A visit to Portage County ended in a sexual assault charge against a Texas man, authorities say.

A contagious measles patient visited Marshfield Medical Center–Weston’s ER Thursday afternoon. A free MMR clinic opens Sunday for people exposed there during the exposure window who are not immune.

Carel Aaron Van Der Merwe was headed to New Mexico when ICE detained him as he prepared to board his flight. His attorney is now fighting for bond.

A deer struck east of Rocheport flew through a Jeep's windshield, killing a 40-year-old Glasgow man on U.S. 40.

Brian Baldwin was pulled from the Town of Greenville's firefighter roster after his arrest. He faces up to 40 years if convicted.

The vehicle left Sunset Drive and came to rest in a wooded area Wednesday afternoon. The man was the only person inside.

The victim's phone turned up blocks away on Langdon Street, but his car was still missing as police searched the area.

Beloit first responders found the man near the store's east side just after 1 p.m. His identity is being withheld.

A stray bullet also pierced a nearby apartment, narrowly missing someone watching TV, police say.

A man was charged after a pet cat was shot with a pellet gun.

Javarius Hurd, now 18, was acquitted of killing counselor Corey Proulx but convicted on one battery count. Sentencing looms Friday in Merrill.

A Verona pilot was freed from a bog near Sextonville after rescuers pushed through swamp to reach him and a DNR warden used an airboat to help carry him out.

A Honda Civic was struck on the driver’s side at a stop-sign-only crossing on North Dallman Road. Firefighters had to extricate the driver.