Minnesota, as part of the annual drills during Severe Weather Awareness Week. Sirens are scheduled for 1:45 p.m. and 6:45 p.m. in both states. According to Minnesota’s Homeland Security and Emergency Management, the early one is intended as a…
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Wisconsin Sen. Brad Pfaff on banning hedge funds from housing, upcoming budget listening session, election react
WIZMnews.com Wisconsin state Sen. Brad Pfaff in the WIZM studio Monday for La Crosse Talk with election reaction, money in politics, upcoming budget listening sessions and a new housing proposal, plus the best places for a Friday fish fry. La Crosse Talk airs weekdays at 6-8 a.m. Listen on the WIZM app, online here, or on…
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Take a hike
WIZMnews.com One of the things I love about living in La Crosse is the opportunity to just take a walk. This time of year, it’s fun to walk the marsh trails and check out the migrating ducks, geese, and swans that are headed back home from their winter in the south. Even better, it’s too…
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La Crosse teachers’ union president Martinez on student’s March madness, election reaction
WIZMnews.com We got La Crosse Education Association co-president Jesse Martinez’s reaction to last week’s elections for school board, supreme court and Department of Public Instruction, and we also spoke about a fun, student-led March madness bracket. La Crosse Talk airs weekdays at 6-8 a.m. Listen on the WIZM app, online here, or on 92.3 FM /…
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Gundersen promotes EmPATH system for emergency behavioral health needs in La Crosse
WIZMnews.com The Emplify health system in La Crosse is introducing a new behavioral health care program. The EmPATH unit will operate at Gundersen in La Crosse, as a new method of helping mental health patients who come to the emergency room. Emplify director Josh Court says the system is now being used in other parts…
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Country Boom, Ho-Chunk plans for county farmland get review from La Crosse County Board
WIZMnews.com The idea of selling county land for a new Country Boom music festival venue in West Salem received a hearing before the La Crosse County Board. At Monday’s board meeting, supervisors heard plans for developing a new site for the annual festival that started in 2018. Approximately 300 new homes could be included in…