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WIZMnews.com Arcadia Police said a second person was arrested after a large fight involving 20-30 people. A police report from Chief Nic Scholl said officers were called to the Memorial Park Pavilion just after 1 a.m. on Sunday, June 29. Trempealeau County got several 9-1-1 calls about the fight. One of the callers said a…

WIZMnews.com KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — Scores of rescuers were searching Saturday for children from a girls’ camp and many others who were still missing after a wall of water rushed down a river in the Texas Hill Country during a powerful storm that killed at least 27 people, officials said. Among the dead were nine children. The destructive…

WIZMnews.com LOS ANGELES (AP) — Recent polls will tell you there’s been a drop in national pride among Americans, particularly Democrats in the Trump era, with some questioning whether to celebrate July Fourth at all this year. But Scott Allen, a registered Democrat in southern California, isn’t one of them. He planned to commemorate the nation’s 249th…

WIZMnews.com Famed competitive eater Joey “Jaws” Chestnut reclaimed his title Friday at the Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest after skipping last year’s gastronomic battle in New York for the coveted Mustard Belt. Chestnut, 41, consumed 70 1/2 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes, falling short of his 2021 record of 76 wieners…

WIZMnews.com LOS ANGELES (AP) — Recent polls will tell you there’s been a drop in national pride among Americans, particularly Democrats in the Trump era, with some questioning whether to celebrate July Fourth at all this year. But Scott Allen, a registered Democrat in southern California, isn’t one of them. He planned to commemorate the nation’s 249th…

WIZMnews.com La Crosse Police said a shooting in Pettibone Park doesn’t appear to have injured anyone but does lead to the arrest of a 17-year-old on an attempted homicide charge. Officers were called to the 600 Block of Pettibone Drive for a call of shots fired about 11:15 p.m. Wednesday night. La Crosse Police said…

WIZMnews.com Two storylines for Thursday’s La Crosse Talk with UW-L political science professor, Dr. Anthony Chergosky — the all-nighter in Madison and the marathon vote in D.C., as a Wisconsin state budget gets signed and the US House continues to debate Donald Trump’s big bill. La Crosse Talk airs weekdays at 6-8 a.m. Listen on…

WIZMnews.com Area legislators weighed in on the passage of the 2025-27 biennial budget signed into law early Thursday morning by Governor Tony Evers. Here are their comments. Sen. Brad Pfaff (D-Onalaska) District 32 “While this budget is far from perfect, it’s considerably better for our state than the budget that the majority party was considering…

WIZMnews.com La Crosse Police said a shooting in Pettibone Park doesn’t appear to have injured anyone but does lead to the arrest of a 17-year-old on an attempted homicide charge. Officers were called to the 600 Block of Pettibone Drive for a call of shots fired about 11:15 p.m. Wednesday night. La Crosse Police said…

WIZMnews.com Two storylines for Thursday’s La Crosse Talk with UW-L political science professor, Dr. Anthony Chergosky — the all-nighter in Madison and the marathon vote in D.C., as a Wisconsin state budget gets signed and the US House continues to debate Donald Trump’s big bill. La Crosse Talk airs weekdays at 6-8 a.m. Listen on…