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WIZMnews.com Students at a La Crosse elementary school will start getting hands-on experience in the tradition of producing maple syrup. The La Crosse Public Education Foundation surprised Summit gym instructor Nick O’Keefe with a $6,003 Gold Star Grant at school Wednesday for his syrup project. The money will support a springtime school project, where Summit…

WIZMnews.com A new study group began its work Wednesday over whether the city of La Crosse should hire an administrator. Back in October, the council voted to put off a vote to create an administrator position until May, which comes after the election where half the council and the mayor are on the ballot. The…

WIZMnews.com Students at a La Crosse elementary school will start getting hands-on experience in the tradition of producing maple syrup. The La Crosse Public Education Foundation surprised Summit gym instructor Nick O’Keefe with a $6,003 Gold Star Grant at school Wednesday for his syrup project. The money will support a springtime school project, where Summit…

WIZMnews.com The suspect in a La Crosse murder that occurred nearly six years ago will not have to remain under house arrest. Anquin St. Junious, though, will have to continue wearing a GPS monitor while he awaits trial in the 2019 stabbing death of Virgil Stewart. St. Junious is living in the Milwaukee area. He…

WIZMnews.com The Onion’s rejected purchase of Infowars in an auction bid supported by families of the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting dealt them a new setback Wednesday and clouded the future of Alex Jones’ conspiracy theory platform, which will remain in his control for at least the near future. What’s next for Infowars and the Sandy Hook families’…

WIZMnews.com You probably remember a Christmas gift when you were a child that you really enjoyed. It could have been clothing, a toy, a book, an electronic device or other gift.  But do you still have it today?  Is it boxed up in the attic or basement or has it passed on to someone else…

WIZMnews.com A possible change in local parking standards could be passed by the La Crosse city council this week. On Tuesday, citizens were asked for their opinions on a need for off-street parking lots during a listening session at the Nature Place. Many of those attending called for ways of reducing the demand for parking,…

WIZMnews.com Ben Wikler, Democratic Party of Wisconsin chair, is vying for the national job. Heading into the fall election finale, Wikler joined WIZM’s La Crosse Talk PM to discuss Wisconsin’s $4 billion surplus and those fall elections, where Democrats won in the Legislature and for US Senate but lost the presidential race. Wikler clearly took…

WIZMnews.com La Crosse County administrator, Jane Klekamp, in the WIZM studio Tuesday for La Crosse Talk with an update on the homeless plan, how the co-response unit has done this year — pairing police and crisis responders — where the civilian review board is at and how county taxes compare to the rest of the…

WIZMnews.com La Crosse Schools superintendent, Dr. Aaron Engel, joined to discuss the good and bad after Act 10, new school start times, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers’ budget listening session and some of the more interesting field trip proposals he’s experienced. Also, proposed an idea to Engel that San Diego State’s women’s basketball is doing —…