Much has changed in radio since WIZM first signed on the air in 1923. But one thing that hasn’t changed is our commitment to serving the...
It doesn’t need to be so convoluted. Republican lawmakers in Madison have unveiled a plan to pay for needed transportation improvements in Wisconsin. Their plan would...
The 8th of May in 1945 was declared V-E Day, marking the German surrender to the Allies in World War Two. It...
It took three years, but the city of La Crosse may finally have gotten it right. The city began charging to park in its municipal ramps...
In 1994, La Crosse leaders were considering ordinances to keep young people from loitering in Riverside Park overnight. The ‘no cruising’ rule under debate called for...
Much work has been done to combat homelessness in La Crosse. And much more work is about to be done. The city of La Crosse is...
In May of 1977, J-C Penney agreed to open an anchor store at the Valley View Mall being planned along Highway 16,...
The issue goes to the very heart of our democracy. Voters in Wisconsin are finding their votes don’t matter much. That is because the current legislative...
In the summer of 1972, ‘The King and I’ was a summer theatre production in La Crosse, a joint project between the La Crosse Community Theatre...
College is a time when many people shape their world view, when they identify the issues they are passionate about, and speak out about them. In...
In May of 1969, a Prairie du Chien man won a federal lawsuit against a sawmill company, over an accident that cost...
We can still brag that Elvis Presley played at the Sawyer Auditorium on Monday, May 14th, 1956…between gigs in Minneapolis on Sunday...
In May of 1957, Senator McCarthy passed away at age 48. The cause of death was reported as a liver inflammation. McCarthy...
It is called the prevailing wage law, and some Wisconsin lawmakers think it is time for the law to go. Prevailing wage laws require governments to...
In April of 1967, La Crosse Festivals, Incorporated decided that the four-day fall celebration that year would open with the Miss Oktoberfest-La...
Finally, some common sense in Madison. Lawmakers are considering ending the state’s ban on the sale of home-baked goods. The legislation is called the “cookie bill.”...
In 1984, local developer Dick Barbour had a proposal to replace the former Mary E. Sawyer Auditorium with a high-rise building, which could contain a hotel...
School referendums are in the sights of some Wisconsin lawmakers. They want to make it harder for public school districts to hold referendums, considering legislation that...
It was no April Fool’s joke on the 1st of April in 1975, when La Crosse voters ousted two-term mayor Peter Gilbertson in favor of city...
Are students with cell phones in school a good thing? Onalaska Superintendent Fran Finco tells us about his school’s policy. {mp3}30109{/mp3}