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WIZMnews.com A 47-year-old La Crosse man has now been charged with reckless homicide for allegedly providing drugs to another who died of an overdose last July. Todd Pfaff was arrested on Dec. 17. Investigators say the victim died on July 24 or 25, after taking drugs at a residence on French Island. According to a…

WIZMnews.com ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota House Republicans could start the 2025 legislative session in the majority after a judge ruled last week that a Democratic candidate didn’t meet the residency requirements for his suburban district. Ramsey County Judge Leonardo Castro ruled that Curtis Johnson didn’t live in the Roseville-area district for the required…

WIZMnews.com MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Tony Evers has picked a new leader for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. The governor announced Monday that he has appointed Dr. Karen Hyun as the agency’s secretary. Hyun has been the chief of staff of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) since 2021. She worked…

WIZMnews.com The Christmas tradition has become nearly global in scope: Children from around the world track Santa Claus as he sweeps across the earth, delivering presents and defying time. Each year, at least 100,000 kids call into the North American Aerospace Defense Command to inquire about Santa’s location. Millions more follow online in nine languages, from English to…

WIZMnews.com Christmas week has arrived, and it’s the peak of the holiday light season for our area. You may have already viewed outdoor light displays in your own neighborhood, and judging by the mild forecast we’ve been hearing about, there could be a few good nights ahead for walking down a brightly-lighted street, or going…

WIZMnews.com ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota House Republicans could start the 2025 legislative session in the majority after a judge ruled last week that a Democratic candidate didn’t meet the residency requirements for his suburban district. Ramsey County Judge Leonardo Castro ruled that Curtis Johnson didn’t live in the Roseville-area district for the required…

WIZMnews.com UW-La Crosse political science professor, Dr. Anthony Chergosky, in the WIZM studio Friday for La Crosse Talk PM, discussing whether Santa is a Democrat or a Republican, how old is too old to believe, is Elon Musk or Donald Trump the president, and will this Wisconsin state Legislature be less productive than the last.…

WIZMnews.com Construction workers were busy on Friday fixing a wall at a La Crosse hotel where a truck crashed into the building. No one was reported to be in the room at the Quality Inn on Rose Street where the vehicle struck the hotel. The truck may have been going too fast for conditions, and…

WIZMnews.com It was called the Cheese League. NFL teams holding minicamp across Wisconsin, and UW-La Crosse was host to one of those teams for a dozen years. Beginning in 1988, the New Orleans Saints called the UW-L campus home for a few weeks in the summer. From coach Mike Ditka, a rookie RB named Ricky…

WIZMnews.com Maybe it was the weather. Maybe it was because of the holiday season. For whatever reason, the La Crosse County Board made their last scheduled meeting of 2024 a quick one. “Fastest meeting ever on record,” County Board chair Tina Tryggestad remarked Thursday, as she adjourned the 6 p.m. meeting roughly 10 minutes later.…