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6:01

La Crescent fundraiser Friday to help Able Inc....

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2025/04/04

Lee Walraven and Bob Servant Jr. stopped in studio to help preview a casino themed fundraiser in La Crescent on Friday evening to help outABLE Inc. The nonprofit has been helping those with developmental disabilities across southeast Minnesota for 45 years. "Fun Night” runs from 6-9 p.m. at the La Crescent Events Center to raise funds for Able to continue providing resources, programs and opportunities for its residents. A $25 donation gets you in the door for dinner, tap beer, non-alcoholic

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7:33

Danielle Swedberg previewing events hosted by Coulee...

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2025/04/03

Danielle Swedberg, a member of the Coulee Region Child Abuse Prevention Task Force (CAPTF), in studio helping promote a couple of things they’re doing in the next couple of weeks. April is Child Abuse Prevention month and CAPTF, which has been around since 1998, is doing a couple of things at Myrick Park for the community. At 4 p.m. there Friday, the public is welcome to join CAPTF to plant Pinwheels of Prevention. CAPTF will also be setting up a banner there representing Child Abuse

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9:38

Coulee Region students crash WIZM studio to promote...

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2025/04/02

Possibly a record for most people in the WIZM studio, students participating in iFeed this weekend joined to help preview the event. Around 200 students from seven Coulee Region high schools will be packing 80,000 meals from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday. Those meals will be sent to a country in either South America or Africa. People can donate to the program at Logan High school, all Festival Food locations or the IGA in West Salem. In the WIZM studio to talk about the event were these seven students:

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27:09

Is La Crosse losing essential community, connection...

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2025/04/02

Dr. Richard Kyte in studio, helping preview a free event Thursday at Viterbo about finding your “place” in the community. Kyte is the director of the Viterbo’s Reinhart Institute for Ethics in Leadership. At 7 p.m. Thursday, they bring in Dr. Jessica Finlay from the University of Colorado for an event called Are we losing essential sites of community, connection and care? Finlay has a unique expertise, specializing in geography and behavior science. The event she’s headlining

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4:52

Joe Veenstra on judicial win in La Crosse County

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2025/04/02

He’s taking over for a legend. Joe Veenstra won Tuesday in the election for judge of La Crosse County Circuit Court Branch 1. Veenstra takes over for Ramona Gonzalez, who was both the first woman and first minority elected to the bench in La Crosse County. She wraps up in August, a career that began in April of 1995. Veenstra defeated Eric Sanford by 4.21% out of 38,898 votes. Veenstra won 20,161-18,525. His term begins in August. Also on the ballot, were Judges Elliott Levine and Scott Horne,

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9:20

La Crosse city clerk Nikki Elsen right after her...

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2025/04/02

La Crosse city clerk talks with us right after results come in for mayor, city council and everything else, capping off an 18-hour work day. La Crosse saw near-record turnout, only being beaten by "presidential preference elections" in 1976 with a record 66% turnout and 1972, where 62% voted.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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13:59

La Crosse Schools superintendent Dr. Engel on Act 10...

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2025/04/01

La Crosse Schools superintendent, Dr. Aaron Engel joins, discussing Act 10, which is essentially on the ballot in the state Supreme Court race. Engel also helps define the Department of Public Instruction and what the district's role is with the La Crosse mayor (in general). The race between Susan Crawford and Brad Schimel for Wisconsin Supreme Court essentially means Act 10 could be struck down or left alone depending on who wins. Schimel supports Act 10, and Crawford likely would vote to restore

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30:35

Trying to predict voter turnout now vs. recent past...

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2025/04/01

UW-La Crosse political science professor, Dr. Anthony Chergosky in the WIZM studio Friday discussing the Elon Musk saga in Wisconsin's supreme court race — a conversation that happened before his $1 million giveaways — and trying to predict voter turnout as compared to recently elections. We also discuss the state school superintendent race and Rudy's opened in La Crosse, which means it's spring.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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17:40

La Crosse city council candidate Doug Happel on...

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2025/03/27

We hit the big main issues with La Crosse city council candidate Doug Happel in terms of housing, homelessness and city administrator on WIZM, but also another that he’s dealt with in his district and an older issue that could be reintroduced. Happel, who has been on city council since 2011, is running for reelection in District 12. His opponent is Lisa Weston. You can read more about both candidates on theWIZM election page. Happel spent the first part of the conversation discussing a

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19:39

La Crosse city council candidate Lisa Weston on city...

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2025/03/27

La Crosse city council candidate, Lisa Weston, in the WIZM studio breaking down her stances on things like city administrator, housing, homeless and representation, plus her experience with home construction, building codes and contractors. Weston is running for council in District 12 and her opponent is Doug Happel. You can read more about both candidates on the WIZM election page. The biggest topics we discussed included her position on the potential hiring of a city administrator, and the

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21:04

La Crosse city council candidate Northwood on city...

