Category: wizm
-
Area farmers and lawmakers call for action on federal farm laws to help western Wisconsin
WIZMnews.com Farmers in western Wisconsin should have a federal program that helps them remain in business. That’s what some area farmers are saying. along with the Wisconsin Farmers Union, holding a rally in La Crosse’s Burns Park on Thursday to call for Congressional action. Westby farmer Darin Von Ruden serves as president of the state…
-
Bail for Wisconsin school shooter’s father facing 3 felonies set at $20K
WIZMnews.com MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The father of a 15-year-old girl who killed a fellow student and a teacher at a private school in Wisconsin had his bail set at $20,000 on Friday at his first court appearance on charges that he allowed her access to guns. Prosecutors charged Jeffrey Rupnow, 42, on Thursday with two felony counts of…
-
Apartmenr builders cut ribbon on 120-unit housing complex near Black River in La Crosse
WIZMnews.com Developers and La Crosse community leaders have celebrated a ribbon cutting for the Driftless Apartments, built near the Black River. The 120-unit project has been in the planning stage for several years at the old Mobil Oil site along Copeland Avenue, and the building opened last fall. Mayor Shaundel Washington Spivey attended the ceremony,…
-
15 states sue over Trump’s move to fast-track oil and gas projects via his ‘energy emergency’ order
WIZMnews.com A coalition of 15 states is suing over President Donald Trump’s efforts to fast-track energy-related projects, saying the administration is bypassing environmental protection laws and threatening endangered species, critical habitat and cultural resources. Trump issued an executive order declaring a “national energy emergency ” on the first day of his presidency. The order urges oil and gas expansion…
-
For the second time in less than a year, La Crosse’s city council has postponed a decision on whether to hire a full-time city administrator.
WIZMnews.com The idea was proposed over a year ago by former Mayor Mitch Reynolds, and the council voted last October to delay a vote until this month so there could be more study and public comment. On Thursday, by an 11-2 vote, the council postponed action again until early 2026. Mackenzie Mindel of the council…
-
Former Supreme Court Justice David Souter, a Republican who became a liberal favorite, dies at 85
WIZMnews.com WASHINGTON (AP) — Retired Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter, the ascetic bachelor and New Hampshire Republican who became a favorite of liberals during his nearly 20 years on the bench, has died. He was 85. Souter died Thursday at his home in New Hampshire, the court said in a statement Friday. He retired from the…
-
Area farmers and lawmakers call for action on federal farm laws to help western Wisconsin
WIZMnews.com Farmers in western Wisconsin should have a federal program that helps them remain in business. That’s what some area farmers are saying. along with the Wisconsin Farmers Union, holding a rally in La Crosse’s Burns Park on Thursday to call for Congressional action. Westby farmer Darin Von Ruden serves as president of the state…
-
Votes on city administrator plan, and closings of some railroad crossings, may be taken by La Crosse Common Council on Thursday
WIZMnews.com The city administrator idea comes before the La Crosse city council again on Thursday night, during the council’s regular May meeting. A proposal to hire an administrator was brought up last October, when the council voted to postpone the idea until spring to allow study by a special committee. Last week, the city judiciary…
-
“Stamp Out Hunger” food drive returns Saturday, with local mail carriers collecting food donations
WIZMnews.com Your local mail carrier will be busier than usual this Saturday. That’s the day of the annual Letter Carriers’ food drive, called “Stamp Out Hunger.” Postal workers in the region will pick up food donations when they deliver the mail on Saturday, May 10th. Last year, 31,000 pounds of donations were collected in the…
-
A woman who called a Black child a slur has raised a backlash but also thousands of dollars
WIZMnews.com A video showing a Minnesota woman at a playground last week openly admitting to using a racist slur against a Black child has garnered millions of views. But what’s been equally appalling for some is that the woman has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars in crowdfunds. In the video, a man in Rochester,…