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Baraboo police say 64-year-old man is facing several narcotic charges
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - A 64-year-old Baraboo man is facing several charges following a narcotics search warrant on Friday, Baraboo Police Department reports. Authorities say members of the Sauk County Drug Task Force executed a narcotics search warrant in the 100 block of 8th street. Two adults were at the...
'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...
Dash cam captures aftermath of Sauk Prairie police officer's crash
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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...
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.
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...
DeForest Windsor Fire and EMS responds to hazardous material spill
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - The DeForest Windsor Fire and EMS responded to a hazardous material incident in the Village of DeForest Wednesday. Authorities say crews responded around 3:30 p.m. to the 6200 block of Williamsburg Way. Once they arrived on the scene, authorities say fire crews found a substance that...
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.
Sauk County board directs administrator to set aside funds for UW branch campus
The Sauk County Board of Supervisors voted last week to provide a financial boost to the University of Wisconsin- Platteville Baraboo Sauk County, the smallest campus in the Universities of Wisconsin system. The board voted 28-1 in favor of including $390,000 in each of the next two years to help...
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