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WIZMnews.com UW-La Crosse political science professor, Dr. Anthony Chergosky, in the WIZM studio Friday for La Crosse Talk PM, discussing whether Santa is a Democrat or a Republican, how old is too old to believe, is Elon Musk or Donald Trump the president, and will this Wisconsin state Legislature be less productive than the last.…

WIZMnews.com A fourth person has entered the La Crosse mayor’s race. Christ Stone’s name has been added to the list of potential candidates to run for mayor. Shaundel Washington-Spivey, Ellie McLoone and Vicki Markussen are the other three candidates that have announced. La Crosse Mayor Mitch Reynolds said last month he would not see reelection.…

WIZMnews.com Holiday gift giving can take many forms, aside from clothing or toys. In Wisconsin, many families may give or get food products, coming from the state’s dairy farms. The state’s reigning Alice in Dairyland, Halei Heinzel of Oconomowoc, is busy this time of year promoting all types of presents grown or made in the…

WIZMnews.com The car had gone airborne, flying over a driveway, before landing on its side in a Trempealeau County ditch. The driver, likely to get charged with drinking and driving. The police chief from Independence, Wis., just happened to be driving to another call when he saw the vehicle, according to the Trempealeau County Sheriff’s…

WIZMnews.com A 47-year-old La Crosse man has now been charged with reckless homicide for allegedly providing drugs to another who died of an overdose last July. Todd Pfaff was arrested on Dec. 17. Investigators say the victim died on July 24 or 25, after taking drugs at a residence on French Island. According to a…

WIZMnews.com ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota House Republicans could start the 2025 legislative session in the majority after a judge ruled last week that a Democratic candidate didn’t meet the residency requirements for his suburban district. Ramsey County Judge Leonardo Castro ruled that Curtis Johnson didn’t live in the Roseville-area district for the required…

WIZMnews.com UW-La Crosse political science professor, Dr. Anthony Chergosky, in the WIZM studio Friday for La Crosse Talk PM, discussing whether Santa is a Democrat or a Republican, how old is too old to believe, is Elon Musk or Donald Trump the president, and will this Wisconsin state Legislature be less productive than the last.…

WIZMnews.com A fourth person has entered the La Crosse mayor’s race. Christ Stone’s name has been added to the list of potential candidates to run for mayor. Shaundel Washington-Spivey, Ellie McLoone and Vicki Markussen are the other three candidates that have announced. La Crosse Mayor Mitch Reynolds said last month he would not see reelection.…

WIZMnews.com Construction workers were busy on Friday fixing a wall at a La Crosse hotel where a truck crashed into the building. No one was reported to be in the room at the Quality Inn on Rose Street where the vehicle struck the hotel. The truck may have been going too fast for conditions, and…

WIZMnews.com Maybe it was the weather. Maybe it was because of the holiday season. For whatever reason, the La Crosse County Board made their last scheduled meeting of 2024 a quick one. “Fastest meeting ever on record,” County Board chair Tina Tryggestad remarked Thursday, as she adjourned the 6 p.m. meeting roughly 10 minutes later.…