UPDATE: Stand-off west of Milton
A portion of County M is closed to traffic after Rock County sheriff’s deputies surrounded a house mid-morning for an apparent standoff. Sheriff Robert Spoden says people in the house are persons of interest in a convenience
House Democrat Mark Pocan has triple bypass surgery
U.S. House Democrat Mark Pocan of Madison is recovering after he had triple bypass heart surgery on Wednesday. The Congressman’s office called it a preemptive measure designed to prevent a future cardiac issue. The 53-year-old Pocan had
Bad River tribe says boy slain by deputy was tribal member
A 14-year-old boy has died following an officer-involved shooting on a northern Wisconsin reservation. According to a release from the Ashland County Sheriff’s Office, officers were called to the Odanah community on the Bad River Chippewa Reservation
Stand off unfolding in rural Milton
The Rock County Sheriff’s Office is on the scene of a disturbance west of Milton. As of about 9:30 a.m. Thursday Authorities say they were shutting down County Highway “M” between Pine and Newville Roads. Law enforcement
Bill would lower Wisconsin drinking age to 19
Wisconsin’s legal drinking age would be 19, under a bill being circulated by Republican lawmakers. State Representative Adam Jarchow, the bill’s author, notes that current federal penalizes states with a reduction in federal highway funding, if they
Convenience store robbed in Janesville
Rock County Sheriff’s deputies join with Janesville Police officers in tracking an armed robbery suspect. Police say the Stop N Go on Center Avenue was knocked over about 1:30 Thursday morning. The clerk described the suspect as