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11/14/2025

La Crosse city council member Erin Goggin in the WIZM studio for La Crosse Talk with Kevin Millard on the closing of the north branch library and the 2026 budget.

La Crosse city council member Erin Goggin in the WIZM studio for La Crosse Talk with Kevin Millard on the closing of the north branch library and the 2026 budget. Earlier this week, the library board voted to close the north branch in June with the system needing to cut nearly $175,000 — a decisio...

11/14/2025

La Crosse library director Dawn Wacek in studio to discuss the closing of the north branch, the budget situation its in and what this all means for the future of the library.

La Crosse library director Dawn Wacek in studio to discuss the closing of the north branch, the budget situation its in and what this all means for the future of the library. Wacek has been library director the past year and with the La Crosse Public Library the past five years. La Crosse Talk airs....

11/14/2025

Saying it aligns with its mission, the Great Rivers United Way takes over Great Rivers 211 on January 1.

Saying it aligns with its mission, the Great Rivers United Way takes over Great Rivers 211 on January 1.

11/13/2025

La Crosse Police are warning people about a scam with fake emails purportedly from the La Crosse Zoning Department.

La Crosse Police are warning people about a scam with fake emails purportedly from the La Crosse Zoning Department.

11/13/2025

A new way to enjoy the holiday season in downtown La Crosse begins next month.

An opportunity next month for a new holiday experience in downtown La Crosse with the Trolley Express Tour.

11/13/2025

One more goal to reach...

11/13/2025

One person died in a house fire early this morning on the far north side of La Crosse.

One person died in a house fire on the north side of La Crosse early Thursday morning.

11/13/2025

The signing ceremony came just hours after the House passed the measure on a mostly party-line vote of 222-209. The Senate had already passed the measure Monday.

President Donald Trump signed a government funding bill Wednesday night, ending a record 43-day shutdown.

11/13/2025

City council to look at downtown La Crosse revamp, including near Oktoberfest grounds and bike lanes, parking on 3rd and 4th streets

La Crosse’s city council gets a chance to vote at its monthly meeting Thursday night on a downtown redevelopment plan, which could lead to new uses for land near the Oktoberfest grounds. Last week, a council committee adopted the downtown proposal, which includes ideas for housing and possible new...

11/13/2025

Central High School planetarium director Chad Wilkinson in studio spoiling how things went for the dinosaurs and hyping up their upcoming shows, which are selling out fast.

Central High School planetarium director Chad Wilkinson in studio spoiling how things went for the dinosaurs and hyping up their upcoming shows, which are selling out fast. We talk about Central upgrading its planetarium recently and what it can do — like flying to exoplanets to find other life. T...

11/13/2025

Kathleen Graham in the WIZM studio hyping up Friday’s Downtown Holiday Open House in La Crosse.

Kathleen Graham in the WIZM studio hyping up Friday’s Downtown Holiday Open House in La Crosse. The event kicks off at the Cathedral at 4 p.m. The event throughout downtown La Crosse goes until 8 p.m. La Crosse Talk airs weekdays at 6-8 a.m. Listen on the WIZM app, online here, or on 92.3 FM / [....

11/13/2025

A new statue being installed today at Riverside Park's International Friendship Gardens dedicated to a Ho-Chunk medicine woman.

A new statue being installed Thursday at Riverside Park’s International Friendship Gardens dedicated to a Ho-Chunk medicine woman. A bronze statue of Betsy Thunder will go up in the Ho-Chunk Garden. Thunder was a native healer in the 1860s for the Ho-Chunk Nation, who used her skills to help both ...