Ettrick, WI

A 63-year-old Melrose man was sentenced to 40 years in prison Wednesday, after he opened fire and killed another driver for passing him too slowly. Police say Todd Gieck became enraged on a Trempealeau County road near Ettrick in May 2024 when Kyle Dahl passed his vehicle. Gieck followed Dahl’s car and shot him from […] The post Road-rage shooting homicide: Melrose man sentenced to 40 years appeared first on WIZM 92.3FM 106.7FM 1410AM.

An alleged case of “road rage” two years ago in Trempealeau County leads to a long prison sentence for driver Todd Gieck. On Wednesday, Gieck was ordered to serve 40 years in prison, for fatally shooting another driver who passed him too slowly on a county road near Ettrick in May of 2024. Gieck was […] The post Melrose area driver gets 40 years behind bars for road-rage shooting death in Trempealeau County appeared first on WIZM 92.3FM 106.7FM 1410AM.

A $44.8 million capital referendum for the School District of Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau just failed Tuesday. The district fell 13 votes shy of passing with a total of 2,745 people voting. YES: 1,366 | NO: 1,379 The G-E-T School District has about 1,370 students, and the referendum saw an estimated voter turnout of around 35% across the district. […] The post Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau School’s $44.8 million referendum fails by 13 votes appeared first on WIZM 92.