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WIZMnews.com A busy downtown intersection in La Crosse now features a new attraction for art lovers. It’s a sculpture called “Incendiary,” by local artist Luke Achterberg. The sculptor and some city employees put the abstract artwork in place at 7th and Main on Wednesday morning, in Burns Park. Achterberg says the sculpture is based on…

WIZMnews.com La Crosse’s public schools are still waiting for an exemption from the state Legislature to change the school calendar, so class would start in mid-August instead of September. The La Crosse School Board approved a plan last week to begin the fall semester Aug. 21, but the state doesn’t let public schools open until…

WIZMnews.com It was a Mack and Mac Monday morning on La Crosse Talk with city council members Mac Kiel and Mackenzie Mindel in studio, discussing city administrator, homelessness and a new parking ramp ordinance proposal. La Crosse Talk airs weekdays at 6-9 a.m. Listen on the WIZM app, online here, or on 92.3 FM / 1410…

WIZMnews.com PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, Wis. — A 39-year-old Lancaster, Wis., man jailed in Prairie du Chien is suspected of reckless homicide in another man’s stabbing death. Jessie Slaughter is in jail, following an initial court appearance Monday in Crawford County Court. Prairie du Chien Police said 65-year-old Daniel Welsch was found dead inside a house…

WIZMnews.com Three guests and three different topics including the Mid-West Family, Children’s Miracle Network Hospital Radiothon raising $118,000. Plus, the La Crosse County clerk predicts a huge turnout, but now who or when we’ll have a president. And, the La Crosse teachers union co-president says more awareness is needed for the $53.5 million referendum. La…

WIZMnews.com A busy downtown intersection in La Crosse now features a new attraction for art lovers. It’s a sculpture called “Incendiary,” by local artist Luke Achterberg. The sculptor and some city employees put the abstract artwork in place at 7th and Main on Wednesday morning, in Burns Park. Achterberg says the sculpture is based on…

WIZMnews.com A northern Minnesota woman accused of trying to submit a mail ballot for her recently deceased mother has been charged with three felonies, showing how routine election safeguards thwart rare instances of attempted voter fraud. Officials in Itasca County, about 200 miles north of Minneapolis, said Monday that the improper vote was caught because…

WIZMnews.com A rally Monday for Republicans at the La Crosse County GOP headquarters saw about 100 supporters. Eight GOP US House Reps. were in attendance, including Majority Leader Steve Scalise and Wisconsin’s 3rd District Rep. Derrick Van Orden. Former Wisconsin state Sen. Dan Kapanke spoke to the crowd about Donald Trump winning the election. “When…

WIZMnews.com The First Lady of the U.S. and the First Lady of Minnesota — both career educators — took the stage Monday at a pro-education election rally inside the La Crosse Center. Dr. Jill Biden and Gwen Walz campaigned together, urging the audience to vote for the Democratic ticket, led by Vice President Kamala Harris…

WIZMnews.com Nuclear power was once an important part of the La Crosse area’s energy supply, when Dairyland had a reactor in Genoa for about 20 years. The plant was decommissioned as nuclear in the 1980’s, converted to burning coal, and eventually was demolished a few months ago. Now, Dairyland has nuclear power as a goal…