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Birds seized, euthanized in Clark County cockfighting investigation
WIZMnews.com A cockfighting operation has ended in Clark County. Last Thursday, the Clark County Sheriff’s Office seized more than 160 roosters and hens from a rural farm near Dorchester. The sheriff’s office was assisted by Humane World for Animals, formerly the Humane Society of the United States. Law enforcement served a search and seizure warrant…
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Birds seized, euthanized in Clark County cockfighting investigation
WIZMnews.com A cockfighting operation has ended in Clark County. Last Thursday, the Clark County Sheriff’s Office seized more than 160 roosters and hens from a rural farm near Dorchester. The sheriff’s office was assisted by Humane World for Animals, formerly the Humane Society of the United States. Law enforcement served a search and seizure warrant…
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Memorial Day events around the Coulee Region
WIZMnews.com A number of ceremonies and activities happen on Monday in the area to honor those who sacrificed their lives in service to the country. Here is a list of some of the events in our area: 7:30 a.m.: Ceremonial Firing – Campbell Cemetery, North La Crosse near the intersection of Palace and Oak…
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Memorial Day events around the Coulee Region
WIZMnews.com A number of ceremonies and activities happen on Monday in the area to honor those who sacrificed their lives in service to the country. Here is a list of some of the events in our area: 7:30 a.m.: Ceremonial Firing – Campbell Cemetery, North La Crosse near the intersection of Palace and Oak…
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Mistaken identity that led to shooting leads to prison term
WIZMnews.com A ten-year sentence for an Onalaska man convicted of shooting at a vehicle in revenge for a drug deal gone wrong. On Friday, Yanior Davila was sentenced by Judge Ramona Gonzalez on charges including 1st Degree Recklessly Endangering Safety. In March 2023, prosecutors said that Davila was robbed at gunpoint during a drug deal.…
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Ex-Minneapolis police chief recalls ‘absolutely gut-wrenching’ moment of seeing George Floyd video
WIZMnews.com MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo vividly remembers receiving a call around midnight from a community activist. The caller told him to watch a video spreading on social media of a white officer pinning a Black man to the ground, despite his fading pleas of “I can’t breathe.” The dying man was George Floyd. The…
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Mistaken identity that led to shooting leads to prison term
WIZMnews.com A ten-year sentence for an Onalaska man convicted of shooting at a vehicle in revenge for a drug deal gone wrong. On Friday, Yanior Davila was sentenced by Judge Ramona Gonzalez on charges including 1st Degree Recklessly Endangering Safety. In March 2023, prosecutors said that Davila was robbed at gunpoint during a drug deal.…
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Ex-Minneapolis police chief recalls ‘absolutely gut-wrenching’ moment of seeing George Floyd video
WIZMnews.com MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo vividly remembers receiving a call around midnight from a community activist. The caller told him to watch a video spreading on social media of a white officer pinning a Black man to the ground, despite his fading pleas of “I can’t breathe.” The dying man was George Floyd. The…
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What issues to watch as ‘big, beautiful bill’ moves to the Senate
WIZMnews.com WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans were jubilant after muscling through President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful” tax and immigration package by a single vote. But across the Capitol, senators were more cautious. Senate Majority Leader John Thune can afford to lose three Republican senators and still pass the bill, and there are more than that, right now, who have…
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Central High marks Memorial Day with outdoor ceremony; tradition has lasted 103 years
WIZMnews.com It’s a tradition that has carried on for more than 100 years at La Crosse Central…the high school’s annual Memorial Day ceremony, outdoors along Losey Boulevard. Students, veterans, and many others gathered Friday morning for the early observance of Memorial Day. The local event is now in its 103rd year, and usually happens the…