Новости за 03.02.2016

MAUSTON — When confronted by police, two Baraboo residents accused of committing an armed robbery claimed they were the victims of a crime.

Great Rivers United Way surpassed its $2.08 million goal by nearly $3,000 — but not without a few nervous moments about being $36,000 short as recently as Friday, the campaign co-chairs announ…

SPARTA — The Monroe County Board of Supervisors sent a resolution on salary adjustments for elected courthouse officials back to the Personnel and Bargaining Committee at its Jan. 27 meeting a…

A Monroe County jury last week awarded $2.5 million to the mother of a woman killed in a traffic accident in the town of Scott more than three years ago.

On a hot July day in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, a Latina business owner addressed a crowd at an event billed “Happy Hour with Hillary,” urging them to caucus for Clinton.

SPARTA — The Monroe County Board of Supervisors approved a fee increase for McMullen Memorial County Park during its Jan. 27 meeting at Rolling Hills Nursing Home in Sparta.

The biggest religious holidays in America, it has often been noted, are Christmas, Easter and the Super Bowl.

The Tomah Public Library has scheduled two more movie nights.

What a great way to start off the work week. It’s Monday morning and trying to safely cross downtown Main Street to get to my office, and I nearly get run over by a car.

This cold weather has brought out the birds and wildlife.

On Jan. 19, Gov. Scott Walker gave his state of the state speech. Declaring that “the Wisconsin comeback is real,” he lauded his budget surplus and laid out plans for new investments in higher…

What has been dubbed the Groundhog Day winter storm 2016 left 7.9 inches of snow in the area by 8 a.m. Wednesday.

LONDON (AP) — More than 40 years after a British aristocrat disappeared without trace in the hours after his children's nanny was bludgeoned to death and his wife was badly beaten, he was offi…

One of the two men charged for his role in a Jackson County arson case pleaded guilty last week.

A Viroqua man is in critical condition after the vehicle he was driving went out of control and collided with a snow plow between Coon Valley and Westby, Tuesday, at 4 p.m.

The Jackson County UW-Extension Office is preparing for upcoming changes in the organization’s structure that will move toward a more regional model.

Officials continue work on bolstering the fish population at the nature pond at Lunda Community Park.

The Melrose-Mindoro girls grabbed a pair of wins last week by topping Eleva-Strum and then Alma/Pepin.

The Black River Falls Fire Department will receive a new heavy rescue truck after a successful fundraising campaign.

Authorities are investigating a report of inappropriate behavior by another employee at the beleaguered Tomah VA Medical Center.

After a 28-year career as an educator, Tracy Stuhr has opened her dream business.

The Black River Falls and Melrose-Mindoro/Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau wrestling teams competed at the Tigers’ home quadrangular last week.

Two men were arrested Thursday after a handgun was displayed at a Black River Falls gas station and two high-speed chases ensued.

Jack Marley won the 106-pound division while Dylan Gappa won the 182-pound division to lead a Titan varsity reserve wrestling team to third place at Saturday’s 16-team Independence Invitational.

Lead in drinking water, which has ignited a public health crisis in Flint, Mich., is largely ignored as a potential contributor to elevated blood lead levels in thousands of Wisconsin children…