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CRIME & SAFETY
Miller Found Dead Following Amherst Standoff
AMHERST, WI (WSAU) — The subject of a lengthy standoff that led to a shelter-in-place order in Amherst has been found dead. Portage County Sheriff Mike Lukas says 32-year-old Jeffery Miller was deceased inside the Amherst home where he had been barricaded for nearly 24 hours. Miller had been wanted on several outstanding warrants.
Amherst standoff now ruled as a death investigation
AMHERST, Wis. (WSAW) - The Portage County Sheriff’s Office says the standoff in Amherst has concluded and they have located the man who has been inside a home since Thursday. Jeffery Miller, 32, was wanted by authorities in several south-central Wisconsin counties. Since Thursday night, law enforcement has been...
Standoff between law enforcement, man who shot at officers in Baraboo ends
AMHERST, Wis. -- A standoff in the Village of Amherst between law enforcement and a man accused of shooting at officers ended with the man being located Friday evening, CBS News affiliate WSAW-TV reports.
UPDATE: 1 person dead in crash near Ringle; westbound lanes of Hwy 29 remain closed
RINGLE, Wis. (WSAW) - One person is dead after a crash on Hwy 29 near the town of Ringle Thursday morning. The crash happened just after 11 a.m. on Hwy 29 near the intersection of Silk Rd. The Marathon County Sheriff’s Office says a 63-year-old man was killed in the crash.
Armed man barricaded inside home
AMHERST, WI (WSAU-WAOW) The Portage County Sheriff’s Office say law enforcement are still in a standoff with an armed and dangerous man in the Amherst area as of 3pm Thursday afternoon. Law enforcement has been on the scene of a home at 450 Mill Avenue. Police say the man...
Crimestoppers: Tractor stolen from field
PLOVER, WI (WSAU-WAOW) – A $50,000 piece of machinery is missing in Portage County and you are being asked to help find it. A tractor was taken from a farm field in the Town of Plover during the overnight hours of July 12. A worker had parked the John...
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