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WIZMnews.com La Crosse Schools superintendent, Dr. Aaron Engel, joins to discuss the process of closing three elementary schools, a hiccup in the sale of the Lincoln building and what kind of funding public education is seeing as the state budget is being crafted. La Crosse Talk airs weekdays at 6-8 a.m. Listen on the WIZM…

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…

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 While we spent one segment on the Black Friday of Onalaska rummage sales, the rest of Friday’s La Crosse Talk with UW-L political science professor, Dr. Anthony Chergosky, was almost exclusively on A.I. in government, in classrooms and in our everyday lives. La Crosse Talk airs weekdays at 6-8 a.m. Listen on the WIZM…

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…