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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…

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 The public can once again use the Crawford County Administration Building after an incident last month where a broken fire sprinkler caused a lot of damage. Early on the morning on June 19, shortly after 1 a.m., a piece of fire suppression equipment malfunctioned, which caused a third-floor sprinkler to begin spraying water on…

WIZMnews.com KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — Crews picked through mountains of debris and waded into swollen rivers Monday in the search for victims of catastrophic flooding that killed nearly 90 people over the July Fourth weekend in Texas, including more than two dozen campers and counselors from an all-girls Christian camp. With additional rain on the way, more flooding still…

WIZMnews.com They’re the busiest wildlife rehab center in the U.S. — located smack in the middle of the Twin Cities — and on pace to treat over 22,000 animals this year. Phil Jenni with the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota joins to explain how they do it, some of the big plans they have for…

WIZMnews.com Although it’s no longer held in Waupaca and boat rides with recovery beers are a thing of the past, the Waupaca Boatride Volleyball Tournament is celebrating its 41st year. Director Eddie Zelhofer joins to discuss how the competition that began in 1984 evolved into the largest volleyball tourney in the U.S. La Crosse Talk…

WIZMnews.com Although Riverfest officially ended on Saturday night, Riverside Park was a busy place on Sunday morning as dozens of volunteers worked to clean up after the festival.   Riverfest President DJ Olbrys said they began work in the park about 6 a.m. and should have all the tents, tables, and trailers out of the…

WIZMnews.com A 12-year-old dies from injuries after a UTV accident Wednesday afternoon near Hillsboro. Vernon County Sheriff Roy Torgerson and Coroner Betty Nigh said in a news release that a 911 call came in around 2:30 p.m. for a crash on private property near Kouba Valley Road in the Town of Greenwood in rural Hillsboro.…

WIZMnews.com Although Riverfest officially ended on Saturday night, Riverside Park was a busy place on Sunday morning as dozens of volunteers worked to clean up after the festival.   Riverfest President DJ Olbrys said they began work in the park about 6 a.m. and should have all the tents, tables, and trailers out of the…