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WIZMnews.com A weekend accident in La Crosse reportedly knocked out some power lines for a time, at a busy intersection along Mormon Coulee Road. The La Crosse fire department says a car went into the air and struck electric lines at the corner of Mormon Coulee and Birch Street, during the noon hour on Saturday.…

WIZMnews.com La Crosse’s holiday season officially kicks off this coming Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, with the start of Rotary Lights. This year marks the 30th year of having Christmas lights throughout Riverside Park, from Thanksgiving weekend through New Year’s Eve. Organizer Pat Stephens says one new attraction at Rotary Lights this year will be…

WIZMnews.com Twin brothers helped the UW-La Crosse men’s cross country team win it all, over the weekend. Grant Matthai finished third and Aidan Matthai was fifth in leading the Eagles to a Division III National Championship. It’s the second time in UW-L history two runners placed in the Top 5. In 1997, Brett Altergott won…

WIZMnews.com The calendar can be a funny thing. You remember that this was a leap year, right? Of course you do, that’s why we just had a presidential election. That extra day back in February may be throwing people for a loop right now. Without that leap day in 2024, we would be done with…

WIZMnews.com The calendar can be a funny thing. You remember that this was a leap year, right? Of course you do, that’s why we just had a presidential election. That extra day back in February may be throwing people for a loop right now. Without that leap day in 2024, we would be done with…

WIZMnews.com La Crosse County District Attorney Tim Gruenke joins WIZM’s La Crosse Talk to breakdown the city’s first-ever mass shooting — a drive-by, downtown — tracking the origin of the gun in those incidents, plus 1,000 felonies in 2024 and the politicization of positions like the one he holds. La Crosse Talk PM airs weekdays…

WIZMnews.com A 40-year-old Onalaska woman faces up to 10 years in prison if she’s convicted of vehicular homicide for a fatal accident in that city. Megan Urch appeared in court by video on Thursday. Police in Onalaska said Urch was distracted while driving on Main Street back in September, and struck 83-year-old Darlene Wozney, who…

WIZMnews.com La Crosse’s Friday farmers market will no longer be in Cameron Park. The group was granted permission Thursday by the Parks Board to move the market to Burns Park along Main Street, across from the library. The number of vendors and customers at Cameron has been dropping in recent years, amid concerns about safety…

WIZMnews.com Deer hunters in Wisconsin are hoping for a better season than a year ago, when the harvest from the gun-deer hunt was down 17 per cent from 2022. Most counties in the state saw a drop in the harvest during 2023. The DNR says La Crosse County had a 7 per cent drop in…

WIZMnews.com Wisconsin’s deer opener. It’s finally here. It’s time to pack our gear and head to deer camp. But before we hit the woods, let’s review some hunter safety basics. Always wear your blaze orange or your bright pink. It keeps you visible to hunters, and it also keeps you compliant with the law. Remember, no…