La Crosse Talk PM WIZM

Tommy Thompson is 79 and tore his bicep WATER SKIING? Oh boy. Talked about everything going on with the Fish Labs building in Riverside Park with Dan Trussoni from the Parks and Recs office. 

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She was handing out piggy banks to La Crosse elementary students ... Sarah Godlewski, an Eau Claire native and the current Wisconsin state treasurer joined to talk about running for US Senate in Wisconsin. She's looking to take what's currently Ron Johnson's seat. We hit everything from Jeff Bezos and the billionaire club to politicians trading stocks while passing legislation that affects those stocks. 

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Gary Tyler tells his story of being wrongfully imprisoned at 17 years old for the murder of a white, 13-year-old boy during violent protests by whites against black students at a Louisiana High School. He talks about how he made the best of 41 years in prison and how the state fought over and over to keep him there. 

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Spent most of the show, of course, talking about someone stealing the face of La Crosse's Hatched Baby statue, which is located outside the city's police department. 

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A day after Joe Biden announced plans on vaccinating and testing the workforce to battle COVID-19, La Crosse County Democratic Party chair William Garcia joined to break it down, and answer questions. 

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You'll see the story on WIZMNews.com on The Badger Project managing editor Peter Cameron's story about how 200 police in Wisconsin were fired or let go, then rehired at another department/agency. 

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La Crosse Talk PM with Rick Solem

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Told some animal stories with Heather Drievold, executive director of the Coulee Region Humane Society. Some of the weirder animals that she's seen there. Also, some of the needs the group has right now, with over 200 animals in care — like  events "Rounds for Rescues" and "Sip to Save."

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It was the Democrats' turn to head to Fort McCoy and tour facility that now houses about 8,000 evacuees. Also talked about Labor Day and how a whole lot of people were working. Did they get double time or holiday pay?

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We bring in UW-La Crosse political science professor, Dr. Anthony Chergosky to break down why McDonald's ice cream machines are always breaking and how important it is the federal government is looking into that. We also talked some politics, because, well, political science professor. 

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Threw everything at Jared Flick with La Crosse's parks and rec., from Riverside Park updates (big boat docks, Eagle statue, Fish Hatchery building) to Trane Park to swimming pool season to Winter Rec. Fest. ...

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