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WIZMnews.com Seven months after she was named CEO of the La Crosse Area Chamber of Commerce, its board chair stated Wednesday that Beth Franklin will be stepping down. Chamber board chair Joe Moua said Franklin’s last day would be May 15. “Beth, who has served our community with dedication and vision, has decided to embark…

WIZMnews.com With the latest news on this year’s choice for Commodore of La Crosse’s Riverfest, let’s go to Channel 19’s Dustin Luecke…because he IS the new Commodore for 2025. Dustin and Dominique Luecke were introduced as the new Commodore and First Mate for Riverfest during a ceremony at the Celebrations on the River venue on…

WIZMnews.com A Winona man is killed when he is struck by a car on Monday evening.  Winona Police said Gregory Stephen Ferriss, 54, of Winona was turning onto Liberty Street at the intersection with 6th Street just before 8 p.m. As he did so, he struck a bicyclist who was riding an e-bike east on…

WIZMnews.com Congressman Derrick Van Orden said that he’s rescheduling his upcoming virtual town hall meeting and missing votes in Congress due to a ‘credible threat’ made against his family.   Information posted on his official Facebook page said the threat was made against his wife, children, and grandchildren.   The threat was made in a…

WIZMnews.com A collision between a rural mail carrier’s vehicle and a pickup truck doesn’t injure both drivers, but leaves their vehicles damaged. It happened late Tuesday morning at 11:30 a.m. according to the Vernon County Sheriff’s Office, on Oneida Road in rural Cashton. They said Wayne Kruizenga, 64, of rural Viroqua, was heading down the…

WIZMnews.com VATICAN CITY (AP) — Black smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney on Wednesday, signaling that no pope had been elected as 133 cardinals opened the secretive, centuries-old ritual to choose a new leader of the Catholic Church. The cardinals participating in the most geographically diverse conclave in the faith’s 2,000-year history took just one…

WIZMnews.com SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Most airports around the United States operated smoothly as new REAL ID requirements took effect Wednesday because travelers without the updated document were still allowed to move through security easily. Those without the IDs were given pieces of paper informing them that going forward they would need to present REAL ID or…

WIZMnews.com The deaths of two people found in a river near Tomah are being investigated by Monroe County authorities. The sheriff’s office says the bodies were discovered Sunday in the East Fork Lemonweir River in Wyeville, east of Tomah. Investigators received a call from a person saying they had found a body in the water,…

WIZMnews.com La Crosse’s school board has welcomed two new members, and has chosen a new president. Jeff Jackson and Molly Fuchs were sworn in for 3-year terms on Monday night, as was sitting board member Merideth Garcia. All three won seats in the April election. They took their oaths a week later than planned, after…

WIZMnews.com For the fourth straight year, La Crosse has taken part in nationwide events bringing attention to crimes committed against indigenous people in America, mainly women and girls. A native American drum circle and local speakers were featured at outdoor ceremonies Monday, marking the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Run-Walk, based at Burns Park and…