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WIZMnews.com Hidden Springs Peony Farm — the region’s own “fields of flowers” — is about to burst into bloom. Co-owner Laura Kubes joined La Crosse Talk to invite visitors to come take in the sights and scents of 16,000 blooming peonies. La Crosse Talk airs weekdays at 6-8 a.m. Listen on the WIZM app, online here,…

WIZMnews.com UW-La Crosse is sending out an appeal to its alumni — not for donations but to gather support for the Prairie Springs Science Center project. Chancellor Dr. James Beeby sent a letter to university alumni, asking them to urge state lawmakers to push for construction of Phase 2 of the science center. Phase 1…

WIZMnews.com One sure sign that UW-La Crosse is out for the summer is when the dumpsters fill up, as students clear out of the dorms. The move out is happening this week and the campus has a recycling program to keep usable items from going to waste. Through Thursday, students at the dorms can take…

WIZMnews.com A plea deal may be in the works for a suspected Venezuelan gang member arrested in Prairie du Chien last fall.   Alejandro Coronel-Zarate has three felony and three misdemeanor charges against him after his arrest last September.  The felonies involve 2nd Degree Sexual Assault, Child Abuse and Strangulation and Suffocation.   During an…

WIZMnews.com NEW: The Buffalo County Sheriff’s Office says the road between Nelson, Wisconsin and Wabasha, Minnesota is open again to traffic. It took nearly six hours to clean up the debris after a BNSF train hit a semi just on the edge of Nelson. The road between Nelson, Wisconsin and Wabasha, Minnesota is closed following…

WIZMnews.com NEW YORK (AP) — v while driving, increasing crash risks. According to documents published by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the front brake lines in these now-recalled cars “may be in contact” with their engine air cleaner outlet pipe due to a potential installation defect. That can result in a brake fluid leak…

WIZMnews.com Every year, for nearly three decades, they ride through the Coulee Region to help a child facing medical challenges that no one should have to endure. It’s called Big Bikes for Little Tikes — the La Crosse version of Make-A-Wish. And this year’s wish might not sit quite right with a Wisconsin crowd. But…

WIZMnews.com The OmniCenter in Onalaska hosted a job fair Tuesday, which attracted Wisconsin’s governor and other state leaders. Gov. Tony Evers identified child care as a needed service to help parents remain in the workforce, to keep millions of jobs filled statewide. “It’s estimated that without the necessary investments to stave off a looming fiscal…

WIZMnews.com A Houston County man is accused of attempted murder and assault, after an alleged scissors attack on his father at the family business in Hokah. Bond for 24-year-old Nicholas McCabe has been set at $500,000 without conditions, and $250,000 with conditions. He is accused of second-degree murder and two counts of assault. Police say…

WIZMnews.com Hidden Springs Peony Farm — the region’s own “fields of flowers” — is about to burst into bloom. Co-owner Laura Kubes joined La Crosse Talk to invite visitors to come take in the sights and scents of 16,000 blooming peonies. La Crosse Talk airs weekdays at 6-8 a.m. Listen on the WIZM app, online here,…