WIZM - La Crosse
Chuck Moore remembering his dad, La Crosse community icon Duane Moore
La Crosse lost another legend on Friday. Duane Moore — a Korean War veteran, one of the founders of Rotary Lights, the 1997 Festmaster for La Crosse’s Oktoberfest and a pillar of the community — passed away peacefully with family by his side at the age of 93. Moore’s impact was a family affair — …
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Joel Brennan, WI gov candidate, on fixing childcare and monitoring ICE
He’s one of multiple candidates for Wisconsin governor, and he made his second trip to the WIZM studios this past week. Joel Brennan joined to discuss why he wants the top job in the state and how he plans to set himself apart from the other six Democratic candidates vying to take on Republican To…
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Archivist Laura Godden on La Crosse's Emerson getting historic designation
Laura Godden, an archivist at the UW-La Crosse Murphy Library and a member of the Historic Preservation Commission for the city, stopped in studio to talk about Emerson Elementary School possibly getting a historic designation. The conversation comes just days after La Crosse School Superintendent…
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Dr. Jim Lattis on how La Crosse helped make Wisconsin a leader in astronomy
When you think of what Wisconsin's best known for, the list usually starts with beer, cheese and the Packers. According to Dr. Jim Lattis, however, there is a "Top 5" contender we often overlook: astronomy. Lattis, the recently retired director of UW Space Place, joined to discuss why the Badger …
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La Crosse’s Old Kmart building back on council agenda
Kmart is back — on the La Crosse city council agenda. Mac Kiel stops in the WIZM studio to help break down committee week in the city of La Crosse and that includes the Copper Rocks development — which may or may not be, at this point, better known as the old Kmart lot. Along with rezoning, we al…
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Onalaska state Rep. Doyle on $6 million candy database, spending $2.5 billion surplus and Robin Vos' retirement
It passed 193 bills over the past week, and now Wisconsin’s state Legislature is essentially done for the rest of 2026. State Assembly Rep. Steve Doyle (D-Onalaska) stopped in studio Monday to help wrap our heads around what it was like in Madison during that final push, why severe migraines cause…
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La Crosse Superintendent Engel on property taxes and frustration with city's historic designation process
La Crosse School Superintendent, Dr. Aaron Engel, in studio to discuss the possibility of another closing school building receiving a historic designation, the prospect of building an indoor competitive pool, and he explains what the governor’s “400-year veto” means for La Crosse property taxes. W…
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The north side pool is back? Plus, UW-L's Chergosky on politics of Vos retirement
UW-La Crosse political science professor, Dr. Anthony Chergosky, in studio discussing the future of the north side pool and the ramifications of the most powerful Republican in Wisconsin calling it quits. We also hit on the push to legalize sports betting and the politics of passing legislation in …
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Free of "The Mitch Reynolds Ordinance" — La Crosse Mayor Washington-Spivey on moving forward from city admin
He’s free of “The Mitch Reynolds’ Ordinance.” After a year and a half of debate and study on creating a city administrator position, it failed in council last week, and La Crosse Mayor Shaundel Washington-Spivey feels like he can finally move forward. On the show, Washington-Spivey dubbed the pla…
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Wisconsin governor candidate David Crowley on data centers, his opponents and whether he'd be like Giannis
Before we get into it with David Crowley, since the interview was recorded a day prior to going live on air, I start things off with a a bit of a recap / preview of our conversation, and throw a little theory of mine out there on how AI data centers going up all over the place is likened to the 201…
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