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A bag of cash didn’t stop Minnesota jurors from convicting 5 of 7 defendants in a $40 million pandemic food fraud scheme. Source: LacrosseTribune.com

Vernon County Sheriff Roy Torgerson reports a single-vehicle crash occurred Sunday evening, June 2, 2024, at approximately 7:30 PM, in rural La Farge, WI, in the town of Stark. Chelsea Lynn Collar, age 37, of La Farge, WI was operating a 2007 Honda Pilot traveling east on State Highway 82, near County Road D, east of the village of La Farge. While negotiating a curve to the left, the vehicle travelled onto the right shoulder. During an apparent overcorrection, Collar lost control. The vehicle traveled across the highway, went off the left side, struck an embankment, overturned, and came to rest upright. Chelsea Collar was not wearing a seatbelt and

The Tomah American Legion baseball team kicked off its season across the border falling to La Crescent 2-1 Wednesday night.  TJ Shramek took the loss on the mound for Tomah giving up just 2 runs 1 earned in 5innings walking none and striking out 8.  Royall’s Gunnar Wopat went 1×2 for Tomah. Hunter Welke picked up the win on the mound for La Crescent. Tomah will host Wisconsin Dells and Nekoosa in a Triangular Saturday.  Source: WRJC.com

On Saturday, June 1, 2024, at approximately 11:00 pm, the Juneau CountyCommunications Center received a call from a male who identified himself as Jesse. Jesse stated that he had killed his mother and was leaving the residence. He also provided us with the address, which came back to a residence located in Clearfield Township.Law Enforcement Officers from the Juneau County Sheriff’s Office, New Lisbon Police Department and the Wisconsin State Patrol responded to the residence. Ultimately, law enforcement was able to make contact with the residence in the home and determined the call was a hoax.It was determined this was a “swatting” call. “Swatting” is a criminal harassment tactic of

A special unit with the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office says the 2001 murder conviction of a 62-year-old Minnesota man should be overturned. Brian Pippitt has been incarcerated for over two decades. He was convicted for the 1998 murder of 84-year-old… Source: LacrosseTribune.com