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WIZMnews.com When the head of the Universities of Wisconsin comes to La Crosse, he often hears people at UW-L ask about getting the Prairie Springs Science Center completed. UW President Jay Rothman spoke again about the project while Tuesday on the UW-L campus, saying it’s still a major goal for state leaders in Madison. “Prairie…

WIZMnews.com MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A suspected drunken driver heading the wrong way passed within feet of Vice President Kamala Harris’ motorcade following a campaign stop this week in Wisconsin. Harris had just wrapped up a rally in the Milwaukee suburb of Brookfield on Monday evening when her motorcade passed a car heading the wrong…

WIZMnews.com ATLANTA (AP) — Voting machines reversing votes. More voters registered than people eligible. Large numbers of noncitizens voting. With less than two weeks before Election Day, a resurgence in conspiracy theories and misinformation about voting is forcing state and local election officials to spend their time debunking rumors and explaining how elections are run…

WIZMnews.com Could we please be done with this election season, already? In the closing days of a campaign that apparently began on election night four years ago, and when we’re told the issues should be things like gas and groceries, now we get another G, the Grimace. McDonald’s is the latest place where Donald Trump…

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…

WIZMnews.com It could take another year before a homicide trial for a child’s death happens in La Crosse County court. Josie Dikeman’s trial is scheduled for August, but pre-trial preparations could push that date back even further. The Onalaska woman is charged with alleged physical abuse that led to the death of 6-year-old Alexavier Pedrin…

WIZMnews.com When the head of the Universities of Wisconsin comes to La Crosse, he often hears people at UW-L ask about getting the Prairie Springs Science Center completed. UW President Jay Rothman spoke again about the project while Tuesday on the UW-L campus, saying it’s still a major goal for state leaders in Madison. “Prairie…

WIZMnews.com West Salem Village Administrator Teresa DeLong said on La Crosse Talk last week the municipality’s proposal to purchase 10 acres from La Crosse County is the first of two purchase offers that will occur before their agreement with La Crosse County expires at the end of the year. La Crosse Talk airs weekdays at…

WIZMnews.com Intentional homicide is one of the charges now filed against Andrew Nauman of Sparta, after a 35-year-old woman died as an apparent result of an attack by Nauman. Police in Sparta say Ticarra Manning died on October 17th, more than a week after being injured in the attack. Nauman had been arrested October 6th,…