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Columbia County fatal crash; family mourns, seeks justice
TOWN OF LEWISTON, Wis. - A Columbia County man is wanted in connection to a deadly crash that killed his girlfriend. The crash happened in the Town of Lewiston on Sunday, May 19. The young woman who died has ties to Germantown. Her family said the suspect called them before...
Severe storm left Waupun with flooding, power outages. Here's the latest damage assessment.
WAUPUN – Officials in Waupun are assessing damage after severe weather swept through Fond du Lac and Dodge counties May 21. The storms reached Waupun around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, causing flooding alongside power outages and other damage from downed trees and power lines. As of 1 a.m. May 22,...
Dodge County Sheriff's deputy injured after losing control of car on wet road and striking house
A Dodge County Sheriff's Office deputy received minor injuries after he lost control of his squad car and struck a house Monday afternoon, according to the sheriff's office. The deputy was responding to a call around 5 p.m. when at "the rain-covered roadway" at the intersection of State 68 and County A in...
Motorcyclist in Wisconsin arrested after speeding away from hit-and-run
PORTAGE, Wis. (WFRV) – Authorities say they arrested a motorcyclist in Wisconsin after he led deputies on two separate pursuits, the second coming after a hit-and-run incident. According to a release from the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office, deputies attempted to stop a motorcycle on Friday, May 17 after they...
An Outdoorsman's Journal: Escaping to the creek for trout
Each May I go trout fishing somewhere in Wisconsin. This week I headed down to Columbia County to fish Rowan Creek. I grew up in Poynette and fished Rowan Creek hundreds of times as a kid and I have to admit, those getaways were my escape from a drawn out divorce that my parents went through when I was young boy. Instead of fishing the easy to get to waters, I chose to put my canoe in on the Wisconsin River and go to an area that is remote and to be perfectly honest, very dangerous to get to. ...
One voted Biden. One picked Trump. It's a tale of two counties in pivotal Wisconsin
Wisconsin is one of a handful of pivotal states in the 2024 presidential election. Within the swing state, there are swing counties that could decide the election — even as people remain divided.
Softball roundup: Risum leads Brodhead from pitcher's circle as defending D-3 champ wins postseason opener
Top-seeded Brodhead began its Division 3 postseason run with a 4-1 win over No. 8 seed Columbus on Tuesday. Junior pitcher Ava Risum struck out 15 Columbus hitters for Brodhead and took a no-hitter into the seventh, but Columbus’ Mariyah Nachreiner started that inning with a home run to break up both Risum’s shutout and no-hitter. Sophie Leitzen led off the game with a home run for Brodhead, and the...
Softball Game Recap: Westfield Area Takes a Loss
Westfield Area was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 23-6 to the Portage Warriors. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Westfield Area of the 10-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April of 2017.
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