MADISON – Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Christian Dejesus Rodriguez, 19, Seminole County, Florida, pleaded guilty April 25 to robbing three businesses in Madison, Wisconsin, and brandishing a firearm during one of the robberies.
Read Moresubmitted by Arlene Scheidecker Today I saw a person with poppies stop a lady and asked if he could reposition her poppy.
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph TOWN OF ROCK CREEK — Rock Creek has been dammed up for nearly 150 years, and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation is now planning to remove the dam in Rock Falls and to replace the state Highway 85 bridge. WisDOT and the state Department of Natural Resources held a public informational…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A Dunn County judge has ordered a competency evaluation for a 20-year-old Stanley woman accused in the death of a 24-year-old Eau Claire man whose body was found in the Town of Spring Brook March 23. Judge James Peterson ordered the competency evaluation for Ezra J. McCandless following a…
Read MoreBy Scott Wild The “Godfather” of ProVintage Racing, Keith BaDour, is from Glenwood City, with his own pond to have his racers practice, and a complete snowmobile mechanic shop hidden in his private woods just out of town. He’s won the Eagle River World Championships in the 800 Relic Mod class, with a 1971 Arctic…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph HUDSON — A St. Croix County judge has found probable cause and has bound over for trial a Glenwood City High School teacher charged with five felonies related to sex crimes involving a teenaged girl in Missouri. Peter L. O. Gaustad, along with his attorney, Shirlene Perrin, appeared in St. Croix…
Read MoreMADISON, WI – Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Mitrel Y. Anderson, 30, La Crosse, Wisconsin, was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 71 months in federal prison for possessing methamphetamine with intent to distribute. Anderson pleaded guilty to this charge on…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Let’s just say it is an occupational hazard. When Dunn County Sheriff Dennis Smith goes out to a restaurant, he says it takes him 15 minutes to reach a table because so many people want to say “hello” and to talk about this, that or the next thing. “My…
Read MoreAdam Zukowski has announced his candidacy for Dunn County Sheriff. In explaining his reasons for running, Adam said he “wants to continue to serve the citizens of Dunn County by leading a department dedicated to the safety and security of Dunn County residents.”
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph HUDSON — A 66-year-old Glenwood City man charged with six felonies related to sex crimes involving children has been sentenced to four years in state prison and four years of extended supervision. Joseph R. Brabeck was sentenced in St. Croix County Circuit Court April 17.
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