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WIZMnews.com A jury is scheduled to be chosen Monday in La Crosse, for the trial in a local homicide case that happened before the COVID pandemic, and during Donald Trump’s first term as president. Anquin St. Junious was arrested for allegedly stabbing another man during a fight inside a taxi. Virgil Stewart was killed during…

WIZMnews.com WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump really wants to fly on an upgraded Air Force One — but making that happen could depend on whether he’s willing to cut corners with security. As government lawyers sort out the legal arrangement for accepting a luxury jet from the Qatari royal family, another crucial conversation is unfolding about modifying the…

WIZMnews.com With schools out, the issue of food insecurity and hunger for children in the area increases.   One organization said that without school meals, five out of six children who rely on free or reduced-price meals run the risk of hunger.   Two programs aim to help combat hunger for children 18 and under. …

WIZMnews.com PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s pick to be the next U.S. surgeon general has repeatedly said the nation’s medical, health and food systems are corrupted by special interests and people out to make a profit at the expense of Americans’ health. Yet as Dr. Casey Means has criticized scientists, medical schools and regulators for…

WIZMnews.com There’s nothing like a good brain workout. ‘What’s that?’ you ask. Well, dementia care specialist Becky Kamrowski stopped in the WIZM studio for La Crosse Talk to tell us. 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 FM (north…

WIZMnews.com Keeping youth interested in reading over the summer break can be a challenge for parents everywhere.   In the five branches of the La Crosse County Library System, the Summer Library program is underway to help children get engaged and use their curiosity to read more books.   Youth Services Coordinator Dawn Tevis said…

WIZMnews.com There’s nothing like a good brain workout. ‘What’s that?’ you ask. Well, dementia care specialist Becky Kamrowski stopped in the WIZM studio for La Crosse Talk to tell us. 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 FM (north…

WIZMnews.com Keeping youth interested in reading over the summer break can be a challenge for parents everywhere.   In the five branches of the La Crosse County Library System, the Summer Library program is underway to help children get engaged and use their curiosity to read more books.   Youth Services Coordinator Dawn Tevis said…

WIZMnews.com The owner and chef of Piggy’s Restaurant is retiring. Chris Roderique ends a 46-year career in the culinary industry. He’s best known for Piggy’s Restaurant which he’s owned since 2001. A statement announcing his retirement estimates that Piggy’s has served an estimated 2.5 million guests since he first took over the restaurant. Roderique also…

WIZMnews.com MILWAUKEE (AP) — A jury found a Milwaukee man guilty Friday of killing and dismembering a 19-year-old college student on the night of their first date. Prosecutors charged Maxwell Anderson in April 2024 with first-degree intentional homicide, dismembering a corpse, arson and hiding a corpse in connection with Sade Robinson’s death. The jury convicted…