La Crosse’s Davis bounces back, as Badgers beat USC

La Crosse native Jordan Davis came off the bench Saturday for just the second time this season, and went scoreless for the third time in the past seven games, as the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team fell to Illinois 61-51. It was the third consecutive loss for the...

The primary for the spring elections is just weeks away. Chris Haskell from the League of Women Voters of the La Crosse Area joined La Crosse Talk PM on Monday to discuss some of the things we might see on the ballot. La Crosse Talk PM airs weekdays at 5:06...

Political blowhard, small business owner and failed US Senate candidate out of Wisconsin, Adam Murphy was back Thursday for La Crosse Talk PM. La Crosse Talk PM airs weekdays at 5:06 p.m. Listen on the WIZM app, online here, or on 92.3 FM / 1410 AM / 106.7 FM (north of Onalaska). Find all the podcasts here or subscribe to La Crosse Talk PM wherever you get your podcasts.

Not many radio stations in the U.S. have been on the air for 100 years, but La Crosse has one of them. WIZM-AM has begun its second century of broadcasting, having signed on as WABN in January of 1923. The station at 1410 AM shortly changed its call letters to WKBH, and it was known by that name until 1971, when it became WIZM.

They want “respect,” and a higher raise. La Crosse city bus drivers picketed for a pay increase on Monday outside the downtown MTU station. Transit union Local 519 president Todd Strasser says drivers are seeking a 4.5 per cent raise, compared to the city’s offer of 2.9 per cent. Strasser tells reporters it’s tough to find enough drivers to keep the buses rolling.

Todd Strasser, the president of ATU 519, here in La Crosse — otherwise known as the bus union president — joined the Democratic Voice podcast with La Crosse County Democratic Party chair William Garcia to discuss negotiations happening between the union and the city for a pay increase.

A special committee on police activity in La Crosse appears close to completing its mission. Chair Tara Johnson of La Crosse County’s Study Committee on Policing is hoping to have recommendations ready within a couple of months, by early April. The panel started meeting nine months ago. Johnson has...

La Crosse County Republicans have chosen a new local chair. Jackie O’Brien was named county chair of the party this weekend, succeeding Bill Feehan, who stepped down as county chairman to devote more time to leading the 3rd Congressional District GOP. Feehan will now serve on the executive committee for the county Republicans.

The city of La Crosse plans to continue its investigation of groundwater contamination by PFAS “forever chemicals” at the city airport. The board of public works Monday endorsed a request for $50,000 to fund the remediation work planned for 2023. The plans include more sampling of groundwater at...

A business owner from Onalaska pleads not guilty to charges resulting from allegedly secretly recording images of employees using a bathroom at their workplace. James B. (Brad) Dinsmoor appeared by Zoom in La Crosse County court on Friday, to face four felony charges of capturing an intimate representation without consent. Each charge carries a possible penalty of 3.5 years in prison, or fines up to $10,000.