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WIZMnews.com Smoke from Canadian wildfires is the cause behind an Air Quality Advisory for Wisconsin. The Wisconsin DNR advisory is in effect until 6 a.m. on Saturday morning. Air quality four the area is expected to move into the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups level during this time. What that means is that some people may…

WIZMnews.com HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — State and local officials blasted the Trump administration’s widely anticipated list of “ sanctuary ” jurisdictions that are deemed uncooperative with federal immigration enforcement, with some of the most enthusiastic supporters of the White House wondering on Friday how they wound up on it. The list, which was riddled with misspellings,…

WIZMnews.com A.I. just told us it’s getting set to take over the world. (this is the lede, not the headline)  UW-La Crosse political science professor Dr. Anthony Chergosky was in the WIZM studio Friday for La Crosse Talk to unpack how a major newspaper’s summer reading list turned into A.I. subtly warning us that The…

WIZMnews.com Prosecutors said a La Crosse man arrested on a charge of attempted 1st Degree Intentional Homicide was upset about being taunted at work. In court on Friday, Assistant District Attorney Susan Donskey said that Justin Smith had someone drive him to his home where he got a shotgun. He then returned to work and…

WIZMnews.com Smoke from Canadian wildfires is the cause behind an Air Quality Advisory for Wisconsin. The Wisconsin DNR advisory is in effect until 6 a.m. on Saturday morning. Air quality four the area is expected to move into the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups level during this time. What that means is that some people may…

WIZMnews.com WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday again cleared the way for the Trump administration to strip temporary legal protections from hundreds of thousands of immigrants, pushing the total number of people who could be newly exposed to deportation to nearly 1 million. The justices lifted a lower-court order that kept humanitarian parole protections in place for…

WIZMnews.com Mac Kiel in the WIZM studio breaking down La Crosse government, including the conversation around hiring a city administrator and the stormwater utility bill possibly doubling. Also discussed was the new elementary school process through the city and five new council members. La Crosse Talk airs weekdays at 6-8 a.m. Listen on the WIZM…

WIZMnews.com Joe Zepecki, candidate for Democratic Party of Wisconsin chair, was in La Crosse last Saturday and stopped into the WIZM studio to discuss the state of the party, the not-so beautiful bill passing the US House and state of politics in Wisconsin.  La Crosse Talk airs weekdays at 6-8 a.m. Listen on the WIZM…

WIZMnews.com We know bird migrate, but two pigeons took it to another level last weekend. Now, pigeons — by nature — don’t migrate, but these two hitched a ride, delaying a flight out of Minneapolis to Madison, twice. The pigeons checked their bags for the flight leaving Minneapolis on Saturday. But they didn’t get far. Before…

WIZMnews.com La Crosse School superintendent, Dr. Aaron Engel, joined WIZM’s La Crosse Talk on Tuesday to discuss how the district did with graduation and where those students are headed. 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 of…