Teen Driver Safety Week – October 19th-25th
To help protect teens from death and injuries, Governor Scott Walker has proclaimed the week of October 19th to 25th as Teen Driver Safety Week in Wisconsin. The annual Teen Driver Safety Week is to...
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1st Annual Autumn Scamper 5k Run/Walk a Success
At Necedah Family Medical Center’s first annual Autumn Scamper, food items were collected for the local food pantry. These young ladies enjoyed counting and arranging the donations that came in. –...
View ArticleUpdate: Person of Interest No Danger to the Public in Tomah
On October 17, 2014 information was supplied to the Tomah Police Department that a subject was seen wearing a white mask carrying a sign saying “Wake Up America”. Along with this information it was...
View ArticleBecerra Sentenced to 30 years in Prison
A Necedah man was sentence on Friday on multiple counts of sexually assaulting three different children. 43-year-old Neil Becerra was sentenced by Sauk County Judge Patrick Taggart to a total of 30...
View ArticleMauston Man Cited for Resisting/Obstructing
A 27-year old Mauston man was issued a citation in connection with a burglary complaint made on October 4th. Mauston Police said the original burglary complaint was in regard to a residence being...
View ArticleVernon County Sheriff John Spears Reports
SHERIFF JOHN SPEARS REPORTS THE FOLLOWING ONGOING ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR AND NARRATIVE EXCERPTS FROM THE WEEK ENDING October 20, 2014. 10/20 The Sheriff’s office responded to several reports and...
View ArticleMauston Man Tentatively Charged with Disorderly Conduct
A Mauston man was arrested and tentatively charged with disorderly conduct. On Wednesday, October 15th, Mauston Police and Juneau County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the 300 block of Maine Street,...
View ArticleAuthorities Release Name of Farm Accident Victim
Authorities have released the name of the farm accident victim in Monroe County. Sheriff Pete Quirin said that 66-year-old Gale Burkhalter of Kendall was compacting silage when the tractor rolled over,...
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A La Crosse Man Arrested After 5 Month Investigation
A 45-year-old La Crosse man was arrested by the Vernon County Sheriff’s Office on Friday morning for an outdoor marijuana growing operation. The Sheriff’s Department arrested Mark Kummeth after a...
View ArticleAll Candidates Attend the 50th Assembly District and 17th Senate District...
Candidates for the 50th Assembly and the 17th Senate District participated in a candidate forum that was held last night at the American Legion in Mauston. Democrat candidates Pat Bomhack and Chris...
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Head On Collision in Vernon County Sends One to the Hospital
One person was sent to a hospital after a two vehicle accident Monday afternoon. The accident occurred on Peterson Road in the Town of Kickapoo. Vernon County John Spears said the westbound vehicle...
View ArticleAdams Man Bound Over For Trial Under State’s Sexually Violent Person Statute
Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen announced today that Juneau County Circuit Court Judge Paul Curran, presiding in Adams County, found probable cause to believe that Herbert E. Droste, 62, is a sexually...
View ArticleMauston Man Arrested on Warrant
A Mauston man was taken into custody on a warrant. On Monday, Juneau County deputies went to a residence on the 900 block of West State Street and arrested 50-year-old Richard Porter on a failure to...
View ArticleMauston Man Charged With Multiple Counts of Bail Jumping
A Mauston man has been charged with multiple counts of bail jumping and possession of drug paraphernalia. According to the criminal complaint, while on routine patrol, Sunday, October 19 at...
View ArticleMonroe County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Thefts
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office is investigating several incidents of theft in the Village of Oakdale that took place over the weekend. Officers have taken several reports of people finding their...
View ArticleTwo People Medflighted After Two-Vehicle Accident in Town of LaValle
A two vehicle accident in the Town of LaValle has injured two people. On Tuesday, the Sauk County Sheriff’s Office responded to a two car crash on Highway 33, west of County Road V. The initial...
View ArticleRecent Births at Mile Bluff Medical Center, Mauston
Jody and Damion Willey of Mauston are the parents of a baby girl, Brinley Ann Willey, born October 14 at Mile Bluff Medical Center in Mauston. She weighed 8 pounds, 10 ounces and measured 20 ½ inches....
View ArticleTheft of Storm Sewer Grates in the City of New Lisbon
The New Lisbon Police Department has reported that three storm sewer grates were stolen. The department was notified on Monday that sometime over the weekend of October 17-19, an unknown person(s)...
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Viroqua Man Arrested in Another Marijuana Bust
A Viroqua man has been arrested for manufacturing and possession of a controlled substance. The Vernon County Sheriff’s Office reports that an outdoor marijuana growing operation that was discovered in...
View ArticleNames of Injured From Town of LaValle Crash Released
The Sauk County Sheriff’s Office is releasing the names of the two injured drivers from the crash on Highway 33 in the Town of LaValle, on Tuesday. The driver of the eastbound vehicle is identified as...
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