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Monroe County man given high cash bond after collision kills driver of oncoming vehicle
WIZMnews.com The Tomah driver charged in a head-on collision that killed another driver last week made a court appearance Monday in Monroe County. Officers say 39-year-old Kristoffer Cattle was driving under the influence on a county highway when he went into the wrong lane and crashed into another vehicle. The second driver, 63-year-old David Wilcox,…
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Investigators believe Wisconsin kayaker faked his own death before fleeing to eastern Europe for another woman
WIZMnews.com MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin man apparently faked his own drowning this summer so he could abandon his wife and three children, and flee to eastern Europe for a woman, investigators say. Green Lake County Sheriff Mark Podoll said in a news release Friday that the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office informed his agency…
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Tomah man facing possible homicide charge for fatal crash in Monroe County
WIZMnews.com A Monroe County man is expected in court on Monday, to face charges resulting from a deadly highway crash last week. Kristoffer Cattle of Tomah may be charged with reckless homicide, and operating after suspension. Investigators say Cattle was driving on Monroe County Highway A last Thursday and crossed the center line, hitting an…
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Tomah man facing possible homicide charge for fatal crash in Monroe County
WIZMnews.com A Monroe County man is expected in court on Monday, to face charges resulting from a deadly highway crash last week. Kristoffer Cattle of Tomah may be charged with reckless homicide, and operating after suspension. Investigators say Cattle was driving on Monroe County Highway A last Thursday and crossed the center line, hitting an…
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Wisconsin Supreme Court grapples with whether state’s 175-year-old abortion ban is valid
WIZMnews.com MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A conservative prosecutor’s attorney struggled Monday to persuade the Wisconsin Supreme Court to reactivate the state’s 175-year-old abortion ban, drawing a tongue-lashing from two of the court’s liberal justices during oral arguments. Sheboygan County’s Republican district attorney, Joel Urmanski, has asked the high court to overturn a Dane County judge’s…
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As I See It, When would be the best time to begin Rotary Lights?
WIZMnews.com We’re well into November, and the elections are behind us. Around the region, the signs of the holiday season are starting to appear. Downtown La Crosse has its big lighted snowflakes in place on the streetlights, and the Rotary Lights display is being assembled in Riverside Park. That’s a 30-year tradition now, with a…
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Wisconsin Supreme Court grapples with whether state’s 175-year-old abortion ban is valid
WIZMnews.com MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A conservative prosecutor’s attorney struggled Monday to persuade the Wisconsin Supreme Court to reactivate the state’s 175-year-old abortion ban, drawing a tongue-lashing from two of the court’s liberal justices during oral arguments. Sheboygan County’s Republican district attorney, Joel Urmanski, has asked the high court to overturn a Dane County judge’s…
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Election reaction with UW-La Crosse political scientist Chergosky, plus Mayor Reynolds’ new band
WIZMnews.com UW-La Crosse political science professor, Dr. Anthony Chergosky, in studio to help dissect the fall election cycle, where we came to the conclusion that every level of government was its own unique situation. Plus, some interesting committee meet sound from La Crosse Mayor Mitch Reynolds. La Crosse Talk PM airs weekdays at 5:06 p.m.…
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Election reaction with UW-La Crosse political scientist Chergosky, plus Mayor Reynolds’ new band
WIZMnews.com UW-La Crosse political science professor, Dr. Anthony Chergosky, in studio to help dissect the fall election cycle, where we came to the conclusion that every level of government was its own unique situation. Plus, some interesting committee meet sound from La Crosse Mayor Mitch Reynolds. La Crosse Talk PM airs weekdays at 5:06 p.m.…
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More people voted this fall than in 2020 election, as La Crosse County clerk Dankmeyer says nonstop campaigning helped
WIZMnews.com A strong turnout for the presidential election and La Crosse County clerk Ginny Dankmeyer believes that all the campaign activity contributed to that. La Crosse Talk airs weekdays at 6-9 a.m. Listen on the WIZM app, online here, or on 92.3 FM / 1410 AM / 106.7 FM (north of Onalaska). Find all the podcasts here or…