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WIZMnews.com To continue what I began yesterday, some more thoughts on the Prairie Springs Phase II science building for the UW-La Crosse campus.   I didn’t get to touch on the money involved here. On the university website, it says the cost of Phase II of the project is nearly $93 million.   Back in 2018, when…

WIZMnews.com The bridge between Lansing, Iowa and Crawford County, Wisconsin won’t be open for the upcoming Memorial Day weekend. Iowa DOT officials said there isn’t a date for the 94-year-old bridge to reopen. After sensors detected movement that exceeded safety thresholds, DOT officials closed the bridge over the Mississippi River last Sunday. Once they confirmed…

WIZMnews.com WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration says making cents doesn’t make sense anymore. The U.S. Mint has made its final order of penny blanks and plans to stop producing the coin when those run out, a Treasury Department official confirmed Thursday. This move comes as the cost of making pennies has increased markedly, by upward of…

WIZMnews.com Amtrak and government officials are pleased with the number of passengers on the Borealis trains which celebrates its first year of service. The route runs daily between Chicago and St. Paul. Ridership numbers released by Amtrak showed that in the 11 months ending on April 30, more than 205,800 passengers made the trip. When…

WIZMnews.com Monthly home sales are down about 18% from April 2024 — but that’s because last year was an exceptional year, said Mike Pietrick, president of the La Crosse Area REALTORS Association. According to a report from the Wisconsin Realtors Association, 92 homes sold in La Crosse County versus 112 this time last year. The…

WIZMnews.com After nearly six years of fundraising and working with the City of La Crosse, the fundraisers for a $1.15 million new pavilion at Forest Hills Golf Course will be cutting the ribbon Friday at noon. The pavilion replaces the old country club building that was demolished twelve years ago, according to Dave Clements, one…

WIZMnews.com More than 750 upwards to 1300 people with disabilities — or diversabilities — a year is VARC’s success rate as it turns 50 years old. VARC President/Chief Executive Officer Liz Filter says there is much to celebrate including the impact they have not only on individuals lives but on the caregivers and often the…

WIZMnews.com Perhaps this is the year and the budget where the Prairie Springs II Science building for the UW-La Crosse campus goes through.  This is the fourth budget cycle for funding the replacement for Cowley Hall. It’s about time it got built.   The first phase of the project was completed in 2018.    The current building,…

WIZMnews.com MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin could go down as billionaire Elon Musk’s last big spend on a political campaign. And it was a flop. Musk, the richest person in the world, said Tuesday that he would be spending less on political campaigns. The announcement came as Musk is stepping back from his role in the Trump administration, saying he will spend…

WIZMnews.com You’ll have plenty of company if you’re traveling over the Memorial Day weekend.   According to AAA, they’re expecting more than 750,000 people on Wisconsin roads for the holiday.   Overall, AAA projects more than 45 million people in the country are traveling at least 50 miles from home over the weekend. The Wisconsin Department of…