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Engineering consultant firm releases report highlighting future for Holmen Area Fire Department May 7, 2021 6:38 PM Tyler Job Updated: HOLMEN, Wis. (WKBT) – A few weeks ago, News 8 Now learned that Holmen Area Fire Department Chief Buck Manley was placed on paid administrative leave. Village leaders say the decision was made based on two key reports about the department, as well as a pending shared-services agreement. The department is very short-staffed right now wi...

Victim in fatal Onalaska crash identified ONALASKA, Wis. (WXOW) - Onalaska Police identify a West Salem resident as the person killed in a two vehicle crash in April. Chief Charles Ashbeck said on April 21 officers were called to the crash at 2:36 p.m. at the intersection of Hwy. 16 and Pierce Road. Onalaska Police told News 19 that day that a vehicle pulled out onto the highway from Pierce Rd. when an eastbound vehicle hit that vehicle. The driver of a 2005 Dodge G...

Woman dies in Onalaska crash May 3, 2021 11:04 AM Jourdan Vian Updated: ONALASKA, Wis. (WKBT) — A woman died last month in a crash at Hwy. 16 and Pierce Road in Onalaska, Onalaska Police Chief Charles Ashbeck said Monday. Samantha Moore, 33, West Salem, died at Gundersen Health System as a result of her injuries, according to the release. Authorities responded to the crash at 2:36 p.m. April 21 to find two severely damaged vehicles at the intersection. Moore was the ...

Onalaska man identified as victim of recent drowning Texas Police Lights By KTRE Digital Media Staff | February 4, 2021 at 11:56 AM CST - Updated February 4 at 6:17 PM ONALASKA, Texas (KTRE) - Authorities have identified an Onalaska man who drowned last month. On Friday, January 29, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Idle Wild subdivision after receiving 911 calls that a witness observed a man fall from a boat and never resurfaced. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office perf...

Onalaska house fire kills two dogs January 12, 2021 8:20 PM Site staff Updated: ONALASKA, Wis. (WKBT) — Two dogs perished in a house fire reported shortly after 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to the Onalaska Fire Department. Onalaska firefighters responded to a report of smoke coming from a neighbor’s house in the 400 block of Fifth Avenue North, according to a department news release. Smoke was coming from the eaves, and windows were charred and cracking, the repor...