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Terrain vehicles will be allowed to travel in Baraboo later this year after the city passed an ordinance Tuesday allowing them on all streets, except for Highway 33.

Terrain vehicles are one step closer to being permitted on Baraboo streets after the Common Council passed the first reading of an ordinance allowing them to travel in city limits.

Baraboo voters will select a mayor and fill three Common Council seats in the April election.

Allowing terrain vehicles on streets in Baraboo remains a hotly contested topic for city residents and officials.

"I cannot emphasize enough" the importance of these positions "to the ongoing safety in our schools," Baraboo Police Chief Rob Sinden said of the resource officer program.

Baraboo extended parking restrictions on streets near Baraboo High and Jack Young Middle Schools to 4 p.m. Original restrictions were from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

The Baraboo Police Department will apply for federal funds to bring in a mental health specialist and help with school resource officer wages. Baraboos Community Development Authority now has ownership

Baraboo residents and officials gathered at UW-Platteville Baraboo Sauk County on June 14 to discuss issues and plans for the citys 2024 budget.

Two weeks after four animals were let loose in a break-in at the Ochsner Park Zoo, police said they have identified people who may be responsible.

An owl that escaped from the Ochsner Park Zoo in Baraboo after a person or people reportedly broke in and let them loose earlier this week has been found, officials said Friday.