Richland County News

By Sharon Roznik * The Reporter sroznik@fdlreporter.com and The Associated Press * November 19, 2009 A state bill regulating puppy mills signals a long-awaited victory for rescue groups but a loss of personal rights for some local dog breeders.

Dane County Humane Society gets grant Nov. 17, 2009 7:25 p.m. Cazenovia a ' A national group is giving a $50,000 grant to the Dane County Humane Society to help pay for expenses related to the seizure of more than 350 animals in Richland County.

Planned improvements to US 14 in the city of Richland Center will be discussed at a public information meeting on Tuesday, Dec.

A woman accused of mistreating animals at a sanctuary for lost and found animals in Richland County has reached a settlement with prosecutors.

Lawmakers say Wisconsin is now a magnet for those wanting to sell puppies without regulation.

If you're heading into the Driftless Area of southwestern Wisconsin this fall for apple picking or leaf-color gawking, don't forget to bring home some vintage treasures.

The Door County Historical Museum will hold an Apple Fest from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept.

The woman accused of setting a fire that destroyed three businesses and four apartments in downtown Richland Center was found guilty Friday after a three-day trial in Richland County Circuit Court.

In one of the biggest dairy auctions held in many years in Wisconsin, 460 Holstein cows went through the sale ring at a dairy farm in Richland County on Tuesday.

Authorities say an 18-year-old Wisconsin recruit died of heat stroke at a South Carolina Army base.

Three Richland County, Wisconsin, police deputies have been officially cleared of all charges, a month after an incident in which a local man on horseback apparently challenged them to a wild West gunfight on his own Wisconsin farm.

When Lands' End last month asked the city of Dodgeville if it could use Harris Park for no charge the day before its annual sale in the park, the City Council rejected the request on a 7-0 vote.

A farming accident claimed the life of a 6-year-old child in Bloom Township late Saturday afternoon shortly after 5:30 p.m. Richland County Sheriffa s Department dispatcher received a call for an ambulance at 5:37 p.m. reporting a a oeskid steera accident.

Three deputies involved in Monday night's fatal shooting of a rural Richland County man were put on administrative leave Tuesday as the sheriff's department and three state agencies investigated the incident.

Three sheriff's deputies in Richland county are on administrative leave. This due to the investigation over an officer involved shooting.

A man was shot and killed by Richland County sheriff's deputies during an armed confrontation at a home in Akan Township Monday evening.

Richland County Sheriff Darrell Berglin is verifying that his deputies were involved in an armed confrontation in rural Richland Countya s Akan Township at about 5:30pm this evening.

In 1972, I knew nothing about farming; I was just a small businessman from Chicago with no spare time.

The horrific discovery at Richland County's Thyme and Sage Ranch provides a timely lesson as to why oversight inspections of animal 'rescue' facilities are needed.

The Clark County, Dunn County and Eau Claire County animal shelters have taken in nearly 30 dogs seized last month at a Richland County facility.