Vernon, WI

The husband of a member of Viroqua’s City Council is arrested on a charge of Criminal Trespassing on Friday for entering the home of the city’s mayor earlier in the week. A release from Viroqua Police on Saturday said that Evan Blattner, 58, was arrested and taken to the Vernon County Jail. He was booked […] The post Viroqua Alderperson’s husband arrested for criminal trespassing in mayor’s home appeared first on WIZM 92.3FM 106.7FM 1410AM.

A Readstown woman is in stable condition in a La Crosse hospital after she’s hit by a vehicle moments after hitting a deer with her own vehicle on Tuesday morning. Details from the Vernon County Sheriff’s Office said that Lori Anne Breeze, 64, was heading north on Highway 131 south of Viola around 7:15 a.m. […] The post Driver hit by car after hitting deer in Vernon County appeared first on WIZM 92.3FM 106.7FM 1410AM.

Mayor Krista Browne sits down with Dr. Jeremy Hill and Mr. Steve Michaels, the district administrators for the Viroqua and Westby Area Schools, to discuss the school funding formula and provide broad information about upcoming referendums in their districts, throughout Vernon County and across Wisconsin. Learn about how these upcoming ballot decisions will impact our communities.  2026 […]

The man accused of killing Terry Dolowy 40 years ago is in a Vernon County courtroom on Tuesday. Attorneys for Michael Popp along with prosecutors are discussing what evidence may or may not be allowed at his future trial. This morning, they discussed which forensic experts could testify. Popp is charged with killing Dolowy in 1985. […] The post DNA evidence discussed at hearing in 1985 UW-La Crosse murder case appeared first on WIZM 92.3FM 106.7FM 1410AM.

DNA evidence linking Michael Popp to an area woman killed over 40 years ago is being studied, in preparation for an eventual trial for Popp in Vernon County. On Tuesday, attorneys in the case questioning forensic experts who are likely to testify at Popp’s upcoming homicide trial, which has not been scheduled yet. Popp was […] The post Expert witnesses for Vernon County murder trial are quizzed about 1985 killing appeared first on WIZM 92.3FM 106.7FM 1410AM.

Vernon County Sheriff Roy Torgerson reports a single-vehicle crash resulting in injuries.   On Saturday morning, October 24, 2026, at approximately 8:30 AM, the Sheriff’s Office 911 Dispatch Center was notified of the crash on State Highway 82 between Newburn Avenue and Canyon Avenue in the Town of Union, east of La Farge.   Andres […]

The man accused of killing Terry Dolowy 40 years ago is in a Vernon County courtroom on Tuesday. Attorneys for Michael Popp along with prosecutors are discussing what evidence may or may not be allowed at his future trial. This morning, they discussed which forensic experts could testify. Popp is charged with killing Dolowy in 1985. […] The post DNA evidence discussed at hearing in Dolowy murder case appeared first on WIZM 92.3FM 106.7FM 1410AM.

VERNON COUNTY, Wis. (WFRV) -- A Wisconsin man has miraculously survived a crash in which his car went airborne, hit an embankment, flipped end over en...

A Hillsboro man is airlifted from the scene of an accident Saturday morning near La Farge. The Vernon County Sheriff’s Office said Andres Gonzales, 32, was driving east on Highway 82 near Canyon Avenue when he swerved to avoid hitting a deer. His Chevy Trailblazer went off the right side of the road, became airborne, […] The post Hillsboro man airlifted after crash near La Farge appeared first on WIZM 92.3FM 106.7FM 1410AM.

Two court hearings are scheduled this week in Vernon County for the suspect in a homicide from more than 40 years ago. Motions will be reviewed at the hearings for Michael Popp of Tomah, arrested two years ago for the 1985 slaying of area college student Terry Dolowy. New DNA evidence led to the 2024 […] The post More pre-trial hearings set in Vernon County for suspect in 1985 Terry Dolowy homicide appeared first on WIZM 92.3FM 106.7FM 1410AM.