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Woman arrested following hit-and-run
VERNON COUNTY, Wis. (WEAU) - A woman was charged today following a hit-and-run crash last Wednesday. On April 17, just before 4 p.m., 32-year-old Tasha Sittig of rural Lone Rock, Wis. was arrested following a hit-and-run reported earlier that morning at the intersection of County Road C and Pine Road in the village of Yuba in Richland County.
Dash cam: Sauk Prairie Police officer allegedly obstructed crash investigation of his own car
PRAIRIE DU SAC, Wis. -- Newly released dash cam footage from the squad car of former Sauk Prairie Police Officer Joel Ludowitz shows the moment prosecutors say he tampered with an investigation into a crash on New Years Eve 2022.
'I don't know what broke,' says Elijah Vue's grandma about her daughter
WISCONSIN DELLS, Wis. — It's been more than two months since 3-year-old Elijah Vue vanished out of Two Rivers. WISN 12 News reporter Kendall Keys spoke with the little boy's grandmother for the first time on Wednesday. Jodi Baur's grandson is missing and her daughter is in jail. Baur...
Man accused of killing ex-girlfriend, stuffing body in suitcase, enters not guilty plea
CHIPPEWA FALLS — The man accused of killing his girlfriend and unborn child and leaving her body in a suitcase in the town of Wheaton appeared in Chippewa County Court on Wednesday, where he entered not guilty pleas to charges related to their deaths. The body of Rosaly Cindy Chavarria Rodriguez, who was 25 at the time she went missing in July 2020, was discovered at a farmhouse in the Town of Wheaton on Oct. 14, 2020. She lived in the Lake Delton area and...
Traffic Alert: Crash near Lake Delton causing traffic delays on I-90/94
NEAR VILLAGE OF LAKE DELTON, Wis. (WMTV) - A crash near Lake Delton Wednesday is causing traffic delays on the eastbound lanes of I-90/94. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) sent out an initial notification of the crash at about 7:15 a.m. The crash reportedly occurred on I-90/94 eastbound at WIS 23.
Inside the Prairie du Sac hydro dam
PRAIRIE DU SAC, Wis. -- For more than a century the Prairie du Sac dam has been generating power for thousands of Wisconsinites. News 3 Now gained access to an exclusive look inside to learn about how it operates and what it's owner, Alliant Energy is doing to keep it in working order.
Two Express stores in Wisconsin to close as part of company bankruptcy
Express Inc., the clothing retailer that announced plans to file for bankruptcy earlier this week, will close two stores in Wisconsin. The company, which owns the brands Express, Bonobos and UpWest, announced Monday it would close 95 stores in a news release announcing its plans. In a U.S. Bankruptcy Court filing, Wisconsin...
How dollar stores contribute to food deserts, Wisconsin poetry, A bucket list for visiting the Wisconsin Dells
A researcher explains how dollar stores might make things worse for communities with limited access to nutritious, fresh foods. Then, Wisconsin poets reflect on the complexities of writing poetry. Then, a local author discusses her book, “100 Things to do in the Wisconsin Dells Before You Die.”. Dollar stores...
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