La Crosse Talk PM WIZM

Fix the roads. Fix the La Crosse Center. Fix everything. Except, can we un-fix Exit 3 and get that $16 million back for a couple of stop lights?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Started the show talking about robo calls, but then got word the La Crosse F.D. was amazed by life-saving measures someone performed on the south side. When they went to thank the man, he was gone. LaX F.D. Captain Lance Tryggestad came on to discuss what happened (19:20).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After ranting about the Middle East (WHY GOD WHY?), No. 3 called in with, what turned out to be fake news about the city of La Crosse hiring a consultant for the north side fire department. That got city councilman Gary Padesky to text in, "WHAT?" and then city Fire Chief Ken Gilliam had to call and put the news to rest.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Also, Animal Fact of the Day on Ollie, the Australian Tree Frog that hibernates in a tiny rain gauge.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mid-West Family Broadcasting and WIZM legend Dick Record has been in the news game since the 1960s. He talks about his time as a journalists -- covering the Vietnam War protests in Madison, while being tear gassed -- art in La Crosse (he loves Blue Baby) and we took some calls.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lisa Leslie is headed to La Crosse. Check the WIZM website for info. ... Started the show talking about men and old cars and the funny scene Rick saw before the show. ... Then WKTY's Grant Bilse joined to talk about vaping. Also quizzed Grant on, as a college student that's not too political, his listening to Bernie Sanders in an extended, informal interview and being moved by his message.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Viterbo's Keith Knutson joined us to talk Trump losing his 47th high-profile administration official, a special election in N.C. and how that relates to one coming up in Wisconsin. We also hit on gerrymandering and Constitution Day at Viterbo.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Did you miss seeing the movie Hobbs and Shaw in the theater? So did I. WHY IS IT GONE? ... A couple calls/texts were mad at LaX Talk PM troll Eric from Sparta last week dissing my guests. ... Lastly, we talked about the WHITE CLAW shortage and a quick animal fact of the day, before cutting off the aforementioned Eric at the end of the hour.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Heart of La Crosse will be at the Pump House each Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. through Sept. 21. In the second half of the hour, they're joined by Eric from Sparta. It was special.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Doug Happel joined us right off the bat to update us on the new police chief, fire station and other items on the agenda for a finance committee meeting tonight. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A call came in Wed. afternoon from a person who said they shot two people in a house on the in the 400 block of S. 19th Street in La Crosse. Details from police were scarce but what they did have doesn't quite add up to what the call said.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

River Travel Magazine’s founder Brent Hanifil joined us to talk about the Best of the River survey. Over 50 categories. La Crosse attractions were Top 5 in 20 of them. After that, talked a bit about Walmart stopping the sale of certain ammunition and the Animal Fact of the Day -- Alligators. Oh, and Eric from Sparta had an epic gun rant.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We learned Rick made Depends diapers as a summer job in college.  -Would you feel strange driving around in a brand new car vs. some old hot rod? In the bottom half of the hour, we talked about the Riverside Park bandstand coming together, as well as Trump's takes on Cat-5 hurricanes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

WKTY's Grant Bilse for a segment called "Through the Wall," to hit on Central-Logan football, as well as the Packers, Badgers and a bit of Brewers. Caller also brought up a school in La Crosse IDing adults who come to watch extra-curricular actives, to see if they're on a registered sex offenders list.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

First, I was changing in a public locker room next to a guy cutting his fingernails and leaving them on the floor. Also, can we use dashcams to citizen police lawbreakers? Lastly, we got a quick text from La Crosse police's Rob Abrham on the dude who shot a cop in town and was initially charged with 2nd degree reckless endangerment. That seemed odd.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What's worse than falling into your septic tank, trapped up to your neck -- as happened to an Oregon lady -- for three days? What's up with vaping? They're changing the age on this stuff. Brad drops in and updates us on a couple of murder trials in La Crosse. Also, someone called to "speak to the owner of (my) show."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We listen to the body cam video from the Aug. 3 police shooting in La Crosse, where both Allen Kruk and officer Dustin Darling were shot.  Also, animal fact of the day: BEES. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

