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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…

WIZMnews.com Wisconsin state Assembly Rep. Tara Johnson in the WIZM studio for La Crosse Talk recapping the budget listening sessions, money in politics, is the state tackling homelessness and the slow start to the Legislature’s session.  La Crosse Talk airs weekdays at 6-8 a.m. Listen on the WIZM app, online here, or on 92.3 FM /…

WIZMnews.com American Promise co-founder Jeff Clements joined WIZM’s La Crosse Talk to help preview a community conversation happening Wednesday in La Crosse on changing the US Constitution to get big money out of politics. La Crosse Talk airs weekdays at 6-8 a.m. Listen on the WIZM app, online here, or on 92.3 FM / 1410 AM…

WIZMnews.com La Crosse teachers’ union president Jesse Martinez joins to talk about announcing Golden Apple awards, attending May Day rallies in DC, the new school board president, building coalitions and his stepping down soon. La Crosse Talk airs weekdays at 6-8 a.m. Listen on the WIZM app, online here, or on 92.3 FM / 1410 AM…

WIZMnews.com A few weeks ago, UW-La Crosse men’s track & field coach Josh Bucholtz stopped in the WIZM studio for La Crosse Talk to chat about the dynasty that he’s led the past 17 seasons. La Crosse Talk airs weekdays at 6-8 a.m. Listen on the WIZM app, online here, or on 92.3 FM / 1410…

WIZMnews.com La Crosse’s school board and county board both have their first meetings of May scheduled for Monday night. The Board of Education has a brief, special meeting before the regular 6 p.m. session, where it will swear in three new members — Merideth Garcia, Jeff Jackson and Molly Fuchs — and elect board officers.…

WIZMnews.com La Crosse’s Park and Rec Department said that beginning tomorrow, one of the trails through the La Crosse River Marsh is closing for maintenance work. The Cottonwood Trail closes on Monday for that the city said was brief trail maintenance. It begins in Myrick Park and connects to the Grand Crossing Trail in the…

WIZMnews.com The School District of La Crosse wants to provide the latest information on plans for a new school building at the Hogan Administrative site, which was built in 1899. A community engagement session will happen from 6-7 p.m. Wednesday, May 7 at the Hogan Administrative Center (map). During the session, designers of the new…

WIZMnews.com A large mural celebrating life has been dedicated at an office of the Family and Children’s Center in La Crosse. The artwork on the Monitor Street building was officially unveiled on Thursday. The center joined forces with an area Suicide Prevention Initiative to make the mural possible, on the east wall of the FCC…

WIZMnews.com A La Crosse city council committee has approved a downtown extension to a project aimed at encouraging pedestrian and bike travel through town. The council’s finance committee has voted to use nearly $600,000 in capital project funding for the King Street greenway project, part of the city’s bike-pedestrian plan. The extension would authorize the…