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Black River Falls Man Sentenced for Damaging a Black River Falls Elementary School
(WEAU Staff, WEAU) A teen is sentenced for vandalizing an elementary school in Jackson County. According to WEAU staff, online court records show 19-year-old Bruce Redbird of Black River Falls is found guilty due to no contest plea of criminal damage to property (over $2500.) Online court records also show...
Local libraries innovate with catalog upgrade
The shared network of libraries in the Winding Rivers Library System, that serve more than 280,000 people in La Crosse, Buffalo, Trempealeau, Jackson, Monroe, Juneau, and Vernon counties are preparing to improve user experience with a catalog upgrade. With this new catalog, materials will be easier to find in a cleaner and more modern system.
Myers found competent to stand trial for husbands murder
BLACK RIVER FALLS, Wis. (WLAX/WEUX) – A woman charged in Jackson County with killing her husband last year is found competent for the case to proceed. 50-year-old Star Myers is charged with seven counts including first degree intentional homicide in the death of her husband, Richard Lee Bork of rural Black River Falls.
Western Wisconsin Woman Found Competent for Husband’s Murder Trial
A western Wisconsin woman accused of murdering her husband and burning his body has been deemed competent to stand trial. A judge in Black River Falls ruled yesterday that Star Myers can face trial. Jackson County prosecutors allege that Myers shot her husband in March of last year and then...
Trial Set for Western WI Murder Case
A western Wisconsin woman accused of killing her husband then burning his body will go to trial. A judge in Black River Falls yesterday found Star Myers competent enough to stand trial. Prosecutors in Jackson County say she shot her husband to death in March of last year, then set his body on fire to try and cover-up her crime. She is due back in court in September, but there’s no word when her trial could actually begin.
Woman found competent to proceed in Jackson County homicide case
JACKSON COUNTY, Wis. (WEAU) - A woman is found competent to proceed in a homicide case that started as a missing person investigation. According to online court records, during a competency hearing on July 2, 2024, 50-year-old Star Myers of Black River Falls was found competent to proceed. Court records...
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