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2025/03/27

City council candidate Roseanne Northwood stopped in studio discussing why she's running, her position on potentially hiring a city administrator, housing, and homelessness. Northwood is running in District 13 against Paul Brown. You can read more about both candidates on the WIZM election page. This is the seat being vacated by Mark Neumann. Began the conversation talking about Northwood's experience — both through nonprofits and lived experience — and how that translates to being on

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13:32

Previewing No Man's Land Film Fest in La Crosse with...

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2025/03/27

Clara Gelatt and Katie Bitner in the WIZM studio helping preview the No Man’s Land Film Festival happening Friday evening at the Rivoli in downtown La Crosse. Doors open for the free event at 5 p.m. and films begin at 6 p.m. (reserve tickets here). The festival features nine short films ranging from just over a minute to just under 20 minutes, celebrating the voices of women, men, and gender-diverse individuals in the outdoor industry. Gelatt, the co-owner of the Rivoli, and Bitner, part of

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24:42

La Crosse County judge candidate Eric Sanford on...

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2025/03/26

La Crosse County Circuit Court judge candidate Eric Sanford in the WIZM studio discussing his experience, the role of a judge and trusting in the courts. Began the conversation discussing Sanford’s experience, before getting into some of the roles a judge can play in a community and how high-profile cases should be handled. We talked about whether judges are too lenient and if their decisions can be a factor in tamping down things like gun violence or drug dealing in La Crosse. Sanford is

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21:32

La Crosse County judge candidate Joe Veenstra on role...

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2025/03/26

La Crosse County Circuit Court judge candidate Joe Veenstra in the WIZM studio discussing his experience, the role of a judge and trusting in the courts. We began the conversation talking about Veenstra’s experience and then veered off into how both the Wisconsin Supreme Court and the US Supreme Court have gotten more political. We then got into the role a judge could play locally in terms of things like drug dealing or gun violence and, of course, we had to talk about the scrutiny judges get

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15:58

Pitching Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Susan...

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2025/03/26

Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Susan Crawford in the WIZM studio, discussing her campaign, going against — not just opponent Brad Schimel — but Elon Musk, who has now spent around $19 million in the race, since this interview. Began the interview telling Crawford the best strategy for campaigning in what’s supposed to be a nonpartisan race, and that’s going to a each county’s best Friday Fish Fry spot. We then discuss Crawford’s experience, but also how

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11:16

La Crosse teachers' union president Schams on...

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2025/03/24

Jill Schams, co-president of the La Crosse teachers’ union, joined to tell a story about the mysterious thing on the wall in her classroom — a pencil sharpener. We also discuss the big statewide races that could impact schools, including one that could eventually restore bargaining rights for public workers. And, lastly, Schams noted there’s still time to nominate school staff for the year’s final Golden Apple award. In regards to the two Wisconsin elections, Schams discusses

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29:35

UW-L political scientist Chergosky on Buc-ee's vs...

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2025/03/23

UW-La Crosse political science professor, Dr. Anthony Chergosky, joins to discuss Buc-ee’s vs. Kwik Trip, the best place for a photo op in the Coulee Region, making Elon Musk fix the roads and the $100 million Wisconsin Supreme Court race. Began the show on Wisconsin having the most expensive state Supreme Court race in the U.S. history — breaking second place, which was Wisconsin last year. And we got into the infestation of politics in the race, but we veered away from that and

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26:21

La Crosse mayor candidate Kahlow on homelessness,...

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2025/03/23

La Crosse mayor candidate Chris Kahlow in the WIZM studio discussing her top priorities, what to do about homelessness, and her stance on hiring a city administrator, plus dog parks and city outreach. Kahlow is running against Shaundel Washington-Spivey in the spring election, which concludes April 1. You can read more about the candidates on the WIZM election page. Washington-Spivey also joined La Crosse Talk last week. The first big topic we hit on was Kahlow's priority list, which included a

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24:42

La Crosse mayor candidate Washington-Spivey on city...

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2025/03/23

La Crosse mayor candidate Shaundel Washington-Spivey in studio discussing how to handle homelessness, hiring a city administrator, his lived experiences as both a black and a gay person, and the idea of bringing community together to solve local issues. Washington-Spivey is running against Chris Kahlow in the spring election, which concludes April 1. You can read more about the candidates on the WIZM election page. Kahlow also joined La Crosse Talk last week. We spent the first half of this

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26:00

Viterbo's Dr. Mayne on measles outbreak and autism...

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2025/03/21

Viterbo immunologist, Dr. Chris Mayne, in the WIZM studio discussing the measles outbreak happening in the U.S. right now, and the origins of the conspiracy linking vaccines to autism. Mayne, an associate professor of biology at Viterbo, says the measles is the most contagious virus known to man, and talks of how the MMR vaccine nearly eliminated it. He also breaks down Andrew Wakefield's 12-child, illegal study and how he tried to link autism to the measles portion of the vaccine, basically to get

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