Billions of cicadas are coming, what to do about mosquitoes, La Crosse’s No Mow May with Viterbo’s Ted Wilson
Entomologist, Dr. Ted Wilson, joins to talk about 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. Wilson, the Biology chair at Viterbo University, talks about this once-in-multiple-life…
La Crosse’s most endangered, most coveted buildings with UW-L archivist Laura Godden
Laura Godden joins to talk about the upcoming release of La Crosse’s Top 10 most endangered buildings, plus she discusses the city’s most untouchable structures, as well. Godden is an archivist at UW-La Crosse and on the city’s Heritage Preservation Commission. Among the buildings we discuss are t…
La Crosse teachers’ union president Martinez on school board, $54 million new elementary
La Crosse Education Association president, Jesse Martinez joined to talk about the school board elections, with their write-in candidate winning, plus how the teachers’ union feels about the $54 million new elementary school plan potentially going on the ballot. Martinez, a seventh-grade math and …
Can we rethink sidewalks, bike paths with La Crosse Mayor Reynolds?
La Crosse Mayor Mitch Reynolds in studio discussing the Wagon Wheel Trail expansion to the city, rethinking sidewalks and bike paths and the riverbank cleanup from homeless encampments. Began the show with Reynolds talking about the FIRST Robotic Competition that was held at the La Crosse Center …
UW-L political scientist Chergosky on negative campaigning in local elections, school referendums
UW-La Crosse political science professor, Dr. Anthony Chergosky, recapping the local elections and how negative campaigns played a part in the judicial race, how school referendums did across Wisconsin and the tight rope Eric Hovde is walking in his US Senate race in the state. We also hit on Wisco…
La Crosse County admin. Jane Klekamp on county board elections, homeless plan update
La Crosse County Administrator, Jane Klekamp, in studio discussing what happens now with a new county board, plus updates on homeless plan, healthcare center renovations and strategic plan. Spent the first half of the show talking about the La Crosse County Board elections, that included six brand …
Steve Doyle on attack ads backfiring in La Crosse, announces reelection for Wisconsin Assembly
Rep. Steve Doyle joins to announce he’s running for reelection in the state Assembly and how attack ads backfired in the La Crosse County elections. Doyle, just reelected to the La Crosse County Board, talks about the fliers that went out attacking him and others and how the results show those ta…
BAG YOUR PHONE: Legend Brucie Bumchuckles on making all of La Crosse April fools; La Crosse County clerk Dankmeyer elections update
The man known as Brucie Bumchuckles on the radio, joins to talk about the April Fools' hoax in La Crosse that went viral before viral was a thing. Marty Severson relives the 1986 bit, where he fooled everyone with a radio ad from the "phone company" to bag your phone, because they were going to blo…
Powell, La Crosse League of Women's voters president, on spring elections; Alberts candidate for La Crosse School Board
Jane Powell kicks off the show, talking about how the League Of Women Voters of the La Crosse Area is involved in the spring elections, including its views on the two Constitutional Amendments that are on the ballot. After that, Tim Alberts joins to discuss his run for La Crosse School Board. That …
City council's Mac Kiel with homeless update; Amber Peterson running for La Crosse School Board
A few days from committee week, Mac Kiel joins first, to discuss some upcoming items on the Judiciary and Administration Committee, as well as a bit of a homeless update. After that, Amber Peterson joins as a write-in candidate running for La Crosse School Board.