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WIZMnews.com MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The wife of a Wisconsin kayaker, who faked his own drowning so he could leave her and their children and meet a woman in Eastern Europe, filed court documents Thursday seeking to end their marriage. Online court records indicate Emily Borgwardt filed a petition in Dodge County Circuit Court seeking…

WIZMnews.com In December of 1959, the Mount La Crosse ski hill opened for business, near Highway 35 in the town of Shelby. Ted Motschman and his wife Sue were able to lease 200 acres of land on the hillside for the ski slope, but some land atop the hill was still needed for the project.…

WIZMnews.com A new study group began its work Wednesday over whether the city of La Crosse should hire an administrator. Back in October, the council voted to put off a vote to create an administrator position until May, which comes after the election where half the council and the mayor are on the ballot. The…

WIZMnews.com Students at a La Crosse elementary school will start getting hands-on experience in the tradition of producing maple syrup. The La Crosse Public Education Foundation surprised Summit gym instructor Nick O’Keefe with a $6,003 Gold Star Grant at school Wednesday for his syrup project. The money will support a springtime school project, where Summit…

WIZMnews.com A new study group began its work Wednesday over whether the city of La Crosse should hire an administrator. Back in October, the council voted to put off a vote to create an administrator position until May, which comes after the election where half the council and the mayor are on the ballot. The…

WIZMnews.com Students at a La Crosse elementary school will start getting hands-on experience in the tradition of producing maple syrup. The La Crosse Public Education Foundation surprised Summit gym instructor Nick O’Keefe with a $6,003 Gold Star Grant at school Wednesday for his syrup project. The money will support a springtime school project, where Summit…

WIZMnews.com The suspect in a La Crosse murder that occurred nearly six years ago will not have to remain under house arrest. Anquin St. Junious, though, will have to continue wearing a GPS monitor while he awaits trial in the 2019 stabbing death of Virgil Stewart. St. Junious is living in the Milwaukee area. He…

WIZMnews.com The Onion’s rejected purchase of Infowars in an auction bid supported by families of the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting dealt them a new setback Wednesday and clouded the future of Alex Jones’ conspiracy theory platform, which will remain in his control for at least the near future. What’s next for Infowars and the Sandy Hook families’…

WIZMnews.com You probably remember a Christmas gift when you were a child that you really enjoyed. It could have been clothing, a toy, a book, an electronic device or other gift.  But do you still have it today?  Is it boxed up in the attic or basement or has it passed on to someone else…

WIZMnews.com A federal judge on Tuesday night rejected the auction sale of Alex Jones’ Infowars to The Onion satirical news outlet, criticizing the bidding process as flawed and the amount of money that families of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary shooting stood to receive. The Onion, which was founded in Madison, Wis., had been named the…