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WIZMnews.com ROSEVILLE, Minn. (AP) — Republicans will start the year with at least a temporary majority in the Minnesota House after a Democrat decided not to appeal a judge’s decision that he failed to establish residency in the suburban district he was elected to represent. That means Republicans will have a slim 67-66 majority in…

WIZMnews.com Just a year after La Crosse’s public library closed its south-side branch in a budget-cutting move, the north side branch is ready to increase its business hours. Library administrators have announced on social media that the north branch on Kane Street will double its operating hours on weekdays, to eight hours, 10 am to…

WIZMnews.com The Green Bay Packers visit the Minnesota Vikings in a clash of playoff-bound clubs. This is the first time in the 64-year history of the rivalry that both teams take at least 11 wins into the game. Minnesota won 31-29 in Green Bay earlier this season in Week 4. Packers quarterback Jordan Love matched…

WIZMnews.com The Green Bay Packers visit the Minnesota Vikings in a clash of playoff-bound clubs. This is the first time in the 64-year history of the rivalry that both teams take at least 11 wins into the game. Minnesota won 31-29 in Green Bay earlier this season in Week 4. Packers quarterback Jordan Love matched…

WIZMnews.com The Rotary Lights display in La Crosse’s Riverside Park is now a 30-year tradition shining along the riverfront every night from Thanksgiving weekend to New Year’s Eve. Three years ago, though, never-before-seen weather shut everything down in the middle of the season, but volunteers worked tirelessly to get some semblance of Rotary Lights back…

WIZMnews.com After a record-setting year for overdose-related deaths in La Crosse County during 2023, the county says the trend is now going in the other direction. La Crosse County chief medical examiner Beth Lubinski says the tentative number of drug overdose deaths for the county is now at 26 for this year, compared to a…

WIZMnews.com Just a year after La Crosse’s public library closed its south-side branch in a budget-cutting move, the north side branch is ready to increase its business hours. Library administrators have announced on social media that the north branch on Kane Street will double its operating hours on weekdays, to eight hours, 10 am to…

WIZMnews.com The Rotary Lights display in La Crosse’s Riverside Park is now a 30-year tradition shining along the riverfront every night from Thanksgiving weekend to New Year’s Eve. Three years ago, though, never-before-seen weather shut everything down in the middle of the season, but volunteers worked tirelessly to get some semblance of Rotary Lights back…

WIZMnews.com After a record-setting year for overdose-related deaths in La Crosse County during 2023, the county says the trend is now going in the other direction. La Crosse County chief medical examiner Beth Lubinski says the tentative number of drug overdose deaths for the county is now at 26 for this year, compared to a…

WIZMnews.com Several high-profile court cases have been shown live on TV in recent years, giving people a real-life look at how crimes are handled by the justice system. La Crosse County District Attorney Tim Gruenke is preparing to teach people about how cases are prosecuted in a three-part series next month called the Citizen Prosecution…