Kidnapping Suspect Among Dead Following Interstate Crash
(Portage) Two people were killed in a crash while on the run from authorities in Columbia County. The State Department of Justice (DOJ) Division of … Read more
Columbia County Sheriff’s Office
Cambria Man Facing Eighth OWI Tries To Drink During Arrest
(Cambria) A Cambria man is facing charges of eighth offense Operating While Intoxicated following a single-vehicle weekend crash. Authorities in Columbia County responded to reports … Read more
Beaver Dam Woman Seriously Injured While Driving Wrong Way Drunk
(Beaver Dam) Authorities say a Beaver Dam woman was drunk when she was seriously injured after driving the wrong way on State Highway 16 in … Read more
Rio Man Acquitted On Homicide Charges
(Columbia County) A Rio man was acquitted on homicide charges this week. Patrick Kraemer was arrested in 2014 for the death of his girlfriend Traci … Read more
Multiple Motor Vehicle Accidents During Sunday’s Whiteout Conditions
(Dodge County) The Dodge County Sheriff’s Office responded to 15 run-offs and four accidents between 7am and 2pm Sunday; no injuries were reported. Around noon … Read more
Rural Pardeeville Man Killed In Rollover Near Cambria
(Cambria) A rural Pardeeville man was killed in a single-vehicle crash south of Cambria Tuesday morning. The rollover accident was reported at 6:09am on County … Read more
Minor Injuries Reported In Columbia County Plane Crash
(Lodi) Minor injuries were reported after a small plane crashed in Columbia County over the weekend. The incident was reported around 2:10pm Saturday near the … Read more
Portage Burglary, Sexual Assault Suspect Released To Group Home
(Portage) A Portage teenager has been released to a group home while he waits for his trial on burglary and sexual assault charges. Eighteen-year-old Matthew … Read more
Motorist Seriously Injured In Columbia County Crash
(Otsego) The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office says a man was injured seriously when his car struck a semi Monday afternoon. Sheriff’s officials say the man … Read more
Two Men Charged In Connection To Cambria Convenient Store Burglary
(Cambria) Two individuals have been charged for their roles in burglarizing a convenient store in Cambria. Landon Stanley of Columbus and Nathan McCord of Wyoming … Read more
Fatal Crash Near Lodi Leaves One Dead, One Seriously Injured
(Lodi) One person was killed and another seriously injured in a single vehicle accident Tuesday afternoon in Columbia County. Sheriff Dennis Richards says a car … Read more
One Person Killed After Head On Collision In Columbus
(Columbus) One person was killed after a head on collision that occurred early Saturday morning on Highway 16 in the township of Columbus. The preliminary … Read more
Body Of Lodi Man Recovered In Lake Wisconsin
(Lodi) Authorities in Columbia County have identified the Lodi man found in Lake Wisconsin after a two-day search. Rahn Ripp was last seen Sunday evening … Read more
Mullins Crash Suspect Initially Targeted For Speeding
(Fox Lake) The man accused of crashing into Mullin’s Drive In Saturday night had reportedly been speeding when deputies in Columbia County initially tried to … Read more
Deputy Cleared In Shooting Of Pardeeville Man
10/29/17 – The Columbia County District Attorney has ruled that a fatal officer-involved shooting this summer was justified. Thomas J. Selje of Pardeeville was shot … Read more
