PORTAGE | ROADS, SCHOOL SECURED Westfield man arrested after standoff in stolen pickup truck in Portage Jeff Richgels Mar 21, 2026 Mar 21, 2026 Updated Mar 23, 2026 × Top stories for March 20, 2026, in the Wisconsin State Journal Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Westfield man was arrested Friday morning after a standoff in a stolen pickup truck in Portage, authorities reported.kAm!@CE286 A@=:46 C646:G65 2 C6A@CE @7 2 DE@=6? A:4<FA 7C@> zH:< %C:A }@CE9 :? !@CE286[ {E] q6? }6F>2?? D2:5 :? 2 DE2E6>6?E]k^AmkAm(:E9:? 2 76H >:?FE6D[ 2 r@=F>3:2 r@F?EJ $96C:77’D ~77:46 56AFEJ =@42E65 E96 DE@=6? 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Authorities identify driver who died from crash that closed southbound I-39/90/94 near DeForest The crash and death remain under investigation by the Wisconsin State Patrol and the Dane County Medical Examiner’s Office.
Iowa County correctional officer arrested on tentative theft, drug, misconduct charges The Sauk County Sheriff’s Office was brought in to conduct an independent investigation, and when that was done, Adam Rice was arrested.
Green County man who killed newborn daughter won’t be eligible for release for 45 years In November, a Green County jury found Logan T. Kruckenberg Anderson, 21, of Albany, guilty of first-degree intentional homicide and hiding th…
Authorities identify driver who died from crash that closed southbound I-39/90/94 near DeForest The crash and death remain under investigation by the Wisconsin State Patrol and the Dane County Medical Examiner’s Office.
Fitchburg police say Beloit man intentionally hit bicyclist killed in hit-and-run crash The driver was booked into the Dane County Jail on tentative charges of felony criminal damage to property, hit-and-run (involving death), and…
Driver accused of OWI in hit-and-run crash on Far East Side that killed pedestrian The pedestrian, who was not identified, was taken to a local hospital where they were pronounced dead, Madison police said.
Fitchburg police say Beloit man intentionally hit bicyclist killed in hit-and-run crash The driver was booked into the Dane County Jail on tentative charges of felony criminal damage to property, hit-and-run (involving death), and…
Driver accused of OWI in hit-and-run crash on Far East Side that killed pedestrian The pedestrian, who was not identified, was taken to a local hospital where they were pronounced dead, Madison police said.
