Special Report DODGE COUNTY | ANIMAL MISTREATMENT Dodge County town board chairman arrested for mistreating animals after death of dog Jeff Richgels Jun 21, 2025 Jun 21, 2025 Updated Jun 30, 2025 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Dodge County town board chairman was charged Friday with mistreatment of animals after prosecutors say he killed a dog by hanging it by its leash.kAm#:492C5 y] '2? qFC6?[ E96 492:C>2? @7 E96 r96DE6C %@H? q@2C5 :? CFC2= (2FAF?[ :?E6?E:@?2==J EC62E65 E96 8@=56? C6EC:6G6C :? 2 4CF6= >2??6C E92E C6DF=E65 :? :ED 562E9[ 2 4C:>:?2= 4@>A=2:?E 7:=65 :? s@586 r@F?EJ r:C4F:E r@FCE D2:5]k^AmkAm'2? qFC6? 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1 seriously injured in boat crash on Lake Koshkonong A pontoon boat carrying six people and a jon boat carrying three people collided on Lake Koshkonong, near the Dallman Boat Landing, authorities said.
Suspects in Madison poisoning plot charged with attempted homicide in Rock County The two are charged with three counts of attempted first-degree intentional homicide and aggravated battery, among other charges.
What to know about alleged Madison poisoning plot Prosecutors say Paul Van Duyne Jr. and Andrea L. Whitaker conspired to place cyanide in the water bottles of two women Van Duyne briefly dated.
Dog death being investigated by Dodge County Sheriff’s Office More details would be released when that “will not negatively impact the investigation or potential legal process that may follow,” Sheriff Da…
Janesville shootings that killed 3, critically injured 1 were domestic murder-suicide Another person was critically injured in the shootings Tuesday at the Aspen Square apartments that police said stemmed from a domestic relatio…
Illinois man dies in head-on crash on Highway 81 in Rock County The name of the person who died will be released by the Rock County Medical Examiner’s Office.
Man dies in tractor rollover crash in Iowa County The man was mowing on a steep incline when the tractor rolled, authorities said.
