The Screamin’ Acres haunted house is gearing up for this year’s Halloween season. The site was closed last year due to the COVID-19 emergency shut down. The site on State Road 138 in Stoughton opens on Fridays and Saturdays this month. Ticketing information is online at ScreaminAcres-dot-com. CLICK HERE FOR MORE.
Read MoreA suspect returns a stolen sculpture. Police in Madison say the Dumpty Humpty statue was taken from the Art Fair on the Square last week. Yesterday one of the two suspects returned the artwork which shows the figure of Humpty Dumpty sitting on a toilet seat. Police are still looking for the second suspect.
Read MoreOn Friday, October 1, 2021 at approximately 6:00pm the Eau Claire County Sheriff’s Office, along with Township Fire Department, Fall Creek Fire/Rescue, and Eau Claire Fire, responded to a water rescue on County Highway K near the south entrance to Big Falls County Park. It was determined that a 37-year-old male had been swimming when a sandbar gave way, and he went under water. Friends that were with him were able to pull him from the river and starting life
Read MoreA man accused of pointing a gun and shooting at a cat during a domestic dispute is in custody. Madison Police say Christopher Perrote was taken into custody yesterday after the FBI and ATF combined with Madison Police to search his home in the three-thousand-block of Lindbergh Street. There had been multiple reports of weapons violations and authorities found a stockpile in the house. In addition to weapons and ammunition police recovered a gas mask and body armor. Perrote is
Read MoreThe average price for regular gas in Wisconsin is the same today as a week ago. Triple-A says the cost of gas across the Badger State is three-dollars-and-three-cents a-gallon, while the national average is three-19. Drivers are paying over three-dollars-a-gallon in Janesville, Green Bay, Eau Claire, Kenosha County, La Crosse, Madison and Milwaukee. The price at the pump in Appleton, Fond du Lac and Oshkosh is under three-dollars-a-gallon.
Read MoreAn abandoned bike inventory sale is being held by the Antigo Police. Cops say they have about 75 bikes they’ll be selling this weekend for just five-dollars each. Officials say the abandoned bikes have been recovered over the last three years and have been unclaimed. The sale is tomorrow and Sunday from 10 a.m. until noon at the former Antigo Yamaha Building on Superior Street.
Read MoreOn Friday, October 1, 2021, at approximately 9:26 AM, the Taylor County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch Center received several calls reporting a deceased subject in a gravel pit located at W11422 County Road A-T in the Town of Maplehurst, Taylor County. Taylor County Detectives, along with Owen-Withee Fire and EMS were dispatched to the scene. Emergency responders found a male subject entrapped in a hopper, covered in gravel. Emergency responders worked to extricate the male subject and once extricated, it was
Read MoreSeveral businesses and organizations in the La Crosse Area are working together with the Gateway Area Council to provide hands-on, interactive programs to explore careers in Law Enforcement, Engineering, Aviation, and Fire / EMS. Youth in grades 9-12 from the local area high schools are invited to join an Explorer Post that runs from October through May. Students will be able to interact with professionals already in the career fields and learning about their career path and their career decisions.
Read MoreOn September 29, 2021 at approximately 6:30 P.M. The Buffalo County Sheriff’s Dispatch received a report of a capsized boat on the Backwaters of the Mississippi River near the Belvidere Landing, which is located on County Rd. 00, North of Buffalo City, Wisconsin. It was determined that the owner of the boat was missing and a search of the area began. Search and rescue from Tri-Community Fire Dept., surrounding Fire Departments and Search and Rescue units of the DNR and Winona
Read MoreAttorney General Josh Kaul today announced that another individual has been charged with sexual assault after a victim’s sexual assault kit was tested as part of the Wisconsin Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI). Herman Gomez Garza, age 30 of Verona, Wis., was charged September 23, 2021, with an alleged sexual assault of a child under 16 years of age that occurred in 2008. Garza’s initial appearance was on September 23, 2021. This investigation was the result of a joint effort
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