Monday, Nov. 3: Boards were removed from a house at E5855 Highway 82 in the town of Franklin. Monday, Nov. 3: A garage was burglarized on County Highway N in the town of Sterling, and the following items were stolen: a Stihl chainsaw with a 20-inch bar, an impact...
Dippen sentenced in sexual assault charges
Monroe County Judge David Rice ordered 39-year-old Jason Dippen of Norwalk to serve three months in jail for sexually assaulting two teenage girls in January 2013. He will serve an additional three months in jail with work-release privileges. Dippen sexually assaulted...
Vernon County Sheriff's Report for Oct. 27 to Nov. 2
Friday, Oct. 31: Tobacco-shed boards were stripped from a building on County Highway T in the town of Kickapoo. Sunday, Nov. 2: The Federal Aviation Administration called, reporting laser interaction with an aircraft, which is illegal, 23 miles southeast of La Crosse....
Vernon County Sheriff's Report for Oct. 20–26
Monday, Oct. 20, and Tuesday, Oct. 21: The sheriff's office responded to two complaints of reckless shooting. A bullet hit a house on Shady Lane in the town of Forest. It passed through the wall of a house, through a laundry room and lodged in a closet wall. Also, a...
Tomah man accused of fatally shooting wife
A Tomah man is accused of fatally shooting his wife in Sawyer County earlier this month. Cade Clark, 26, faces a probable charge of first-degree intentional homicide. Authorities say the man called 911 on Oct. 5 to report that his wife Kris Tina Clark had been shot in...
