Vernon County Sheriff's Report
Sheriff Roy Torgerson reports the following ongoing activities for the year and narrative excerpts from the week ending Jan. 13.
Sheriff Roy Torgerson reports the following ongoing activities for the year and narrative excerpts from the week ending Jan. 13.
A New York midwife who administered homeopathic pellets to hundreds of children as an alternative to vaccinations, then falsified their immunization records, has been fined $300,000.
The monthly free community meal will be served at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 504 S. Main St., Viroqua, Jan. 22 from 5 to 6:30 p.m.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he has informed the United States that he opposes the establishment of a Palestinian state as part of any postwar scenario.
Hunters in the state's Northern Forest Hunting Zone have complained for years that the number of deer roaming the landscape has been dwindling.
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The Viroqua Chamber is hosting the first Viroqua SOUP event of 2024 on Jan. 22 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the Hotel Fortney Lounge.
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A 42-year-old Waupun man was charged with first-degree homicide on Thursday for allegedly causing the death of his father.
A group of Republican lawmakers have introduced a bill that would prohibit hunters in northern Wisconsin from killing antlerless deer in an attempt to preserve does and regrow the region's herd. Hunters killed 14.7% fewer bucks in the state's Northern…
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Police officials who responded to the deadly school shooting in Uvalde, Texas "demonstrated no urgency" in setting up a command post and failed to treat the killings as an active shooter situation, according to a Justice Department report released Thursday.
English Lutheran Church will host a community blood drive with Versiti on Friday, Feb. 2 from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the English Lutheran Church fellowship hall, 741 North East Avenue, Viroqua.
As the first U.S. lunar lander mission in decades ends without reaching its target, a spacecraft that Japan launched is drawing closer to the moon and preparing for a historic landing attempt.
The pavilion at Olbrich Botanical Gardens was constructed in 2001 but its roof tiles need replacing while other restoration work could begin in the coming months.
The theft spree began at 5:45 a.m., when a Wheatland resident reported that a black Ford F-250 pickup truck had been taken from a home on Will Kumlin Road, a mile Northwest of State Highway 82.
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Pakistan’s air force has launched retaliatory airstrikes in Iran allegedly targeting militant positions. The attack early Thursday killed at least nine people and further raised tensions between the neighboring nations. The strikes in Sistan and Baluchestan province follow Iran’s attack…
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