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WIZMnews.com La Crosse School Board president, Dr. Juan Jimenez, in the WIZM studio Wednesday for La Crosse Talk PM, discussing some jaw dropping numbers to a population study, the district trying to start school earlier, based on its burden to private schools and the $53.5 million referendum. La Crosse Talk PM airs weekdays at 5:06…

WIZMnews.com Just one day after a man was attacked this week with a knife at a West Salem Kwik Trip, a suspect in the crime was arrested after officers caught up with his truck in Tennessee. Police in West Salem say 59-year-old Paul Stokes is believed to be the driver who cut another man’s throat…

WIZMnews.com A four-week period of zero precipitation in La Crosse could finally be ending. After Wednesday, La Crosse hit 31 consecutive days without measurable precipitation, which is one away from the third-longest streak ever in the area. The record of 44 days set in 1976 probably won’t get broken this year, with rain in the…

WIZMnews.com Close to an election, you might see local candidates in public just about anywhere, such as a college campus. A week after the Vice President held a rally at UW-La Crosse, three area Democrats on the ballot this November gathered there Wednesday to greet students around the stadium. Third District US House candidate Rebecca…

WIZMnews.com MADISON, Wis. (AP) — More than 97,000 people in Wisconsin cast absentee ballots in person on the first day they could, leading to long waits at some polling sites that were made worse by an overwhelmed computer system that clerks use to process ballots. City clerk Nikki Elsen will discuss La Crosse’s numbers Thursday…

WIZMnews.com Jane Powell, president of the League of Women Voters of the La Crosse Area, plus voter services chair, Chris Haskell, in studio discussing all the things the League is doing to inform the public this election cycle. La Crosse Talk PM airs weekdays at 5:06 p.m. Listen on the WIZM app, online here, or on…

WIZMnews.com Jane Powell, president of the League of Women Voters of the La Crosse Area, plus voter services chair, Chris Haskell, in studio discussing all the things the League is doing to inform the public this election cycle. La Crosse Talk PM airs weekdays at 5:06 p.m. Listen on the WIZM app, online here, or on…

WIZMnews.com WASHINGTON (AP) — Groups in Russia created and helped spread viral disinformation targeting Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz, a senior U.S. intelligence official said Tuesday. The content, which includes baseless accusations about the Minnesota governor’s time as a teacher, contains several indications that it was manipulated, said the official with the Office of…

WIZMnews.com Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife & Fish Refuge ranger Katie Julian joins to talk about the 100-year anniversary, the importance of the Mississippi River for migrating birds and how to help protect them, plus how one can get her job. La Crosse Talk airs weekdays at 6-9 a.m. Listen on the WIZM app, online here,…

WIZMnews.com La Crosse County and 3rd Congressional District Democratic Party chair William Garcia in studio, recapping Kamala Harris’ visit to UW-La Crosse and Brad Pfaff’s state Senate debate against Republican Stacey Klein. We also talked about the missing Republicans campaigning in Wisconsin, as Democrats like Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and US Sen. Elizabeth Warren stop…