Vicki Markussen has been on WIZM plenty of times, but on this occasion, host Ken Cooper officially introduces her to the La Crosse Talk audience, including...
The festgrounds were packed, as usual, for the opening ceremony and Tapping of the Golden Keg at La Crosse’s Oktoberfest on Friday. Although the 63rd annual...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents voted unanimously Friday to fire former UW-La Crosse Chancellor Joe Gow, who was seeking to...
One of the first things you might see now when you enter La Crosse’s festgrounds is a large statue of King Gambrinus. The new statue, a...
Two rounds of the La Crosse Oktoberfest family stops by the studio, as they get set to kickoff a fest weekend, including the Festmaster and Frau,...
The secret is finally revealed — the new Festmaster and Frau for La Crosse Oktoberfest have been introduced, as fest gets ready to kick off Thursday....
La Crosse’s Oktoberfest kicks off Thursday morning with the Senior Breakfast and doesn’t stop until Sunday evening. Hannah Amundson, the Oktoberfest executive director, joined Ken Cooper...
Where can you see statues of King Gambrinus in La Crosse? As of this week, there will be three statues of the “king of beer” on...
Brad Quarberg and Brian Rude in the WIZM studio talking Oktoberfest La Crosse past and present, including how the fest wasn’t just started to sell beer,...
Willie Bittner joins La Crosse Talk telling us how he helped find this year’s Oktoberfest medallion, along with his friend Kerry Pischke and the kids. La...
A pair of veteran medallion-hunting friends in La Crosse captured the Oktoberfest medallion for the second time in just over a decade. Willie Bittner and Kerry...
It took seven clues to find the Oktoberfest medallion this year, but an area couple discovered the 2024 medal on Sunday. Fest officials say Willie Bittner...
UW-La Crosse political science professor, Dr. Anthony Chergosky, on WIZM talking Wisconsin’s presidential election ballots, catching UW-L’s mascot without its head and how La Crosse is...
The new Mrs. Oktoberfest for 2024 was introduced Saturday at the Mrs. O banquet on the UW-La Crosse campus. Kate Dunnum is the latest member of...
No more throwing candy during Oktoberfest parades in La Crosse. City police and officials with Oktoberfest have made that decision this year, to keep kids safe....
The Oktoberfest royal family welcomed two more members for the 2024 celebration, during a Wednesday celebration at Loggers Field. Franciscan Sister Mary Ann Gschwind and veteran...
Robin Wieser and Justine Vanderzee in the WIZM studio last week to help preview the 2024 Applefest celebration in La Crescent, which has happened since 1949....
The Mayor of La Crosse issued a veto Monday on added construction funding from the Pump House Regional Arts Center that was approved last week by...
UW-La Crosse political science professor, Dr. Anthony Chergosky, joins to breakdown a bit of the newly released Marquette Law School poll that was conducted before the...
A yearly motorcycle ride in the La Crosse area has raised over $50,000 for local hospitals. This week, organizers of the Thunder Ride for Juvenile Diabetes...