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WIZMnews.com The push to get the funding to construct the Prairie Springs II science building came from more than just politicians.   Seven years after the first Prairie Springs building was built at UW-La Crosse, the budget signed last week by Governor Evers included money for the second building.   Representative Jill Billings said today…

WIZMnews.com For the first time in almost 20 years, travelers may no longer be required to take off their shoes during security screenings at certain U.S. airports. The Transportation Security Administration is looking to abandon the additional security step that has for years bedeviled anyone passing through U.S airports, according to media reports. If implemented,…

WIZMnews.com The City of Onalaska is looking to implement a wheel tax to help with a projected budget shortfall.   At Tuesday night’s Common Council meeting, alderpersons are voting to add $25 to vehicle registrations for individual and family vehicles such as sedans, minivans, and SUVs. Buses, RV’s, and Super Cab-type vehicles aren’t covered by…

WIZMnews.com If you’re someone who brings food donations to Rotary Lights in La Crosse at Christmas, there’s an opportunity for you to do the same thing in the summer as well. The local Rotary Clubs are joining with Moon Tunes to promote a food drive at this week’s concert at Riverside Park. Shelly Fortner from…

WIZMnews.com A new La Crosse housing development which will offer apartments to both people with disabilities and able-bodied tenants has started a public fund-raising campaign. The Haven on Main is seeking $500,000 in donations from the community to help build 70 housing units. Lansing, Iowa native Michael Rea and his wife Brandy attended a fund-raising…

WIZMnews.com The Winona man charged with a homicide that occurred in Holmen in late June will need a million dollars in cash to get out of the La Crosse County jail. Jacob Klaver has appeared before Judge Elliott Levine on one count of first-degree homicide, in the apparent strangling and beating death of Josh Pigney…

WIZMnews.com The push to get the funding to construct the Prairie Springs II science building came from more than just politicians.   Seven years after the first Prairie Springs building was built at UW-La Crosse, the budget signed last week by Governor Evers included money for the second building.   Representative Jill Billings said today…

WIZMnews.com KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — Families sifted through waterlogged debris Sunday and stepped inside empty cabins at Camp Mystic, an all-girls summer camp ripped apart by flash floods that washed homes off their foundations and killed at least 82 people in central Texas. Rescuers maneuvering through challenging terrain, high waters and snakes including water moccasins continued their desperate search…

WIZMnews.com Riverfest may be done for this year, but La Crosse’s riverfront will still be active this week. A Monday morning stop by the Viking Mississippi cruise ship will be the first of several this year by that company. The Viking boat was supposed to be in La Crosse last week, but high water led…

WIZMnews.com A homicide suspect from southern Minnesota is now in the La Crosse County jail, days after being arrested for the death of a Holmen resident. Jacob Klaver of Winona was admitted to the La Crosse jail on Saturday, and is being held without bond for 1st degree homicide, in the alleged strangulation death of…