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WIZMnews.com Members of a La Crosse city council committee have not been able to agree on a plan to study the possible need for a city administrator. A resolution to establish a working group to consider the administrator plan has failed on a 3-3 tie vote by the council judiciary committee on Wednesday. The study…

WIZMnews.com In November of 1974, Wisconsin Governor Patrick Lucey spoke in the new North Hall of UW-L, now called Wimberly Hall. Democrat Lucey was seeking a second term, and told students he could not support a tuition cut approved by the Board of Regents, because that would put more burden on taxpayers to fund the…

WIZMnews.com Adam Fravel was found guilty Thursday on all four counts in the murder of his ex-girlfriend, Madeline Kingsbury. The jury in the Fravel trial announced the verdict Thursday morning in Mankato, Minn., where the trial was moved because of publicity in Winona County. Fravel faces the possibility of life in prison. Minnesota state court…

WIZMnews.com After I told my co-workers in Texas that I had accepted my current job here in La Crosse, the first response was “you know it snows a lot there”…and I replied, yes, I am aware of that.  Which was followed by…”do you have enough winter clothes”?  I grew up in Ohio so I know…

WIZMnews.com In November of 1974, Wisconsin Governor Patrick Lucey spoke in the new North Hall of UW-L, now called Wimberly Hall. Democrat Lucey was seeking a second term, and told students he could not support a tuition cut approved by the Board of Regents, because that would put more burden on taxpayers to fund the…

WIZMnews.com Adam Fravel was found guilty Thursday on all four counts in the murder of his ex-girlfriend, Madeline Kingsbury. The jury in the Fravel trial announced the verdict Thursday morning in Mankato, Minn., where the trial was moved because of publicity in Winona County. Fravel faces the possibility of life in prison. Minnesota state court…

WIZMnews.com After I told my co-workers in Texas that I had accepted my current job here in La Crosse, the first response was “you know it snows a lot there”…and I replied, yes, I am aware of that.  Which was followed by…”do you have enough winter clothes”?  I grew up in Ohio so I know…

WIZMnews.com The campaigns may be over for this season, but the election issues in Wisconsin keep going. Area Assembly candidate Ryan Huebsch wants to see state lawmakers take action on certain priorities in the new session, including completion of a science center at UW-La Crosse. “One of the biggest issues that we’ve seen is that…

WIZMnews.com Voters passed the School District of La Crosse $53.5 million referendum Tuesday. The plan to build a new elementary school and update another passed with 60.9% of the 34,240 votes. La Crosse Schools superintendent, Dr. Aaron Engel, will be on WIZM’s La Crosse Talk in the 6 a.m. hour on Wednesday. Listen on the…

WIZMnews.com WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States on Wednesday, an extraordinary comeback for a former president who refused to accept defeat four years ago, sparked a violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, was convicted of felony charges and survived two assassination attempts. With a win in Wisconsin,…