WIZMnews.com A riverfront business in La Crosse could soon offer more outdoor space for customers. The city park board has approved a request by the Hatchery hotel at Riverside Park to develop an outside terrace, on space now occupied by a garage. Plans for the project submitted to the city describe the proposed terrace as a The post La Crosse park board approves patio project at the Hatchery, while Moon Tunes sign idea is dropped appeared first on WIZM 92.3FM 1410AM.

WIZMnews.com Homeowners in one part of La Crosse are not happy with City Hall, for authorizing sidewalks on blocks where they don’t exist now. Last week, the city council defeated a plan to stop development of sidewalks in an area near Hintgen Elementary School, clearing the way for sidewalks to be built. That vote has led The post Hintgen School neighbors call La Crosse city leaders to protest recent decision to let sidewalks be built near their homes appeared first on WIZM 92.3FM 1410AM.

WIZMnews.com Entomologist, Dr. Ted Wilson, in the WIZM studio Thursday for La Crosse Talk PM to discuss these two cicada species emerging for the first time in 221 years, how we can stick it back to mosquitoes, plus the good and bad with “No Mow May” in La Crosse. La Crosse Talk PM airs weekdays at The post Billions of cicadas are coming, what to do about mosquitoes, La Crosse’s No Mow May with Viterbo’s Ted Wilson appeared first on WIZM 92.3FM 1410AM.

WIZMnews.com MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris plans to return to Wisconsin next week for her third visit to the battleground state this year. President Joe Biden’s campaign announced Thursday that Harris plans to campaign in La Crosse on Monday at an event focused on abortion rights. The White House said Harris will also The post Vice President Kamala Harris headed to La Crosse appeared first on WIZM 92.3FM 1410AM.

WIZMnews.com While La Crosse County officials elected this month have just begun their new terms, voters in the city of La Crosse have to wait another 12 months to choose a mayor and several city council members. UWL political science professor Anthony Chergosky says a year out from the local election may be too early, to The post UWL professor Chergosky says it’s early to pick defining issues for next year’s La Crosse city elections appeared first on WIZM 92.3FM 1410AM.

WIZMnews.com The La Crosse Center is taking a deeper dive into the wedding business. Members of the center board heard from the building’s new wedding coordinator, Heather Sommer, during a board meeting on Tuesday. Sommer spoke about sales approaches they use with couples booking a reception hall. “When you do a tour with a couple and The post La Crosse Center offers new services and perks to couples, to grow wedding reception business appeared first on WIZM 92.3FM 1410AM.

WIZMnews.com A La Crosse man is sentenced to 18 years in federal prison for receiving child pornography, by posing on-line as a teenage boy. Thirty-three-year-old Seth Fagan pled guilty in federal court earlier this year. Investigators say Fagan received hundreds of nude images from minors throughout the country. After getting the images through Snapchat, Fagan allegedly The post Federal prison sentence for La Crosse man charged with obtaining nude photos of minors by threatening to expose […]

WIZMnews.com An eight-year veteran of the La Crosse County Board has been elected as the group’s new chair. On Tuesday, county supervisors chose Tina Tryggestad of La Crosse as chair to succeed Monica Kruse, who remains on the board but has stepped down from leadership. Tryggestad was elected chair by a vote of 19-to-11 against the The post Tryggestad chosen as new chair of La Crosse County Board following April elections appeared first on WIZM 92.3FM 1410AM.

WIZMnews.com The sounds of pumping water and cutting through concrete will be heard frequently this spring and summer at the River Point construction site in La Crosse. Contractors putting up housing and other buildings asked Monday the La Crosse Board of Public Works for permission to do the water pumping and cutting at night. Those buildings The post Noisy work ahead for crews building La Crosse’s River Point project appeared first on WIZM 92.3FM 1410AM.

WIZMnews.com La Crosse’s school board has taken care of one piece of old business, before three new board members are sworn in this month. On Monday, the board voted to have a funding referendum on the November ballot, which would help finance proposed school consolidations. While there was talk of postponing that vote until the new The post Fall referendum option authorized by La Crosse school board, at last meeting before 3 newly elected members take office appeared first on WIZM 92.3FM […]