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Wisconsin’s record high prison population is not just a capacity problem, advocates say – VernonReporter
1+ week, 6+ day ago (438+ words) By Isiah Holmes, Wisconsin Examiner According to Wisconsin Department of Corrections statistics, the state’s prison population hit a new record high last week. As of Aug. 28, there were 23,854 people housed across adult prisons in Wisconsin. The figure surpasses the last…...
Lone Rock man charged after random stabbing at gas station – VernonReporter
1+ week, 6+ day ago (238+ words) LONE ROCK, Wis. — A 35-year-old Lone Rock man has been charged with attempted first-degree intentional homicide after authorities say he stabbed a stranger multiple times Sunday at a gas station in Richland County. Deputies from the Richland and Sauk county…...
Drug Arrest Follows Traffic Stop in Prairie du Chien, Sheriff Says – VernonReporter
1+ week, 6+ day ago (152+ words) PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, Wis. — A Woodman man was arrested on drug-related charges following a traffic stop in Prairie du Chien, according to the Crawford County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff Dale McCullick said the Crawford County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Unit conducted the…...
Milwaukee jail death raises familiar concerns among reform advocates – VernonReporter
2+ week, 5+ day ago (745+ words) By Devin Blake, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service and Wisconsin Watch Local jail reform advocates say they have serious concerns about the death of a 45-year-old man in custody at the Milwaukee County Jail on Aug. 18. Many of their concerns are…...
Incarcerated people make their cases to Wisconsin’s new commutation board – VernonReporter
2+ week, 6+ day ago (1830+ words) By Frank Zufall and Andrew Kennard, Wisconsin Examiner On Friday, Gov. Tony Evers’ Commutation Advisory Board heard from 12 incarcerated people who are asking the governor to shorten their prison sentences, as well as some of the victims of their crimes....
Violent crime in US fell at record pace in 2025 – VernonReporter
3+ week, 5+ day ago (899+ words) By Amanda Watford, Wisconsin Examiner Violent crime in the United States fell by an estimated 9.3% in 2025, marking the largest year-to-year decline in the national violent crime rate since the FBI began estimating crime in 1936, according to new national data. The…...
Minn. man charged in Westby stabbing incident – VernonReporter
3+ week, 6+ day ago (171+ words) Aug. 17, 2026 WESTBY, Wis. — Authorities have identified a Westby woman who was hospitalized with multiple stab wounds last week and a Minn. man accused in the attack, according to a press release from the Westby Police Department. A 45-year-old female from…...