The announcement was made late last week, and now it’s a formality. Jeff Schott was promoted to Fire Chief by the La Crosse police and fire...
Jeffery Schott has been named Fire Chief for the city of La Crosse. The news, announced Friday, comes almost exactly five months after Ken Gilliam told...
It was indicated early in the meeting with a little joke, but La Crosse is losing its fire chief. In opening Tuesday’s special Police and Fire...
A speeding issue in an area of one La Crosse neighborhood had the Board of Public Works discussing adding temporary speed bumps. The idea was to...
They’ll give it one more month. The La Crosse city council approves another referral on a zoning change for a proposed housing site on King Street....
Every story is different and nobody should judge. Those were two messages that came from stories told Tuesday in recognition of International Overdose Awareness Day from...
La Crosse Fire Chief Ken Gilliam visited the WIZM studio Thursday afternoon. We hit a bunch of topics, including the difficulties the fire dept. has with...
It may have been the fastest response time to an accident in the history of La Crosse. And most covered. A truck flipped onto its side...
La Crosse’s fire chief would like to get construction work done on as many stations as possible, but costs are rising and money is tight. ...
The idea of a multi-million dollar law enforcement center for La Crosse police and fire officials is off the table. Police Chief Shawn Kudron tells the...
A plan to put more speed bumps on residential streets in La Crosse is being slowed down. The city board of public works is being asked...
City leaders in La Crosse are moving ahead with planning for a new north-side fire station, while waiting to see if the 80-plus-year-old firehouse is declared...
La Crosse’s fire department is moving ahead with plans for a new north side station. Fire Chief Ken Gilliam says the city has been busy buying...
You don’t see it often. Even less so in Wisconsin — bipartisan legislation. The state got that last year in restricting firefighting foam containing PFAS, compounds...
La Crosse city leaders are going through the books to see what all the contingency plans are, in case this viral pandemic gets worse. Part of...
As the La Crosse Fire Department makes plans to build additional fire stations, or replace old ones, some people are asking whether the city needs a...
Talk of building a fifth fire station in La Crosse is becoming more serious. City leaders are hoping to build a station along Mormon Coulee Road,...
What gets done next year, and what can wait? City leaders in La Crosse are starting to tackle the capital improvement plan for the next five...
The City of La Crosse Fire Department is moving ahead in where a potential fifth fire station should go. The La Crosse city council granted approval...
The La Crosse Fire Department almost made it out of the deep freeze without a major incident. Then, around 10 p.m. Wednesday a call came in...