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WIZMnews.com Riverfest may be done for this year, but La Crosse’s riverfront will still be active this week. A Monday morning stop by the Viking Mississippi cruise ship will be the first of several this year by that company. The Viking boat was supposed to be in La Crosse last week, but high water led to that visit being called off. The Mississippi is scheduled to be docked most of the day on Monday, until 5 p.m. That follows the visit made on Sunday by the American Serenade, which is scheduled to return on July 20th. It was the first of six visits planned this season by the Serenade, of the American Queen cruise line. Only three visits by big boats are now scheduled for July at Riverside Park. The Explore La Crosse agency says 17 riverboat stops by four… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.

WIZMnews.com A homicide suspect from southern Minnesota is now in the La Crosse County jail, days after being arrested for the death of a Holmen resident. Klaver Jacob Klaver of Winona was admitted to the La Crosse jail on Saturday, and is being held without bond for 1st degree homicide, in the alleged strangulation death of 37-year-old Josh Pigney. Police say Pigney was found dead at his Holmen residence a week ago. The 38-year-old Klaver was arrested and jailed in Winona on Wednesday night, but was later transported to a La Crosse hospital for emergency medical treatment. Pigney was found dead at his home on June 29th. He reportedly died from strangulation and blunt force trauma. The post Winona man suspected in Holmen death now jailed in La Crosse County appeared first on WIZM 92.3FM 1410AM. ...[TheTopNews] Read More.

WIZMnews.com Although Riverfest officially ended on Saturday night, Riverside Park was a busy place on Sunday morning as dozens of volunteers worked to clean up after the festival.   Rows of picnic tables are ready to move out on Sunday, July 6 after Riverfest. Riverfest President DJ Olbrys said they began work in the park about 6 a.m. and should have all the tents, tables, and trailers out of the park by late afternoon.   Riverfest wouldn’t be possible without the volunteers, he said.  “We have hundreds of volunteers that come down and help set it up. It takes about four to five days for set up and then one day just to tear it all down. Without them, we couldn’t have Riverfest,” Olbrys said.  The weather was a concern, he said, but it didn’t stop people from coming down to the park.… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.

WIZMnews.com A 12-year-old dies from injuries after a UTV accident Wednesday afternoon near Hillsboro. Vernon County Sheriff Roy Torgerson and Coroner Betty Nigh said in a news release that a 911 call came in around 2:30 p.m. for a crash on private property near Kouba Valley Road in the Town of Greenwood in rural Hillsboro. The investigation determined that the UTV was on gravel going slightly downhill when the driver lost control while taking a right turn. The UTV overturned. There were only two people in the UTV, the 12-year-old and an 11-year-old. According to the release, both went to Emplify Health by Gundersen Hillsboro Area in Hillsboro. One went by private vehicle and the other by Hillsboro Area Ambulance. The 12-year-old had critical injuries and died at the hospital. The 11-year-old received non-life-threatening injuries in the crash.… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.

WIZMnews.com KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — The death toll from flash floods that rampaged through Central Texas rose to at least 67 on Sunday as rescuers maneuvering through challenging terrain found more bodies and continued their desperate search for many others, including 11 missing girls from a summer camp. Searchers in Kerr County have found 16 bodies since Saturday afternoon, bringing the total number of dead there to 59, said Sheriff Larry Leitha. The dead included 21 children, he said. He pledged to keep searching in that Hill Country region until “everybody is found” from Friday’s flash floods. Four deaths also were reported in Travis County, three in Burnet and 1 in Kendall. Rescuers dealt with broken trees, overturned cars and muck-filled debris in the difficult task to find survivors. Authorities still have not said how many people were missing beyond the 11 children… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.