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WIZMnews.com WASHINGTON (AP) — In a massive setback, House Republicans failed Friday to push their big package of tax breaks and spending cuts through the Budget Committee, as a handful of conservatives joined all Democrats in a stunning vote against it. The hard-right lawmakers are insisting on steeper spending cuts to Medicaid and the Biden-era green energy…

WIZMnews.com MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin judge charged with helping a man illegally evade immigration agents is seeking donations to fund her court defense. Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan announced Friday that she’s set up a fund to cover the costs of her defense. The fund issued a statement saying that the case against…

WIZMnews.com Anyone driving by the Dunkin’ Donuts store on Losey Boulevard Friday morning may have noticed someone on the roof waiving at them. It was for a good reason-the annual Cops on the Roof fundraiser with local law enforcement that benefits Special Olympics. There was a steady stream of people walking up or driving through…

WIZMnews.com La Crosse’s first-ever hyphenated Mayor, Shaundel Washington-Spivey, in the WIZM studio a month after winning the election. The new mayor talks city administrator, as the council put off hiring that position again — this time until February. We also discuss his first month in office, and the bit of chaos that happens in the…

WIZMnews.com Attorneys in the Josie Dikeman homicide case are making preparations for a trial scheduled this summer in La Crosse. Dikeman is charged with 1st degree murder and physical abuse of a child in the death of a 6-year-old boy who was in her care. She was charged two years ago this month, and a…

WIZMnews.com You could call it partly a treasure hunt, or partly solving a mystery, or a big lesson in La Crosse’s history. Sophomores from Logan High School spent part of Friday in the downtown area, participating in a yearly scavenger hunt designed to teach students things they may not know about their city. The event…

WIZMnews.com Onalaska Mayor Kim Smith in the WIZM studio for La Crosse Talk discussing their city administrator, summer in Ona, the Crumbl Cookie and a new community center. La Crosse Talk airs weekdays at 6-8 a.m. Listen on the WIZM app, online here, or on 92.3 FM / 1410 AM / 106.7 FM (north of Onalaska).…

WIZMnews.com Charter Communications has offered to acquire Cox Communications, a $34.5 billion merger that would combine two of the top three cable companies in the U.S. Cox is the third largest cable television company in the country, with more than 6.5 million digital cable, internet, telephone, and home security customers. It has a strong foothold…

WIZMnews.com The Green Bay Packers take on their division rival right at the start of the 2025 regular season.  Week 1 features the Packers playing the Detroit Lions at Lambeau Field on September 7. It won’t be until Week 12 before Green Bay faces another NFC North team with the visiting Minnesota Vikings on November…

WIZMnews.com The Minnesota Vikings have back-to-back international games in 2025 as the team releases its schedule for the coming season.  In Week 4, the team travels to Dublin, Ireland to play the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday, September 28. On Week 5, they head to London for a game against the Cleveland Browns on Sunday, October…