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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…

WIZMnews.com Holmen has been recognized as one of the fastest growing communities in the state and that growth continues with more than 350 lots for single and twin homes this Summer. Village Administrator Scott Heinig says permits for a 290 lot development just south of Old Highway NA will be available in July. Heinig says…

WIZMnews.com A reminder to La Crosse residents that the city’s yard waste and brush site on Isle La Plume is closed for the Memorial Day weekend.   It isn’t open Saturday, May 24 through Monday, May 26.   There won’t be any access to the compost or wood chip piles those days as well.  …

WIZMnews.com So much for a penny for your thoughts…  The government yesterday announced they’re not going to make pennies anymore. Once their stock of penny blanks runs out, that’s it.   It’s a penny pinching move, but since it costs three cents to make a new penny, it makes sense. That’s S-E-N-S-E. It could save about…

WIZMnews.com So much for a penny for your thoughts…  The government yesterday announced they’re not going to make pennies anymore. Once their stock of penny blanks runs out, that’s it.   It’s a penny pinching move, but since it costs three cents to make a new penny, it makes sense. That’s S-E-N-S-E. It could save about…

WIZMnews.com Memorial Day activities around the La Crosse area generally include parades, and ceremonies in local parks and cemeteries, along with many family picnics and cookouts. The traditions for the day include solemn ceremonies at sites including Oak Grove Cemetery. In 1913, members of the Grand Army of the Republic, veterans of the Civil War…

WIZMnews.com Memorial Day activities around the La Crosse area generally include parades, and ceremonies in local parks and cemeteries, along with many family picnics and cookouts. The traditions for the day include solemn ceremonies at sites including Oak Grove Cemetery. In 1913, members of the Grand Army of the Republic, veterans of the Civil War…

WIZMnews.com La Crosse’s Kwik Trip continues to be the favorite gas station chain in America, according to new nationwide rankings by USA Today. The local company has topped the newspaper’s gas station survey for six years in a row, also getting the top vote for the store chain with the best food. Kwik Trip has…

WIZMnews.com The defendant in a 2019 murder in La Crosse will be tried next month, even though he says he’s not ready for a trial. Anquin St. Junious says he would like to represent himself at the trial scheduled to begin on June 9th, because he can’t afford to hire a defense lawyer. Judge Ramona…

WIZMnews.com An area Congressman is defending his vote for a federal budget which could reduce funding for SNAP benefits and Medicaid. Democrats claim that through his vote on the budget, Representative Derrick Van Orden voted in favor of cuts to benefits for families that need help with food and medical care. Republican Van Orden says…