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WIZMnews.com The owner of Pearl Street Books, Beth Hartung, and La Crescent’s public library director, Jess Witkins, stopped in the WIZM studio to discuss, what else, books, including the best of 2024, book bans, reading as a New Year’s resolution, and what’s changed in popularity over the year and years. This is part of a…

WIZMnews.com Here’s a look at the Top 25 heading into ‘25 most viewed WIZM News stories of the year.  The most notable being the two (Nos. 2 and 7) about La Crosse Talk host Mike Hayes, announcing his pancreatic cancer in September and his passing on Thanksgiving. Hayes hosted La Crosse Talk beginning in 1986…

WIZMnews.com New Year’s resolutions can mean many things for many people. A kickoff to being healthier, working out, losing weight, giving up a vice or reading more. But what those resolutions are mostly about are failure. This isn’t about you starting some new, or kicking some old habits, though. This about the Wisconsin state Legislature.…

WIZMnews.com Americans are in mourning for Jimmy Carter, one of the country’s most out of the ordinary presidents in recent years. Mr. Carter died this weekend, just two months after turning 100. He’s our first president to reach that age. Carter was one of several World War Two veterans to reach the Oval Office, and…

WIZMnews.com At the start of a new year, La Crosse city leaders are planning a new effort to seek more government help in finding shelter for homeless people. A request for greater funding or other assistance to help the local programs will be discussed at city committee meetings Thursday. City council member Chris Woodard said…

WIZMnews.com Former President Jimmy Carter has died, two months after his 100th birthday. Carter, who was also a governor of Georgia, is the only U.S. president so far to reach 100. He served a single term in the White House from 1977 to 1981, which was marked by economic trouble and a hostage crisis in…

WIZMnews.com Americans are in mourning for Jimmy Carter, one of the country’s most out of the ordinary presidents in recent years. Mr. Carter died this weekend, just two months after turning 100. He’s our first president to reach that age. Carter was one of several World War Two veterans to reach the Oval Office, and…

WIZMnews.com At the start of a new year, La Crosse city leaders are planning a new effort to seek more government help in finding shelter for homeless people. A request for greater funding or other assistance to help the local programs will be discussed at city committee meetings Thursday. City council member Chris Woodard said…

WIZMnews.com Former President Jimmy Carter has died, two months after his 100th birthday. Carter, who was also a governor of Georgia, is the only U.S. president so far to reach 100. He served a single term in the White House from 1977 to 1981, which was marked by economic trouble and a hostage crisis in…

WIZMnews.com WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — At the end of a long social media post mostly hovering around his opinions on the election, President-elect Donald Trump on Monday endorsed House Speaker Mike Johnson. The Louisiana Republican is preparing for what is expected to be another contentious speakership race this week. Two years ago, the…