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Bucky Badger is no couch potato and to prove it…he did 20 push-ups for the West Side Elementary Pre-K through 2nd Grade students Thursday morning.  Bucky Badger was in Mauston to help promote healthy eating and exercise.  Bucky is a big fruit and vegetable eater and also likes to polka dance.  Mauston School District Business More >

 MADISON, Wis. (AP) – The Vernon County Sheriff’s Department is teaming up with the Department of Justice’s Cold Case Unit to try to solve a murder that happened 28 years ago.      Authorities say they are also trying to identify the victim – a woman who was found dead in rural Vernon County on May More >

Seven individuals have been charged in Juneau County with disorderly conduct as a result of an incident at Volk Field last week. According to the criminal complaint, 70-year-old Bonnie Block of Madison, 75-year-old Joyce Ellwanger of Milwaukee, 57-year-old Joy First of Madison, 69-year-old Elizabeth Pappalardo from Crystal Lake, Illinois, 73-year-old Mary Schlagheck of Windsor, and More >

A rural New Lisbon couple was arrested over the weekend for domestic abuse. The criminal complaint states on Sunday morning about 12:15 a.m. a Juneau County deputy was dispatched to a residence on Buckhorn Drive in the Town of Germantown for a domestic dispute. Following an investigation, both 56-year-old William Dendy and 48-year-old Diane Dendy More >

A New Lisbon man was arrested Wednesday morning following a traffic stop on Highway 58 South. The State Patrol said, “At 8:10 a.m. a traffic stop was initiated after the trooper observed a passenger in 40-year-old Patrick Dammen’s vehicle was not wearing a seat belt. Dammen was taken into custody for felony OWI-5th offense.”

A Necedah High School gym filled with kids, parents, community members, and school staff were entertained Tuesday night by the Harlem Wizards.  The packed crowd enjoyed the Harlem Globetrotters-type basketball team with its fast paced lay-ups and rim-hanging dunks.  The crowd also cheered the local Big Red team whose roster included Necedah Elementary Principal/Superintendent Larry More >

An Elroy man has been charged with burglary, possession of burglary tools, criminal damage to property, and obstructing. According to the criminal complaint, on Thursday, April 26th, 2012, 28-year-old David Saylor had allegedly used a crow bar to gain access into a house in the 200-block of Academy Street in the City of Elroy. The More >

A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a Kendall man. According to the criminal complaint, on Wednesday, April 18th, 2012, an Elroy police officer attempted to stop 22-year-old Michael Schultz as he drove an older model Ford truck on Western Avenue in the City of Elroy. Schultz’s driver’s license was suspended and he More >

A Town of Fountain man had his identity stolen. The deputy said the man went to file his taxes with his accountant in Tomah and the IRS told him that he had already filed. The victim reported the theft of his Social Security number to the Credit Bureau and the Federal Trade Commission.

A motorcycle accident near Tomah Monday evening resulted in injuries to both the operator and passenger.  The State Patrol said, “about 6pm 50-year old Donald Johnson from Rosemount, Minnesota was traveling west on Interstate 90 near the Interstate 94 Interchange when he drove off the roadway.  The 2005 BMW motorcycle flipped and both occupants were More >