Vernon County News

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VIROQUA, Wis. -- A Vernon County police chief pleads not guilty to charges of misconduct in office and misdemeanor sexual assault.

Town of Wheatland, WI - A fatal car crash in Vernon County leads to a De Soto woman in custody facing homicide charges.

Authorities tell News8 it happened Wednesday night on Highway 82 near Highway UU, which is about five miles northeast of De Soto.

A public information meeting will be held Tuesday, May 22, regarding the study and official mapping of the bypasses around Viroqua and Westby.

WHAT: Gypsy moth aerial spraying by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection's Gypsy Moth Slow the Spread Program WHY: The spraying is necessary to control the spread of gypsy moth, a destructive and invasive pest that feeds on the leaves of oaks, maples, crabapple, birch and many other species of trees and shrubs.

Governor Scott Walker announced today that Chaseburg is being awarded a Transportation Economic Assistance grant.

Mary Tano, 46 from Middleton, missed a curve in the road, hit a culvert and flipped her motocycle multiple times.

One of the most notorious unsolved mysteries in Vernon County is taking center stage once again after nearly three decades of unanswered questions.

The Vernon County Sheriff's Department is teaming up with the Department of Justice's Cold Case Unit to try to solve a murder that happened 28 years ago.