La Crosse Talk PM WIZM

A cream puff and a vaccine? Is that the best incentive for getting vaccinated? Also discussed the fight against having wedding receptions or a bed and breakfast in Riverside Park — at a now vacant building there. And a bit more on pushback against police in schools, while city leaders have already agreed to it.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Police in schools, a police oversight board, committee week in La Crosse ... city council member Doug Happel joined to talk about all that and more. We also discussed changing the rules to allow weapons at the La Crosse Center and a bit on the Verizon cell tower going up in Riverside Park. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The end of the eviction moratorium. What's that mean for the La Crosse area? Coulee Cap's Kim Cable joined to discuss that, as well as the homeless situation in La Crosse. They recently went and did a head count of homeless in the city. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

UW-La Crosse political science professor, Dr. Anthony Chergosky as an Olympic pole vaulter or sprinter is one of the many things we explored. We also talked about Robin Vos' downplaying the idea of another review of the election that took place eight months ago. Spent last segment talking about Wisconsin Republicans and Gov. Tony Evers doing a little bit of nothing in holding sessions that everyon...

Discussed the La Crosse County triple homicide, as the sheriff briefed media on how the arrests were made and how the murders on July 23 happened. In the middle of that, Wisconsin state Assembly Rep. Jill Billings joined to talk about a host of things, including fentanyl dealer penalties and the "politics" of Madison with the recent special session vs. ending $300 weekly unemployment bonuses.&nbsp...

Test riding an e-bike and eliminating all downtown La Crosse parking Robbie Young on La Crosse's Bicycle-Pedestrian Advisory Committee stopped by and talked about of the city's plans in making La Crosse more "user" friendly. Also discussed the E-Bikes I test rode from Coulee Bicycle Co in Onalaska. And we did a bit of a deep dive on how one might transform a downtown if you simply removed on-stree...

Started talking about the two suspects identified in the La Crosse County triple homicide. After that, Adam Lorentz, MTU Czar, joined to talk Joe Biden's visit — how stingy the secret service were, when it sounds like Biden's team wanted to have some fun — bus ridership and a new ranking system the city is using for future projects. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Should we end the $300 added benefits for the unemployed in Wisconsin? The GOP-controlled Legislature is going to try and end that, while Gov. Tony Evers holds a special session on education funding. Also discussed the triple-homicide that occurred in La Crosse County late last week, and if we, as a society, are becoming numb to these atrocities. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information...

La Crosse County Democratic Party chair William Garcia joined today. We did talk about a very expensive grilled cheese sandwich, as well as the Goodyear blimp flying over Onalaska. Started the show discussing the triple homicide that happened overnight just north of West Salem and Garcia had a good explanation about hate crimes, stemming from the Copeland incident against a transgender girl. See o...

Hit a bunch of topics with La Crosse Fire Chief Ken Gilliam, including the difficulties the fire dept. has with traffic circles (not roundabouts) on, for example, King Street. We also did a sidebar on how Mayor Mitch Reynolds is doing and what's the more difficult job, mayor of a city or Congressman. Started the show discussing share service planning with Holmen's fire dept. and ended with where L...

Riding high after Giannis Antetokounmpo carries the Milwaukee Bucks to their first NBA title in 50 years. Talked about the lovable character he is, including his Instagram Live video ordering 50 chicken nugs. Also discussed all the odd Olympic stories that basically go after women unfairly.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the midst of a dedication ceremony where La Crosse Mayor Mitch Reynolds was speaking outside the fire department, a car accident. We asked him about that. About the Bucks. And, sure, why not some city stuff. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

City council member Mac Kiel joined. We discussed her District 7, which contains the old Kmart site, and what feedback she's getting for redeveloping that site. Also talked about the American Rescue Plan pumping $22 million into La Crosse — what should be done with that money. And the capital budget for the next five years. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Talked about a host of topics with UW-La Crosse political science professor, Dr. Anthony Chergosky, including a guy who cancelled his $28 million trip to fly with Jeff Bezos to space. Also, the Iowa man who had a huge cache of guns on a Chicago hotel window sill, overlooking Navy Pier, but he was actually there to propose to his girlfriend. Also discussed the ridiculous amount of money flowing thr...

Viterbo University immunologist, Dr. Chris Mayne joined to discuss the COVID, how he's become increasingly more popular since the onset of the virus and how he handles questions pertaining to it, which we watched him do on this show. Then we talked Bucks basketball. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wisconsin Democratic Party chair Ben Wikler joined La Crosse Talk PM to discuss the child tax credit, how it will help Wisconsin families and how Republicans wanted no part of it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When the shelter gets a call from someone they can't take care of their cats ... and then you discover it's 50 cats. That's what the La Crescent Animal Shelter is dealing with right now. We talked with Diane Foerster about it. After, Ben Wikler, the Democratic Party Chair of Wisconsin joined to talk child tax credits and the hipocracy of Ron Johnson being against those but for tax cuts on himself...

Re-hashed some of the environmental stories from the past week, including the pipeline portal to hell swirling in the Gulf of Mexico, relating that to Enbridge's Line 5 plan to build a oil pipeline tunnel under the Great Lakes -- and another Enbridge line 3 leak in Minnesota. After that, hit on a bunch of whacky topics from a crazy Wisconsin judge to an odd Minnesota lawmaker ignoring some simple...

Car shows: Great for reminiscing but getting out of hand with the 1980s "classics," like your Chrysler LeBaron. Aside from the tangent on old cars, we did discuss the La Crosse River Marsh with "Friends of the Marsh" board president Chuck Lee.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

They spelled PLOVER wrong on the water tower. It's the second consecutive Friday of water tower talk with UW-La Crosse political science professor, Dr. Anthony Chergosky. We also discussed the Joe Biden visit, the Republican version of the Wisconsin budget and why some Democrats signed onto it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Since Joe Biden didn't talk about bicycle infrastructure on his trip to La Crosse, we decided to with Robbie Young, owner of Coulee Bicycle Company on Main Street in Onalaska. Discussed e-bikes quite a bit, biking rules on the trails and how, perhaps, downtown should be better utilized for people, not cars. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

No Joe Biden on La Crosse Talk PM, but we did have Police Chief Shawn Kudron for the hour, as well as Mayor Mitch Reynolds. Obviously spent most of the show talking about Biden's visit to the city, but also discussed the murder in Houska Park that happened overnight, as well as where the La Crosse PD is at with some of the police reform bills that went through the state legislature.  See omny...

US Congressman Ron Kind of La Crosse joined, talking about the Joe Biden visit to La Crosse. Not a ton of new info, however, on when and where he'll be. Did tell him to get a Happy Gilmore-sized check from Biden for La Crosse Police security detail.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

UW-La Crosse political science professor, Dr. Anthony Chergosky joined. We talked the brewing controversy of Dan Bongino, now on WIZM in the Rush spot, blocking Chergosky on Twitter. We also discussed, or tried to dissect, just what Sen. Ron Johnson is, or is doing. And, lastly. the cramming for the big test that Wisconsin's state Legislature is currently doing, passing a flurry of bills. See omny...

It's a question, we've all wondered: Does a fire chief automatically take over the grill at a cookout? La Crosse Fire Chief Ken Gilliam was put on the spot with that one. We also talked about fire station plans in the city with building costs being so high. And there was a bit of Fourth of July fireworks safety mixed in there. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.