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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 I had the privilege of flying to Washington on Saturday with the latest Freedom Honor Flight.   This is the third time I’ve been able to go as a member of the media.   While each trip is special, I have to say this one was the best one I’ve ever been on due to the…

WIZMnews.com The veterans could hear the music before even stepping off the jetway.  Then came the cheers.   Several dozen people, from Boy Scouts to adults, lined both sides of the walkway greeting, shaking hands, and thanking these veterans from Wisconsin. Some carried signs or waived small flags. Others helped guide the veterans through the airport…

WIZMnews.com VATICAN CITY (AP) — Cleaners and cooks. Doctors and nurses. Even drivers and elevator operators. All the support staff for the cardinals who will elect the successor to Pope Francis must take an oath of secrecy ahead of the conclave that’s starting on Wednesday. The punishment for breaking the oath? Automatic excommunication. The oaths were being taken…

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…

WIZMnews.com We get to know new La Crosse City Council President — or as her neighbors call her, “Madam President” — Tamara Dickinson, in the WIZM studio. La Crosse Talk airs weekdays at 6-8 a.m. Listen on the WIZM app, online here, or on 92.3 FM / 1410 AM / 106.7 FM (north of Onalaska). Find…

WIZMnews.com WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump is circumspect about his duties to uphold due process rights laid out in the Constitution, saying in a new interview that he does not know whether U.S. citizens and noncitizens alike deserve that guarantee. He also said he does not think military force will be needed to make…

WIZMnews.com They served in all branches of the service in different parts of the country and the world.   They all call the Coulee Region home.   Veterans all came together Saturday for the 32nd Freedom Honor Flight from La Crosse to Washington D.C.  There were 101 men and women veterans and their guardians, along with support…