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WIZMnews.com A sentencing is scheduled next week in La Crosse County, in a triple-murder case dating back three years. Nya Thao of Onalaska faces a likely sentence of life in prison for the shooting deaths of three men at a West Salem quarry in 2021, over a $600 debt. Thao was tried twice for the…

WIZMnews.com The Wisconsin State Patrol says “driver error” is the reason a bus crashed through the side of a home around 6:30 a.m. Tuesday on State Street in Holmen. The State Patrol said the driver will not be charged criminally, but will receive a traffic citation. It also found nothing wrong with the bus. The…

WIZMnews.com La Crosse’s Barnes and Noble says the Valley View Mall is “Trying,” as the facility off Highway 16 has adjusted store hours three days in a row now with apparent electrical problems. The mall pushed out its regular opening time by an hour Wednesday to 11 a.m. No word on what will happen for…

WIZMnews.com It’s a big time of the year to enjoy sports in the U.S. and to cheer on your favorite teams. I got down to Madison this month to take in a Saturday night football game at Camp Randall. The Badgers hosting the Ducks, of Oregon, who are getting all the votes for No. 1…

WIZMnews.com The recall papers are being drawn as you read this, just days after Wisconsin state Sen. Brad Pfaff revealed to the La Crosse Talk audience that one of his favorite Thanksgiving Day foods is that canned cranberry jelly. La Crosse Talk airs weekdays at 6-8 a.m. Listen on the WIZM app, online here, or on…

WIZMnews.com It’s a big time of the year to enjoy sports in the U.S. and to cheer on your favorite teams. I got down to Madison this month to take in a Saturday night football game at Camp Randall. The Badgers hosting the Ducks, of Oregon, who are getting all the votes for No. 1…

WIZMnews.com La Crosse Education Association co-president Jill Schams joined La Crosse Talk on Monday to discuss what might change with the school district starting two weeks earlier, plus when to begin the school day and year-round school. We also had to talk best and worst foods on the Thanksgiving Day table.  La Crosse Talk airs…

WIZMnews.com Vince Ristow, president of the La Crosse Community Thanksgiving Board, recently joined WIZM’s La Crosse Talk with Ken Cooper. The Thanksgiving tradition at the La Crosse Center has happened since 1982. La Crosse Talk airs weekdays at 6-8 a.m. Listen on the WIZM app, online here, or on 92.3 FM / 1410 AM / 106.7…

WIZMnews.com La Crosse’s Valley View Mall is apparently experiencing electrical trouble again, forcing the interior to close at 5 p.m. both Monday and Tuesday. The mall off Highway 16 has reported power outages those two days forcing early shutdowns. The outages apparently had little effect on other stores, however. J.C. Penney, Hy-Vee HuHot and Barnes…

WIZMnews.com The largest donation in UW-La Crosse history comes from its former vice chancellor, who just retired this year. Dr. Bob Hetzel has left his mark on campus in a couple of ways and now his name is on the new fieldhouse he helped to develop before it opened last year. Also, Hetzel is helping…