Privacy · Property · Pocketbook Western Wisconsin Intelligence Briefing Transparency isn’t optional. Liberty isn’t negotiable. Friday, June 26, 2026 · 147 stories · 0 alerts | Executive Summary 147 stories tracked in the last 24 hours, most active in La Crosse, Trempealeau, Chippewa. Top item: Sen. Smith: Senator Smith and Democratic Leader Hesselbein address child care crisis at community roundtable (WisPolitics). | Top Stories | | Sen. Smith: Senator Smith and Democratic Leader Hesselbein address child care crisis at community roundtable WisPolitics · Eau Claire · High · Impact 55.00 EAU CLAIRE – State Senator Jeff Smith (D-Brunswick) and Senate Democratic Leader Dianne Hesselbein (D-Middleton) hosted a community roundtable today to discuss child care affordability challenges facing Wisconsin providers, families and the regional economy. The roundtable comes as the state’s | | La Crosse Regional Airport holding TSA Pre-Check enrollment event WIZM · La Crosse · High · Impact 54.00 For people who want to make their air travel a bit easier, the La Crosse Regional Airport is holding a TSA Pre-Check event next month. The enrollment event happens July 14-17 at the airport. TSA Pre-Check is a program that | | Isle La Plume closed over July 4th holiday weekend WIZM · La Crosse · High · Impact 54.00 The City of La Crosse says that the Isle La Plume Yard Waste and Brush Site is closed over the July 4th holiday weekend. The site is closed both Saturday, July 4 and Sunday, July 5. There won’t be access | | La Crosse area volunteers honored at Governor Service Awards WIZM · La Crosse · High · Impact 54.00 Several people from the La Crosse area are honored by Wisconsin’s governor for their volunteer service efforts. Their works were highlighted at the annual Governor Service Awards on Wednesday in Madison. Among the honorees were the AmeriCorps Seniors Volunteer of | | 3rd Street through downtown down to one lane most of next week WIZM · La Crosse · High · Impact 54.00 Drivers should expect only one lane of traffic on 3rd Street when moving through downtown La Crosse much of next week. The city is, weather permitting, is sealing cracks in the pavement from Monday, June 29 through Thursday, July 2. | | New “War Eagle” apartments latest addition in La Crosse’s River Point District WIZM · La Crosse · High · Impact 54.00 Five years ago this month, ground was broken in La Crosse for the start of an apartment complex on the old Mobil Oil property, for a project called the River Point District. Now there are dozens of apartments in new | | Galesville woman convicted of causing severe burns to toddler while running unlicensed daycare WIZM · Trempealeau · High · Impact 54.00 A child abuse case in Trempealeau County court has led to a guilty verdict against a daycare provider from Galesville. Maegan Valley was convicted after a two-day trial this week, on charges of child abuse causing harm, and neglecting a | | Billings applauds La Crosse County data center pause, but state or federal action needs to happen WIZM · La Crosse · High · Impact 54.00 A recent push to pause large-scale AI data center development in western Wisconsin is gaining traction, drawing support from state leadership and local officials. Wisconsin state Rep. Jill Billings (D-La Crosse) released a statement celebrating La Crosse County’s recent decision | | RFP process for former north side La Crosse library moves forward WIZM · La Crosse · High · Impact 54.00 The assessed value of the former north side library building in La Crosse is ?,000, according to the Request for Proposal (RFP) document approved Wednesday at city hall. The Economic and Community Development Commission (ECDC) met to go over the | | Ashland residents protest Line 5 construction’s use of Lake Superior water Wisconsin Examiner · Chippewa · High · Impact 53.00 A group of Ashland residents held a protest Wednesday against the use of municipal water for constructing the controversial reroute of Enbridge’s Line 5 oil pipeline across northern Wisconsin. The reroute has been protested and challenged in court by locals, | | Padres host the Dodgers in first of 3-game series Eau Claire Leader-Telegram · Trempealeau · High · Impact 53.00 The San Diego Padres open a three-game series at home against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday. | | Stanley-Boyd’s Hoel receiving DI basketball attention Eau Claire Leader-Telegram · Chippewa · High · Impact 53.00 STANLEY — It didn’t take long for Stanley-Boyd boys basketball coach Dakota Nichols to notice Charlie Hoel. |
| State Politics | | Medical College of Wisconsin: Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment invites applications for ?,000 seed grants WisPolitics Milwaukee – June 25, 2026 – The Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment (AHW) is offering seed grants of up to ?,000 for community-led projects that create new strategies, test innovative ideas, and foster collaboration to address health challenges in Wisconsin. | | Law Forward: In a win for voters, a federal injunction protects Wisconsin from USPS mail-in ballot rules WisPolitics MADISON, Wis. – A federal judge in Boston today blocked key aspects of the presidential executive order granting the United States Postal Service (USPS) a key role in mail-in ballot administration and seeking to limit who can receive mail ballots. | | Gov. Evers: Gov. Evers, WisDOT announce new effort to expand passenger rail into Dane, Jefferson, and Waukesha counties WisPolitics MADISON — Gov. Evers, along with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) and in partnership with Amtrak, today submitted a grant application to the U.S. Department of Transportation, reviving a long-thwarted effort to expand passenger rail in Wisconsin. Under an | | Protect Our Care Wisconsin: Sen. Tammy Baldwin joined Protect Our Care Wisconsin to discuss the anniversary of the GOP ‘Big, Ugly Bill’ becoming law and the Trump-GOP health care crisis WisPolitics Watch the full event here WISCONSIN–Ahead of the one year anniversary of the Big, Ugly Bill’s passage, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin joined Protect Our Care Wisconsin, Committee to Protect Health Care and Main Street Alliance to hold Republicans like U.S. | | Dept. of Justice: Wisconsin DOJ welcomes Shopify ban on all e-cigarette sales, following call for action WisPolitics MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Justice is welcoming Shopify’s decision to ban the sale of all vaping products, including e-cigarettes, through its e-commerce platform. The decision is a direct response to a call from a coalition of attorneys | | WisDems: On 4th anniversary of Dobbs Decision, 53rd Wisconsin Assembly Candidate commits to total abortion ban WisPolitics MADISON, Wis. — Yesterday, on the 4th anniversary of the Dobbs Decision that took away women’s abortion rights, new reporting revealed that 53rd Assembly GOP candidate David Daniels endorsed a total abortion ban. Daniels is running in one of the |
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- 3rd Street through downtown down to one lane most of next week
- New “War Eagle” apartments latest addition in La Crosse’s River Point District
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