WIZM’s top stories of 2024 with Brad Williams, including Kmart still standing, Harris-Trump in La Crosse and Joe Gow’s porn aftermath at UW-L

WIZM’s Brad Williams in studio to recap La Crosse’s biggest topics of 2024 from the porn scandal at UW-La Crosse to Donald Trump and Kamala Harris campaigns in town and capped off by development in the area.

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A week ago, we broke down the Top 25 most viewed stories on the WIZM News website, but this conversation is about Williams Top 3 story categories, which was led off with the UW-La Crosse saga involving fired chancellor Joe Gow and the aftermath of Board of Regents learning he has sex with his wife on camera and with adult film stars that makes its way to the internet.

After that, we talk about all the presidential campaigns that barnstormed through La Crosse right up until the day before the election, plus the local political headlines, like the mayor not seeking reelection or not having enough candidates running for La Crosse School Board.

The last topic to top off 2024 was all the development that happened — or didn’t — in La Crosse, including the Macy’s getting torn down for more parking, another Starbucks, a Raising Canes, a Panda Express and a carwash. Plus, every Shopko in the area was converted into something, while the old Kmart is still standing and when that might be coming down. And things that didn’t happen, like the Kmart getting demolished or Costco going up near downtown.