La Crosse Mayor Tim Kabat co-hosted. We talked his Top 3 movies of all-time, the La Crosse Center, took some calls/texts and how the hiring is going for the La Crosse Police Chief.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We bring on Grant Bilse, of the Wisco Sports show on WKTY and talk multi-sport athletes ... in the midst of a computer failure. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You'll see on WIZMnews.com the La Crosse police got three in a July shooting. Also, talked about the EPA backtracking -- for now -- on using cyanide bombs, as well as Bernie Sanders' $16.3 trillion climate plan. Lastly, of course, the Animal Fact of the Day, dealing with another WIZMnews.com story on a snake being left at TSA boarding. Pretty weird.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Did you know the Amazon rainforest is burning? Not many did until about a few days ago, but it's been going on for over two weeks.  Also, La Crescent Police Chief Doug Stavenau talks about how they've enforced Minnesota's new cellphone-driving law. Plus, the Animal Fact of the Day.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Interim chief Rob Abraham took his name out of the running, so who will be La Crosse's next chief of police? We talked to one of the five members of the La Crosse Police and Fire Commission, which is in charge of the hiring process, and asked him where we're at, what's next, how many have applied and how long it'll take.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's been open since Aug. 2 but Veterans Memorial Pool will have a grand opening Aug. 27. Jacob Siammus, the chair of the volunteer community group helping to fund the pool, joined Rick Solem to talk about the road to the re-opening.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gonna try and make Fridays hover around sports a bit. This episode, though, was mostly about the La Crosse Center ... where I wish the Bucks had a G-League team playing.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We talked to the Wisconsin DNR's Shawn  Giblin about an algae that seems to be killing dogs and harming people who swim in lakes and ponds. -Also, Doug Weidenbach on the La Crosse County board discussed funding the $42-million Center expansion project.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Leave it to 70-year-old Iowa Congressman Steve King to try and defend rape and incest when it comes to abortion. ... Dogs are dying because of poisonous algae. ... Did you see a 16-year-old won $3 million playing Fortnite? ... And, your daily "animal fact of the day."   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

-Rick discusses his too long a vacation. -Someone in La Crosse won a $1 million and Dave called in and managed to make that a bad thing. -Guns. Then we talked "gun control." Or "mental health" control. Because it's not the guns, apparently.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rick Solem introduces himself as the full-time host of La Cross Talk PM and tries to crowd source ideas for doing the show. Who would you like to see as guests? What kind of topics? Is there a thing as too much Trump talk? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is the Green Island Ice Arena getting torn down for tennis courts? Rick Ruins everything. And why is Donald Trump blocking people on Twitter. The courts have ruled on whether he can or not.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We may have found the Blue Baby's father ... or mother -- Blue Rooster. Also, should the US women's soccer team be paid the same as the men?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The day after the Fourth.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We saved a duck and her six ducklings. Rick gives the play by play, as the humane society comes downtown to save a duck who put her nest in a planter outside our studio. Also, fireworks stories - some funny, some not so much.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dave rips on Rick and then plays word association with WIZM's newest Ag reporter, Kaitlyn Riley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Pope weighs in on whether priests should divulge information from confessions if it has to do with harming others. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mike Maier taking calls on the local issues.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How impactful is a picture? Do you care if one side or the other in political power gets to draw the legislative maps or are you into having it be nonpartisan?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rick is joined with Mid-West Family Broadcasting's newest edition, Kaitlyn Riley. She talks about her life growing up on a farm, her time as "Alice in Dairyland" for the state of Wisconsin, and what she'll be doing over with Phil Costigan on KQ98, as well as here on WIZM. Oh, and we also introduced her to some clips from somewhat regular callers: Eric from Sparta and Mary.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Along with talking about how happy you are with "home" whether that's literally your home, your state or your country, he and Rick talk about getting old -- how you can't eat anything, and the deterioration of our ability to play sports.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mike hates on Alexandria Occasio-Cortez. He claims he saw someone kicked out of a restaurant who was wearing an AOC t-shirt.  Meddling in elections. Should we be OK with other countries meddling in our elections, simply because the US meddles in other countries' elections?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mike's views of social media's good and bad. Also, near the end of the hour, a discussion on the lame duck lawsuits upheld by the Wisconsin Supreme Court.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Social media, Mike's good and bad. Also, Mary hates on Rick and debating Tremp. Tom on the lame-duck sessions Republicans used to change the rules in Wisconsin.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Willie Nelson talk. Did you know, along with his starring role on the "new" Dukes of Hazard movie, he was also a singer?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There's a great story about how Sea Otters eat lumped into how plastics are destroying the earth, which should be a problem. It's not. Why aren't these things problems we worry about?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Did we genetically create "puppy dog eyes?" A study says we did.  Then we got sidetracked by animals and turtles crossing the streets now and how to help a snapping turtle cross the road without losing a limb. Also, we tried tried to talk about how kids in the U.S. aren't the best educated and that's not good for the future of the U.S.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hayes and Rick talk a little about their dads. Then funding for things like the La Crosse Center and how it gets paid for.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mike is joined by Luke Marcou of Skyline Fireworks in Holmen.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Trump said the thing in his head, out loud again in another game of "Let's normalize the abnormal." Viterbo's Keith Knutson, who teachers political science, comes on to help explain that this isn't right.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Talking about your pets. And Rick's pets. Also, the roads are being fixed, so let's complain about road construction.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Alzheimers. Movies. Jet skis. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bullying.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.