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Vernon County Sheriff John Spears Reports
Jun 27th
SHERIFF JOHN SPEARS REPORTS THE FOLLOWING ONGOING ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR AND NARRATIVE EXCERPTS FROM THE WEEK ENDING June 26, 2017. 6/21 Kelly Stross, La Crosse, reported someone hit his new pontoon boat at a dock in the Village of Stoddard. There were two cases of stolen prescription medication reported for the week. The Vernon More >
Mauston Annual Fireworks Display – July 1st
Jun 27th
Mauston’s Annual Fireworks Display will be held this Saturday, July 1. The show begins at 9:45pm and the fireworks will be shot from the southern fields of the Grayside Avenue School Complex. City officials are warning that there will be limited parking at the Grayside Avenue School Complex because of the construction projects at the More >
New Lisbon Man Sentenced for OWI-8th Offense
Jun 27th
A New Lisbon man who pled no contest to eighth-offense operating while intoxicated Friday was sentenced to three years in prison. Court records show that 43-year-old Christopher Coles, formerly of Necedah, will also be on extended supervision for four years after he’s released. The sentence will be served concurrently to three other cases Coles is serving More >
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Wisconsin wants ‘Making a Murderer’ inmate to stay in jail
Jun 27th
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin attorneys asked a federal appeals court Monday to keep an inmate featured in the Netxflix series “Making a Murderer” behind bars while they fight a second ruling overturning his conviction. The state Department of Justice’s filing argues Brendan Dassey should remain in prison because his case is far from settled. More >
Fabric tears led to U.S. Open blimp fire, crash
Jun 27th
ERIN, Wis. (AP) — The fabric envelope of a hot-air blimp ripped and caused it to crash near the U.S. Open golf tournament at Erin Hills in Wisconsin, the National Transportation Safety Board said in a preliminary report Monday. The fierry, smoky crash seriously injured the pilot, Trevor Thompson, and destroyed the Gefa-Flug AS-105-GD thermal More >
DOJ denies group’s request for swag costs
Jun 27th
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican Attorney General Brad Schimel’s Department of Justice has denied a liberal group’s request for records detailing promotional purchases during his tenure. One Wisconsin Now filed an open records request on May 30 seeking all records related to payment for “all promotional items or ‘swag’” between January 2015, when Schimel took More >
