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Two men have been charged with operating while revoked in two different incidents. The first incident happened in the city of Elroy. A Wisconsin state trooper pulled over 54-year-old Gary Severson of Elroy for a failure to fasten his seat belt infraction. Severson told the trooper he didn’t have a valid license and a records More >

A Warrens man has been charged with bail jumping and possessing/illegally obtaining a prescription. According to the criminal complaint, an officer of the Mauston Police Department was called out to Walgreens for suspicious prescription fill attempt. One of the pharmacists told the officer that 23-year-old Travis Stewart tried to fill a prescription for two different More >

One local organization is working hard to honor all veterans by trying to have a U.S. flag flying in every cemetery where a veteran is laid to rest. Known as The Veterans and Friends Cemetery Flag Project, the group’s co-founder Russell LaMarche said it all started with a broken flagpole in Marion Township Cemetery near More >

A Necedah man has been charged OWI-3st offense and operating with a PAC–3rd offense. Last month, the Juneau County Sheriff’s Office was called out to a vehicle in the ditch on Highway 80 in the Clearfield Township. The deputy made contact with 38-year old David Schultz. According the criminal complaint, Schultz told the deputy that More >

A Mauston man has been taken into custody on a Monroe County warrant. According to the police report, on Tuesday, James Bendel Sr. was arrested on a failure to appear warrant in the city of Mauston. He was transported to the Juneau County Jail and will be transported to the Monroe County authorities. Bendel has More >

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI) voted in favor of the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act, comprehensive  legislation designed to end unaffordable flood insurance rate hikes. “This bipartisan bill would bring relief to hundreds of thousands of homeowners who are living in flood-prone regions, including many communities in Wisconsin,” said Rep. Kind. “It will More >

An adult male is in custody after Monroe County authorities discovered a meth lab at a Sparta home early Tuesday morning. There had been a report of a gas leak, which brought emergency services to the scene. Based on their findings, the Monroe County deputies were able to determine that there was a possible meth More >

A Necedah man has had his sentencing postponed. Douglas Fischer appeared in court on Tuesday, March 4, with his attorney before Judge John Roemer. During the hearing, it was revealed that the defense’s private pre-sentence investigation results had been delivered to the court that morning. Judge Roamer told the court that he did not feel More >

Two New Lisbon men have been charged in a stabbing incident that occurred in last November. On November 9, law enforcement was dispatched to a disturbance in the City of New Lisbon. Upon arrival, they made contact with 26-year-old Robert Heffler and 30-year-old Renald Thompson Jr. Both men told the officers that they were just More >

The usual symptoms of coughing, sore throat, congestion, and fever that accompany the cold and flu season can be taxing on any anyone, but providers at Mayo Clinic Health System say it can be especially problematic for people with asthma. According to Mayoclinic.org, having a cold or flu can be caused by upper respiratory infections. More >