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WIZMnews.com School District of La Crosse superintendent, Dr. Aaron Engel, joins WIZM’s La Crosse Talk on Monday to discuss what’s next now that the $53.5 million elementary school referendum plan passed, plus we get his thoughts on the Trump administration potentially closing the Department of Education. La Crosse Talk airs weekdays at 6-8 a.m. Listen…

WIZMnews.com La Crosse now has two declared candidates for mayor. Ellie McLoone made her announcement Monday at Grandad Bluff. McLoone, a realtor and a fifth-generation resident of La Crosse, said she is making public safety and police protection key issues in her campaign. “The city of La Crosse is currently down almost a dozen officers,”…

WIZMnews.com A public defender has been appointed to represent the suspect in a recent Crawford County murder. Thirty-nine-year-old Jesse Slaughter of Lancaster is accused in the stabbing death of a Prairie du Chien man, 65-year-old Daniel Welsch. The stabbing happened in late October, at a house in Prairie. Welsch reportedly died after being attacked with…

WIZMnews.com La Crosse Mayor Mitch Reynolds told WIZM on Monday night he is not going to seek reelection. “There are a number of reasons,” Reynolds said. “This was definitely a difficult decision to come to. I am absolutely looking forward to new challenges and new opportunities.” Reynolds was first elected in 2021, in the midst…

WIZMnews.com A last-minute proposal to add more money for disposal of furniture and other large items in La Crosse was voted Monday down by the city council at its yearly budget hearing. The council voted 8-4 against adding $105,000 to the budget, which would have paid for hauling large items, especially at college move-out time.…

WIZMnews.com School District of La Crosse superintendent, Dr. Aaron Engel, joins WIZM’s La Crosse Talk on Monday to discuss what’s next now that the $53.5 million elementary school referendum plan passed, plus we get his thoughts on the Trump administration potentially closing the Department of Education. La Crosse Talk airs weekdays at 6-8 a.m. Listen…

WIZMnews.com Voters in La Crosse will start hearing about more people running for mayor in the coming weeks, with the main election happening in April. An official announcement is planned Monday by La Crosse realtor Ellie McLoone, who has a website with details about her campaign. McLoone is expected to publicly launch her bid atop…

WIZMnews.com Two weeks later, the dissection of the 2024 election continues. La Crosse County and 3rd Congressional District Democratic Party chair William Garcia breaks down how Wisconsin fit into the mix, both nationally and locally, in the past election. The Democratic Voice podcast comes out Mondays, and can be heard online here, or by subscribing to…

WIZMnews.com The team learned its fate at a watch party on Sunday afternoon. For the fourth consecutive season, the 18th-ranked UW-La Crosse football team has made the playoffs. After getting to the quarterfinals a season ago, the Eagles (7-3) came into the year with highest of expectations: A National Championship or the season’s a failure. Those…

WIZMnews.com Last week, it was La Crosse County’s turn. Now, the La Crosse city council takes up its budget for 2025 at a special meeting Monday night. The city is planning to spend about $72.2 million on services in the coming year, coming in about $110,000 below the budget for 2024. The largest areas for…