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Fact Checking Representative Steve Doyle’s Voting Records
WIZMnews.com In a recent episode of Fact Check, local conservative commentator Bill Feehan raised concerns about the voting record of Wisconsin state Rep. Steve Doyle (D-Onalaska). Feehan addresses what he calls misleading claims in a current campaign ad that portrays Doyle as a proponent of lower taxes. Feehan points out that Doyle voted against three…
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Seth MacFarlane joining Friday’s La Crosse Talk PM
WIZMnews.com Family Guy and Ted creator Seth MacFarlane will be joining WIZM’s La Crosse Talk PM on Friday. We’re less than two weeks from the end of the fall election cycle, that’s seen Donald Trump and Kamala Harris come to La Crosse. Other nationally recognized politicians have also headed to the city, including US Sen.…
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La Crosse police respond to loaded gun found in Central High School 16-year-old’s jacket
WIZMnews.com A loaded gun was discovered in a jacket left behind by a 16-year-old Central High School student on Friday morning, according to La Crosse Police. A Central staff member discovered the gun and contacted the School Resource Officer, who secured the weapon. The student was contacted and then taken into custody, police said. They’re…
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La Crosse Police Chief Shawn Kudron talks leadership, engagement, mental health
WIZMnews.com La Crosse Police Chief Shawn Kudron gives a glimpse of leading in modern day policing, as he hits year five on at the position. Kudron sat down with BizCast Greater La Crosse host Vicki Markussen to discuss how much policing has changed. Bizcast comes out Friday mornings and can be heard online here, or by…
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Right-wing influencers hyped anti-Ukraine videos made by a TV producer also funded by Russian media
WIZMnews.com WASHINGTON (AP) — The Kremlin could not have asked for better publicity at a better time when Ben Swann, a self-described independent journalist, who promotes conspiracy theories, released a 12-part video series he promised would reveal dark truths about Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Swann’s flashy documentary-style videos were filled with innuendo, attacks on Zelenskyy’s…
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La Crosse police respond to loaded gun found in Central High School 16-year-old’s jacket
WIZMnews.com A loaded gun was discovered in a jacket left behind by a 16-year-old Central High School student on Friday morning, according to La Crosse Police. A Central staff member discovered the gun and contacted the School Resource Officer, who secured the weapon. The student was contacted and then taken into custody, police said. They’re…
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La Crosse Police Chief Shawn Kudron talks leadership, engagement, mental health
WIZMnews.com La Crosse Police Chief Shawn Kudron gives a glimpse of leading in modern day policing, as he hits year five on at the position. Kudron sat down with BizCast Greater La Crosse host Vicki Markussen to discuss how much policing has changed. Bizcast comes out Friday mornings and can be heard online here, or by…
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Right-wing influencers hyped anti-Ukraine videos made by a TV producer also funded by Russian media
WIZMnews.com WASHINGTON (AP) — The Kremlin could not have asked for better publicity at a better time when Ben Swann, a self-described independent journalist, who promotes conspiracy theories, released a 12-part video series he promised would reveal dark truths about Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Swann’s flashy documentary-style videos were filled with innuendo, attacks on Zelenskyy’s…
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Getting out the vote with La Crosse’s League of Women Voters
WIZMnews.com Marketing representatives from the League of Women Voters of the La Crosse Area were in studio Thursday for La Crosse Talk. Jim Jorstad and Chris Haskell discussed their focus on using multimedia to encourage all voters, but particularly those under the age of 34, to show up at the polls this election cycle. La…
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Getting out the vote with La Crosse’s League of Women Voters
WIZMnews.com Marketing representatives from the League of Women Voters of the La Crosse Area were in studio Thursday for La Crosse Talk. Jim Jorstad and Chris Haskell discussed their focus on using multimedia to encourage all voters, but particularly those under the age of 34, to show up at the polls this election cycle. La…