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WIZMnews.com La Crosse County Board chair Tina Tryggestad in the WIZM studio Wednesday for La Crosse Talk PM fresh off a five-hour 2025 budget meeting the night before, so of course that was a focus of the conversation that also included homelessness and renaming facilities. La Crosse Talk PM airs weekdays at 5:06 p.m. Listen…

WIZMnews.com The La Crosse Airport continues to look for more airline service, and it’s been seeking help from the county government. Airport officials spoke at the county’s annual budget meeting on Tuesday, requesting around $250,000 to support efforts to attract new airlines. Airport director Jeffrey Tripp talked about a new air service workers group, which…

WIZMnews.com The purchase of Alex Jones ‘ Infowars at a bankruptcy auction by the satirical news publication The Onion is the latest twist in a yearslong saga between the far-right conspiracy theorist and families of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims. The sale was ordered after relatives of many of the 20 children and six educators killed in the…

WIZMnews.com The purchase of Alex Jones ‘ Infowars at a bankruptcy auction by the satirical news publication The Onion is the latest twist in a yearslong saga between the far-right conspiracy theorist and families of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims. The sale was ordered after relatives of many of the 20 children and six educators killed in the…

WIZMnews.com The satirical news publication The Onion won the bidding for Alex Jones’ Infowars at a bankruptcy auction, backed by families of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims whom Jones owes more than $1 billion in defamation judgments for calling the massacre a hoax. The purchase turns over Jones’ company, which for decades has peddled…

WIZMnews.com WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans have won enough seats to control the U.S. House, completing the party’s sweep into power and securing their hold on U.S. government alongside President-elect Donald Trump. A House Republican victory in Arizona, alongside a win in slow-counting California earlier Wednesday, gave the GOP the 218 House victories that make up…

WIZMnews.com A fun conversation with Aquinas High School football coach Tom Lee on WIZM’s La Crosse Talk, as his team gets set to play in the Division 4 state semifinals and defend its three consecutive state championships.  La Crosse Talk airs weekdays at 6-9 a.m. Listen on the WIZM app, online here, or on 92.3 FM…

WIZMnews.com As a reminder as you start or end your day today… Today is National Seat Belt Day in the United States.  As technology has advanced, we have progressed from standard lap belts to the new harnesses and airbags.  Back then, we were told and told others to buckle up but we didn’t have the…

WIZMnews.com BALTIMORE (AP) — Several U.S. Catholic bishops have encouraged the church to boldly share Vatican teachings on a range of hot-button issues, including the condemnation of abortion, euthanasia, surrogacy and gender-affirming surgery. The prelates acknowledged theirs is often a countercultural view. One bishop speaking out is Winona-Rochester Bishop Robert Barron. “We have been too…

WIZMnews.com A new ordinance against trespassing in La Crosse parking ramps may be voted on Thursday night by the city council at its November meeting. The council’s judiciary committee voted last week to restrict the kinds of activity allowed in ramps. The plan is aimed at preventing drinking, drug use, vandalism, and other activities inside…