Lafayette County News

Linda Bawden, Lafayette County Clerk who was an extra in the movie "Public Enemies". DARLINGTON, Wis.

Hey Boo-Boo! Don't be alarmed, citizens of Lafayette County, but a black bear was spotted crossing Wisconsin 81 near Otter Creek Road east of Darlington at about 10:40 a.m. Friday morning, authorities reported.

Movie star Johnny Depp arrives for the filming of "Public Enemies" at the Lafayette County Courthouse in Darlington, Wis., March 19, 2008.

Prosecutors today charged two Necedah women with animal abuse after sheriff's deputies seized 83 dogs and about 10 cats from their feces-smeared home.

A former deputy has filed a federal civil lawsuit against Lafayette County Sheriff Scott Pedley, claiming the sheriff made defamatory comments that cost the deputy a job with another department.

Police in Argyle are looking for a man who attacked a convenience store employee early Tuesday morning.

Lafayette County Sheriff Scott Pedley says that, in his 20 years as sheriff, he has heard no complaints about racial profiling.

A Shullsburg man's firm has agreed to pay $2,500 in forfeitures for violating state air pollution laws, according to Department of Natural Resources conservation warden Jeff King, Darlington.

A state budget proposal requiring all law enforcement agencies to report racial data for traffic stops has officers of smaller departments wondering who's going to pay for it.

The death of a one-year-old toddler run over by a van in a driveway in Lafayette County Friday night has been ruled accidental.

Wisconsin State Treasurer Dawn Marie Sass will be at the Dodgeville and Darlington public libraries today with the Unclaimed Property database to help people search for lost and forgotten property.

A rural Argyle man pled no contest last week in Lafayette County Circuit Court to timber theft on public land.

At Approximately 5:40 a.m. on Sunday, April 5, 2009 a traffic crash with injuries was reported to the Lafayette County Sheriff's Office.

MAUSTON - A $25,000 reward for information leading to whoever killed a Juneau County teacher two decades ago is being offered by former student Marc Andreessen, who went on to co-found the pioneering Web browser Netscape Navigator.

Five people were injured Monday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash in the town of Seymour in Lafayette County.

Saturday's slippery conditions led to a two-car crash that killed a Darlington woman.

A 25-year-old woman died early Saturday evening in a two-car crash southwest of Darlington, the Lafayette County Sheriff's office said.

A mini-burglary wave has hit Lafayette County. The Sheriff's Office is investigating five burglaries of restaurants and taverns in this county southwest of Madison, all occurring between Wednesday morning and Thursday morning.

Authorities are offering a $25,000 reward for information leading to the killer of a Juneau County woman who died two decades ago.

Law enforcement officials actually are seeing a drop in the number of cases statewide, said David Spakowicz, director of field operations for the state Department of Justice, Division of Criminal Investigation.