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WIZMnews.com A day after the election, Democrats Steve Doyle and Tara Johnson, who both won on Tuesday, stopped in the WIZM studio for la Crosse Talk PM to discuss whether the new makeup of Wisconsin’s state Legislature means things getting done over the next two years. La Crosse Talk PM airs weekdays at 5:06 p.m.…

WIZMnews.com The jury in Adam Fravel’s Minnesota murder trial has received the case, following closing arguments Wednesday in Mankato. Fravel is accused of killing his former girlfriend, Madeline Kingsbury, in early 2023 and hiding her remains in the Winona area.  The trial, moved to Mankato because of extensive publicity around Winona, has lasted about three weeks.  The…

WIZMnews.com Members of a La Crosse city council committee have not been able to agree on a plan to study the possible need for a city administrator. A resolution to establish a working group to consider the administrator plan has failed on a 3-3 tie vote by the council judiciary committee on Wednesday. The study…

WIZMnews.com A day after the election, Democrats Steve Doyle and Tara Johnson, who both won on Tuesday, stopped in the WIZM studio for la Crosse Talk PM to discuss whether the new makeup of Wisconsin’s state Legislature means things getting done over the next two years. La Crosse Talk PM airs weekdays at 5:06 p.m.…

WIZMnews.com The jury in Adam Fravel’s Minnesota murder trial has received the case, following closing arguments Wednesday in Mankato. Fravel is accused of killing his former girlfriend, Madeline Kingsbury, in early 2023 and hiding her remains in the Winona area.  The trial, moved to Mankato because of extensive publicity around Winona, has lasted about three weeks.  The…

WIZMnews.com Members of a La Crosse city council committee have not been able to agree on a plan to study the possible need for a city administrator. A resolution to establish a working group to consider the administrator plan has failed on a 3-3 tie vote by the council judiciary committee on Wednesday. The study…

WIZMnews.com In November of 1974, Wisconsin Governor Patrick Lucey spoke in the new North Hall of UW-L, now called Wimberly Hall. Democrat Lucey was seeking a second term, and told students he could not support a tuition cut approved by the Board of Regents, because that would put more burden on taxpayers to fund the…

WIZMnews.com Republican Rep. Brad Finstad won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing all of southern Minnesota on Tuesday. Finstad defeated Democrat Rachel Bohman with about 60% of the vote. Finstad is a New Ulm native, who was running for his second full term in Minnesota’s 1st Congressional District. Bohman is a Rochester native, who…

WIZMnews.com At 4:30 a.m. Wednesday, Democratic US Sen. Tammy Baldwin is calling game. With counts in Milwaukee County going late into the night and early into the morning, Baldwin votes kept coming in, making up ground on Republican Eric Hovde. With 98.2% reported, Baldwin called the race with a 26,181 vote lead — having 49.3%…

WIZMnews.com WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States on Wednesday, an extraordinary comeback for a former president who refused to accept defeat four years ago, sparked a violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, was convicted of felony charges and survived two assassination attempts. With a win in Wisconsin,…