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The victim of Thursday’s fatal shooting in Cambridge was identified by police on Saturday.

The Vilas County Traffic Safety Commission voted to recommend the Wisconsin Dept. of Transportation study creating a round-about design at the intersection of Highways 17-70 west of Eagle River to reduce accidents and confusion on and passing lanes.

Several female Vilas County departments heads don’t believe their concerns about the County Chairperson’s ability to lead are being taken seriously.

Vilas County Sheriff Joe Fath and his staff provide an update on department activities each month to the Vilas County Law Enforcement Committed with

Two high-ranking officers have left the Cambridge Police Department in recent months after they were involved in controversial social media incidents in 2020. CPD spokesperson Jeremy C. Warnick confirmed in an email that former Lieutenant Shawn Lynch is “no longer with the department,” and former Superintendent Jack Albert retired from CPD after 33 years. Lynch departed CPD following a department investigation into a now-deleted Twitter account which a city resident suspected might belong t...

A Cambridge police lieutenant who was being investigated in connection to racist and violent social media posts is no longer working at the Cambridge Police Department, a spokesperson confirmed to WBUR. The department began investigating Lieutenant Shawn Lynch in September. Prior to the scandal, Lynch had not been on duty since May because of unrelated reasons, the city said at the time. At the time, the department confirmed the Twitter account in question belonged to Lynch, but was looking int...

Cambridge Police confirmed Lt. Shawn Lynch, who was investigated in September in connection to a racist Twitter account, is no longer with department.

Credit PIXABAY.COM A cost overrun is expected for the Highway K bridge over the Wisconsin River in Conover due to reclassifying the road with updated traffic counts according to a report to the highway committee last week by Vilas County highway commissioner Troy Schalinske. “The original construction cost provided $1,144,805 that included in-kind bridge replacement and approach work with a temporary bypass for traffic control during construction,” Schalinske said. “There were elements th...

Reply January 29, 2021 The Cambridge Police Department today held a swearing-in ceremony for Leonard DiPietro, who was promoted to the rank of Police Superintendent. Subscribe Born and raised in Cambridge, Superintendent DiPietro initially joined the Cambridge Police Department as a Cadet in 1976. He later became a Police Officer in 1983 after spending time with the Cambridge Fire Department. Since joining the Cambridge Police Department, DiPietro has since served in a variety of units during ...