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WIZMnews.com Adam Fravel was found guilty Thursday on all four counts in the murder of his ex-girlfriend, Madeline Kingsbury. The jury in the Fravel trial announced the verdict Thursday morning in Mankato, Minn., where the trial was moved because of publicity in Winona County. Fravel faces the possibility of life in prison. Minnesota state court…

WIZMnews.com After I told my co-workers in Texas that I had accepted my current job here in La Crosse, the first response was “you know it snows a lot there”…and I replied, yes, I am aware of that.  Which was followed by…”do you have enough winter clothes”?  I grew up in Ohio so I know…

WIZMnews.com The campaigns may be over for this season, but the election issues in Wisconsin keep going. Area Assembly candidate Ryan Huebsch wants to see state lawmakers take action on certain priorities in the new session, including completion of a science center at UW-La Crosse. “One of the biggest issues that we’ve seen is that…

WIZMnews.com Democrat Steve Doyle has defended his District 94 Assembly seat. Doyle narrowly beat Republican Ryan Huebsch by about 200 votes — 18,435 to 18,218. Doyle won La Crosse County with 51.5% of the vote — 16,963 to 15,958. In Trempealeau County, Huebsch had 788 more votes — Doyle 1,472 to Huebsch 2,260. Because the…

WIZMnews.com Wisconsin voters approved a Republican-written constitutional amendment in Tuesday’s elections that changed one word regarding citizens voting. The Wisconsin Constitution states that every U.S. citizen, who is at least 18, can vote. The amendment revises that language to read that only U.S. citizens can vote in federal, state and local elections held in Wisconsin.…

WIZMnews.com La Crosse County and 3rd Congressional Democratic Party chair, William Garcia, in the WIZM studio for La Crosse Talk PM, working in sci-fi and politics as the fall election cycle comes to an end. Garcia was a good sport to come on and have a conversation that would remain relevant, even after Election Day…

WIZMnews.com Democrat Brad Pfaff has won reelection in Wisconsin’s state Senate. Pfaff retains the 32nd District for a second term, winning with 52.3% of the 100,713 votes cast over Republican Stacey Klein. Pfaff won 52,695 to 47,906. For the past two years, Republicans had held a supermajority in the state Senate, but Pfaff’s win has…

WIZMnews.com La Crosse Assembly Rep. Jill Billings has won reelection. The Democrat from La Crosse defeated Cedric Schnitzler with 52.1% of the vote, winning 16,420 to 15,068. In La Crosse County, Billings had 59.1% of the 21,405 votes cast, winning there 12,659 to 8,704. In Monroe County, Schnitzler had 6,364 votes to Billings 3,761. Billings,…

WIZMnews.com Democrat Tara Johnson has unseated Republican incumbent Loren Oldenburg in Wisconsin’s 96th Assembly District. Johnson won with 51% of the 32,490 votes cast for the two candidates. Johnson won 16,578 to 15,912. “Our campaign has been about listening, bringing people together and advocating for solutions to the challenges people of this beautiful new district…

WIZMnews.com Voters passed the School District of La Crosse $53.5 million referendum Tuesday. The plan to build a new elementary school and update another passed with 60.9% of the 34,240 votes. La Crosse Schools superintendent, Dr. Aaron Engel, will be on WIZM’s La Crosse Talk in the 6 a.m. hour on Wednesday. Listen on the…