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WIZMnews.com A national bus tour, aimed at preventing tax breaks for billionaires, made its way to La Crosse on Tuesday. A group called, Fair Share America, held a late-morning rally at Burns Park downtown, calling on Congress to vote against a budget bill that would benefit rich people while making cuts in certain government programs.…

WIZMnews.com The old Kmart in La Crosse has, perhaps, never been more popular today than when it first opened back in 1965. The buzz now, though, is when will it get demolished?  Jeremy Novak, vice president of development at Three Sixty Real Estate Solutions, joined WIZM’s La Crosse Talk on Tuesday to give an update…

WIZMnews.com If you’re wondering if a state legislator cares about their district and some of the needs it has, look no further than La Crosse Assembly Rep. Jill Billings over the past 12 hours. After seven years, it looks as though UW-La Crosse will finally get funding for the second phase of the Prairie Springs…

WIZMnews.com UW-L political science professor, Dr. Anthony Chergosky, in the WIZM studio for La Crosse Talk as we discussed what it would take to make Wisconsin a video game industry hub — including what a video game based on Wisconsin might look like — plus, whether Gov. Tony Evers should run for a third term.…

WIZMnews.com The La Crosse Skyrockers’ Sonya Mix and Bennett Norris in the WIZM studio Tuesday for La Crosse Talk ahead of the big July 4 show at Riverfest on Friday. 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…

WIZMnews.com A “pocket park” being planned in north La Crosse received support Tuesday from a La Crosse council committee. The proposal to convert part of a parking lot on Caledonia Street between Clinton and St. Paul Streets to a public space was approved by the city’s Judiciary and Administration Committee. The legislation moves to the…

WIZMnews.com La Crosse’s big summer festival is now open, and runs through Saturday. Riverfest for 2025 opened Wednesday morning with the flag-raising ceremony at Riverside Park. This year’s Commodore, Dustin Luecke, welcomed visitors to the riverfront celebration. The Channel 19 news anchor remarked that his first assignment for the local TV station 15 years ago…

WIZMnews.com A second competency hearing is ordered for a La Crosse man accused of killing his roommate then hiding the corpse last year.   John Stumlin refused to appear at his hearing Tuesday morning before Judge Ramona Gonzalez. Stumlin is currently in the Mendota Mental Health Institute.   His attorneys objected to a competency report…

WIZMnews.com The woman charged in the Baby Angel case in Winona could receive an increased sentence if convicted, according to documents filed last week by the prosecutor in the case.    The paperwork from Assistant Winona County Attorney R. Travis Snider cited several reasons in seeking what’s known as an aggravated sentence against Jennifer Baechle…

WIZMnews.com Fireworks are a weird thing in Wisconsin. They’re legal to buy, but likely illegal to light. La Crosse Police Sgt. Danny Mandujano was in the WIZM studio Wednesday explaining how if it goes up or it blows up, it’s going to cost you $502 in the city. La Crosse Talk airs weekdays at 6-8…