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The owner of a Monroe County dairy operation remains undecided whether to appeal a ruling that he operated without required environmental permits. Monroe County Circuit Court judge Mark Goodman ordered Phil Mlsna and Mlsna Dairy Supply to pay $210,000 for violating Wisconsin’s wastewater laws at a concentrated animal feeding operation south of Sparta. The fine includes forfeitures, surcharges, court costs and attorney fees. Mlsna’s operation includes 2,220 cows, 500 heifers...

Buildings in the Winding Rivers Library System will undergo a catalog upgrade. These include libraries in Vernon, Juneau, Monroe, Jackson, Trempealeau, Buffalo and La Crosse counties. With this new catalog, materials will be easier to find in a more modern system. Full text available to subscribers only. If you are...

Area law enforcement and safety officials are inviting not for profit organizations and safety groups to take part in this year’s Monroe County National Night Out scheduled Aug. 6 at Tomah Recreation Park. Several EMS organizations and not-for-profit groups have already been invited to participate during the event. Other...

SPARTA, Wis. — Monroe County Judge Mark Goodman sentenced 24-year old, Krimzen D. Perea, to 17 years in state prison on June 27 for a 2023 shooting in Tomah . After completing his prison term, Perea will be supervised for an additional 10 years by the state Department of Corrections, according to Monroe County District Attorney Kevin D. Croninger.

SPARTA, Wis. (WKBT) -- A Tomah man will spend 17 years in prison for a shooting in 2023.

TOMAH, Wis. (WEAU) - A Tomah man is sentenced in a shooting incident. According to a press release from the Monroe County District Attorney’s Office, 24-year-old Krimzen Perea is sentenced to 17 years in the Wisconsin State prison system. After completing the 17-year term, Perea is set to supervised for an additional 10 years by the Wisconsin Department of Corrections.

County Highway F in the towns of Jefferson and Sheldon in Monroe County, between County Highway U and County Highway T, closed to through traffic effective Monday, June 24, to facilitate resurfacing of the highway. Advance notice signs were posted. No formal detour will be established. Scott Construction of Lake...

SPARTA, Wis. (WFRV) – A 54-year-old Wisconsin man was sentenced to decades behind bars on Monday for sex crimes against children. According to a release, Mark Brooner, 54, from Tomah, was sentenced to 35 years in prison on his convictions for child sex crimes. The decades-long sentence will keep Brooner behind bars until he is 89 years old. Following his release, he will be supervised by the Wisconsin Department of Corrections for 20 years and will have to register as a sex offender.

Monroe County District Attorney Kevin Croninger announced that Mark Brooner, 54, of Tomah was sentenced to 35 years in prison on his convictions for child sex crimes. The decades-long sentence was imposed by Monroe County Circuit Court Judge Richard Radcliffe. Brooner will be 89 years old when he is released. Brooner will then be supervised by the state Department of Corrections for 20 years after his release and will be required to register as a sex offender for the remainder of his life.

The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department has released the names of those involved in the fatal crash, June 11th, on Highway 21 near Tunnel City. Sheriff Wes Revels says 45 year-old Justin Hackett, of Sparta, died when his 2023 Hyundai Sonata was traveling east, crossed the centerline, and collided with a 2020 Kenworth dump truck driven by Matthew Strohmeyer of Mauston. Strohmeyer was able to escape his truck just before it caught fire. Highway 21 was closed for nearly seven hours that day. The crash remains under investigation by the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department.

SPARTA, Wis. — Monroe County District Attorney Kevin Croninger announced today that Mark Brooner, 54, of Tomah was sentenced to 35 years in prison on his convictions for child sex crimes. The decades-long sentence was imposed by Monroe County Circuit Court Judge Richard Radcliffe. Brooner will be 89 years old when he is released. Brooner will then be supervised by the Wisconsin Department of Corrections for 20 years following his release and will be required to register as a sex offender for the remainder of his life.

GREEENFIELD, Wis. -- Identification has been released related to the Highway 21 crash that left a Monroe County man dead on June 11.