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How states tax vape, plus the Lakers sold for how much with the Tax Foundation’s Adam Hoffer
WIZMnews.com Continuing our sports and tax conversations — this time about selling franchises and the weird world of vape tax — with economist, Dr. Adam Hoffer, director of excise tax policy at the Tax Foundation, on La Crosse Talk. La Crosse Talk airs weekdays at 6-8 a.m. Listen on the WIZM app, online here, or on…
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Phil Jenni on running the nation’s busiest wildlife rehab — based in Minnesota
WIZMnews.com They’re the busiest wildlife rehab center in the U.S. — located smack in the middle of the Twin Cities — and on pace to treat over 22,000 animals this year. Phil Jenni with the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota joins to explain how they do it, some of the big plans they have for…
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Zelhofer on Waupaca Boatride origin story — and what’s in store this year
WIZMnews.com Although it’s no longer held in Waupaca and boat rides with recovery beers are a thing of the past, the Waupaca Boatride Volleyball Tournament is celebrating its 41st year. Director Eddie Zelhofer joins to discuss how the competition that began in 1984 evolved into the largest volleyball tourney in the U.S. La Crosse Talk…
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Riverfest wraps up successful 2025 festival
WIZMnews.com Although Riverfest officially ended on Saturday night, Riverside Park was a busy place on Sunday morning as dozens of volunteers worked to clean up after the festival. Riverfest President DJ Olbrys said they began work in the park about 6 a.m. and should have all the tents, tables, and trailers out of the…
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12-year-old killed in Vernon County UTV accident
WIZMnews.com A 12-year-old dies from injuries after a UTV accident Wednesday afternoon near Hillsboro. Vernon County Sheriff Roy Torgerson and Coroner Betty Nigh said in a news release that a 911 call came in around 2:30 p.m. for a crash on private property near Kouba Valley Road in the Town of Greenwood in rural Hillsboro.…
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Riverfest wraps up successful 2025 festival
WIZMnews.com Although Riverfest officially ended on Saturday night, Riverside Park was a busy place on Sunday morning as dozens of volunteers worked to clean up after the festival. Riverfest President DJ Olbrys said they began work in the park about 6 a.m. and should have all the tents, tables, and trailers out of the…
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12-year-old killed in Vernon County UTV accident
WIZMnews.com A 12-year-old dies from injuries after a UTV accident Wednesday afternoon near Hillsboro. Vernon County Sheriff Roy Torgerson and Coroner Betty Nigh said in a news release that a 911 call came in around 2:30 p.m. for a crash on private property near Kouba Valley Road in the Town of Greenwood in rural Hillsboro.…
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Officials: At least 27 people are dead in Texas floods as the search continues for the missing
WIZMnews.com KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — Scores of rescuers were searching Saturday for children from a girls’ camp and many others who were still missing after a wall of water rushed down a river in the Texas Hill Country during a powerful storm that killed at least 27 people, officials said. Among the dead were nine children. The destructive…
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Trump signs his tax and spending cut bill at the White House July 4 picnic
WIZMnews.com WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed his package of tax breaks and spending cuts into law Friday in front of Fourth of July picnickers after his cajoling produced almost unanimous Republican support in Congress for the domestic priority that could cement his second-term legacy. Flanked by Republican legislators and members of his Cabinet, Trump signed…
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Trump signs his tax and spending cut bill at the White House July 4 picnic
WIZMnews.com WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed his package of tax breaks and spending cuts into law Friday in front of Fourth of July picnickers after his cajoling produced almost unanimous Republican support in Congress for the domestic priority that could cement his second-term legacy. Flanked by Republican legislators and members of his Cabinet, Trump signed…