Alma Center, Wisconsin

Fires in Alma Center, Stanley and Fall Creek on Thursday and Friday destroyed two businesses and damaged another and a shed.

It appears an electrical problem is to blame for the fire that destroyed a building at a Jackson County business Thursday night.

The following incidents were reported by the Jackson County Sheriff's Department Incidents Nov.

Gina M. Anderson, 41, Taylor, was booked on a probation violation hold. Edwin L. Berg, 31, Alma Center, was booked for operating while intoxicated.

Alma Center-Humbird-Merrillan School District Superintendent Bob Lambert will retire at the end of the school year after six years.

The two men arrested for breaking into several businesses in Alma Center and Black River Falls have been charged with several felony counts of burglary.

Concerns over local underage drinking have initiated a town hall-type meeting that will take place later this month.

Second Street in downtown La Crosse is filled with the sounds of chanting, for the man who some say will be the next President of the United States.

An Alma Center man has been charged with reportedly injuring a 60-year-old woman with Parkinson's disease after taking her for a day from a nursing home.

Agnes Koehler, 87, Appleton, died Saturday, September 27, 2008, after a lengthy struggle with dementia.

Each year after school starts, eighth-graders from Neillsville Middle School and students from surrounding communities come to The Highground, six miles west of Neillsville, to participate in a cultural ...

Kirk R. Standstraight, 26, Black River Falls, was sentenced to pay $3,000 out of each per cap check for fines totaling $6,220, 120 days in jail, license revocation for 32 months and alcohol assessment on ...

The following incidents were reported by the Jackson County Sheriff's Department Incidents August 18 2:07 p.m.: Tara A. Dinger, 34, Melrose, reported a theft from her vehicle.

Thomas M. Bahr, 24, Hixton, was booked for failure to pay a fine. Robert J.L. Barhyte, 38, Black River Falls, was booked for violating a domestic abuse injunction and bail jumping.

Damian L. Benedict, 17, Merrillan, was fined $10 for mandatory seatbelt requirements.

The following people were booked into the Jackson County Jail: Cyrus P. Cuba, 19, Black River Falls, was booked for failure to pay a fine.

August 18 7:30 a.m.: Police responded to a report of a spray-painted vehicle in the parking lot of 145 Rye Bluff Rd.

The following was reported by the Jackson County Circuit Court: Dustin L. Bangart, 22, Black River Falls, was fined $186 for exceeding speed zones .

A recently awarded state grant will benefit law enforcement departments around Jackson County.