A body was found in a suspicious car fire off County Highway T in the town of Ridgeville on Tuesday morning, according to Monroe County police. The car fire was reported to the Monroe County 911 Communications Center at about 8 a.m. Tuesday. When firefighters...
Kendall man hospitalized after accidental shooting
A 54-year-old Kendall man accidentally shot himself in his right hand Friday evening as he attempted to clear a malfunction in a semi-automatic pistol, according to Kendall Police Chief Richard Laxton. When he sustained the wound, Aaron A. Brandt had been working on a...
Vernon County Sheriff's Report for Sept. 13
Monday, Sept. 3: On Aug. 24, Wayne Leis of the town of Clinton found a wooden bear statue in his driveway. It was returned to the owner, Daniel Chaulklin of the town of Clinton. Then, on Sept. 3, Chaulklin reported the theft of a Baja dirt bike, a Milwaukee impact...
Vernon County Sheriff's Report for Aug. 27 to Sept. 2
Monday, Aug. 27: Randall Brueggeman of Cashton was westbound on Central Avenue in Coon Valley, turning right onto Bothne Drive, when a 10-year-old La Crosse child on a bicycle crossed into Central Avenue and struck the side of the Brueggeman vehicle. Suffering minor...
Two injured in Highway 33 motorcycle crash
Two men were injured in a two-motorcycle accident on Highway 33, near Wheeler Road, in the town of Hillsboro on Thursday, according to Vernon County Sheriff John B. Spears. Both Gregory D. Olson, 53, of Elroy, and William E. Jahn, 45, of Necedah were driving eastbound...
Vernon County Sheriff's Report for Aug. 20–26
Monday, Aug. 20: Someone pulled a wooden bench out of the ground at Sidie Hollow Park and set it on fire. Wednesday, Aug. 22: A vehicle went off the road and through a farm fence in the town of Jefferson, causing $1,900 damage to the fence. The driver of the dark gray...
Ontario Police Report
The following Ontario Police Department cases appeared at Regional Centers Municipal Court in July and August. July • Jena L. Christopherson, harassing or obscene telephone call, guilty plea • Ira S. Engelson, underage drinking, guilty plea • Jessup Bradley Grim,...
Vernon County Sheriff's Report for Aug. 13–19
Monday, Aug. 13: Kayla Britton of Westby lost control of her vehicle on a curve of Highway 27, town of Franklin, and went off the road and struck a Vernon Electric power pole, suffering incapacitating injuries. She was transferred to Vernon Memorial Hospital in...
Two teenagers injured in Ridgeville ATV crash
Two 15-year-olds were injured in an ATV accident in the town of Ridgeville on Saturday, according to Monroe County Sheriff Peter Quirin. Hunter L. Marty of Sparta was eastbound on Kellogg Avenue, at Kermit Avenue, when he slowed to make a corner. Traveling behind...
Vernon County Sheriff's Report for Aug. 6–12
Saturday, Aug. 11: Ashley Nash of Lansing, Iowa, lost control of her vehicle on a curve of County Highway NN, town of Sterling. She went off road and overturned, suffering minor injuries. ♦ ♦ ♦ One car-deer accident was reported last week: Michael Michniak of Coon...
