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Artist of the Month: The new and improved Pump House with Allison Krzych pt. 1
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WLAX/WEUX) – The Pump House has been a La Crosse staple for over 40 years. In 1977, a plucky group of artists, performers, and dreamers decided that the city needed a Regional Arts Center. They also thought the old City Water Works Building (which was serving as a storage unit at the time) would be the perfect place for an arts center. The city leased the building to our dreamers. The dreamers got to work renovating, and The Pump House Regional Arts Center would open in 1979.
Warrant Issued for Man Accused of Attacking Nurse
LA CROSSE, Wis. — A bench warrant has been issued for an Iowa man accused of assault after he failed to appear in court. The warrant was issued for Wayne Sorenson, 68, of Decorah, following his absence from a scheduled court appearance on June 18. Sorenson was initially arrested in April after allegedly attacking a nurse at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse.
Wisconsin Republicans trying to recall Robin Vos face new challenge despite signature victory
A group of pro-Trump advocates filed enough valid signatures to recall Wisconsin Assembly Leader Robin Vos, a Republican, but the fight isn’t over. Legal questions remain unanswered about whether signatures to recall Vos should be gathered under Wisconsin’s new legislative maps or the old district that voted him into office. The Wisconsin Elections Commission found […]
Woman accused of using veterinarian husband’s euthanasia drugs to poison him
MADISON, WI -- A 51-year-old Wisconsin woman has pleaded no contest to a charge of first-degree recklessly endangering safety after she allegedly poisoned her husband multiple times in 2022. According to WLUC-6, prosecutors accused Amanda Chapin of poisoning the man at least three times from July 2022 and August 2022.
Humidity drops with a few showers Wednesday
Tuesday was the most humid day of the year so far when dew points rose into the upper 70s in a lot of communities. It wasn't the hottest day of the year for temps in the upper 80s and low 90s but it was for what it felt like outside. The peak heat index values in a lot of communities reached the upper 90s and the 100s. It was by far the hottest feeling day of the year with heat indices reaching 107* in Kenosha and in the 100s in a lot of our southern counties.
Central Wisconsin Welcomes Cooler Weather Before Rain Returns by Friday
La Crosse, WI – Residents of Central Wisconsin can expect a cooler, less humid start to the week. According to the US National Weather Service in La Crosse, today will see high temperatures between 75 and 80 degrees, with lows ranging from 50 to 55 degrees. On Thursday, the...
Bipartisan group of Wisconsin lawmakers join pro-democracy effort
MADISON – Hailing from one of the few battleground states that will decide the Nov. 5 election, a bipartisan group of current and former Wisconsin elected officials is joining a national effort to preserve free and fair elections by encouraging voter participation. Republican former U.S. Rep. Reid Ribble and Democratic U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan are spearheading the launch of the state's chapter of democracyFIRST, a Washington-based organization with coalitions in Arizona, Michigan and Pennsylvania that seeks to...
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