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Vicki Markussen becomes third La Crosse mayoral candidate
WIZMnews.com Vicki Markussen is back in the running for La Crosse Mayor, after nearly winning the race back in 2021. Markussen spoke to reporters Friday at City Hall, as she filed nomination papers for the election that will now have Feb. 20 primary. Markussen is the third official candidate, following Shaundel Spivey and Ellie McLoone.…
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Onalaska woman, who allegedly was looking at phone before hitting and killing 87-year-old, could be tried
WIZMnews.com A 40-year-old woman, accused of vehicular homicide for a pedestrian death in Onalaska, could be scheduled for trial soon. Megan Urch of Onalaska had a court hearing on Thursday, where La Crosse County Judge Ramona Gonzalez found probable cause to hold a trial. Onalaska police detective Chad Marcon testified in court Thursday that video…
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Brockway receives 20-year sentence in homicide case where she supplied fentanyl-laced drug to user
WIZMnews.com A Holmen woman is sentenced to a total of 20 years of prison and extended supervision, for reckless homicide in the drug death of a male friend. Twenty-seven-year-old Rachel Brockway pled guilty last June to providing a mix of heroin and fentanyl to Christian Lunde, who died in February of 2023 after taking drugs…
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Chi-Chi’s plans new restaurants more than 20 years after its bankruptcy
WIZMnews.com Chi-Chi’s is making a comeback. The Mexican chain said this week that it plans to open some new restaurants next year. The locations would be the first since Chi-Chi’s filed for bankruptcy protection in 2003. Michael McDermott, the son of Chi-Chi’s founder, said he struck an agreement with Hormel Foods to open the restaurants.…
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Hoffer on the $40 million bill for firing Badgers coach Fickel, plus legalizing vices, Chi Chi’s coming back, Kmart nearly gone
WIZMnews.com A lot covered on Thursday’s La Crosse Talk PM with Adam Hoffer, including how much taxpayers would be on the hook if the Badgers fired their football coach, how much Wisconsin loses by not legalizing vices like sports betting and weed, plus Chi Chi’s is coming back and Kmart is almost gone. La Crosse…
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Holmen YMCA update, remembering Mike Hayes with La Crosse Y CEO Bill Soper
WIZMnews.com Bill Soper, the president of the La Crosse Area YMCAs, joins to reminisce a bit about doing segments for 30 years with Mike Hayes, who passed away last week. We also got a bit of an update on a future YMCA in Holmen, plus how the La Crosse YMCAs have evolved to more than…
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The last full-size Kmart has closed, while La Crosse’s still stands
WIZMnews.com It’s nearly complete, the end of the “Blue Light Special,” could be coming to a close nearly 65 years after it began. The last full-size Kmart in the continental U.S., located in Bridgehampton, New York, closed in October, while a fraction of a store in Miami remains. There, are four others out there —…
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Brockway receives 20-year sentence in homicide case where she supplied fentanyl-laced drug to user
WIZMnews.com A Holmen woman is sentenced to a total of 20 years of prison and extended supervision, for reckless homicide in the drug death of a male friend. Twenty-seven-year-old Rachel Brockway pled guilty last June to providing a mix of heroin and fentanyl to Christian Lunde, who died in February of 2023 after taking drugs…
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Chi-Chi’s plans new restaurants more than 20 years after its bankruptcy
WIZMnews.com Chi-Chi’s is making a comeback. The Mexican chain said this week that it plans to open some new restaurants next year. The locations would be the first since Chi-Chi’s filed for bankruptcy protection in 2003. Michael McDermott, the son of Chi-Chi’s founder, said he struck an agreement with Hormel Foods to open the restaurants.…
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Hoffer on the $40 million bill for firing Badgers coach Fickel, plus legalizing vices, Chi Chi’s coming back, Kmart nearly gone
WIZMnews.com A lot covered on Thursday’s La Crosse Talk PM with Adam Hoffer, including how much taxpayers would be on the hook if the Badgers fired their football coach, how much Wisconsin loses by not legalizing vices like sports betting and weed, plus Chi Chi’s is coming back and Kmart is almost gone. La Crosse…