West Salem wraps up unbeaten regular season with 49-0 shutout of Westby
Latest booking: India B Lutz · Oct 18, 9:06 AM
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2026 · WISCONSIN LOCAL NEWS
Live dispatch reports via CrimeRadar — unconfirmed, details may change.
Start with your corner of Wisconsin
Tap a region — or hover — to jump to its news.
VIEW THE ENTIRE STATETop stories from all four regionsAerial imagery: USGS National Map (public domain)
West Salem wraps up unbeaten regular season with 49-0 shutout of Westby
Latest booking: India B Lutz · Oct 18, 9:06 AM
Wisconsin honors fallen State Patrol Trooper Bradley Ritger
Latest booking: Axon L Walker · Oct 18, 1:17 AM
Family Health Center of Marshfield breaks ground on new Wisconsin Rapids center
Latest booking: Kevin Lamont Wilson · Oct 18, 5:17 AM
Brewers barber Jose Perez Zamora keeps the Crew sharp for the World Series
Latest booking: Amariasia Yasmin Diggs · Oct 18, 9:46 AM

West Salem beat Westby 49-0 on Friday to finish 9-0 overall and 7-0 in the Coulee Conference, completing its first unbeaten regular season since joining the league in 1959.
60 in a 30, Two Flights, and a .000 Breath Test | Whitefish Bay Bodycam
Homicide Suspect, Bridge Crash, and a Shootout at Rush Hour | Milwaukee Bodycam










Arrest records only — not convictions. Everyone pictured is presumed innocent until proven guilty.

Holmen beat West Salem/Bangor 7-5 on Thursday at the Bernie L. Ferry Fieldhouse to win the championship and complete an undefeated season, with Gabe Schams scoring five goals.

Saint Mary's Athletics hosted 150 Winona Public Schools fourth-graders for its inaugural Fastenal Youth Sports Day, with students rotating through activity stations led by Cardinal student-athletes and coaches.

UW-La Crosse beat UW-Stout 3-0 on Saturday in La Crosse to improve to 15-0 overall and 4-0 in the WIAC, setting a school record for consecutive wins.

UW-La Crosse won both relays and nine individual events Friday night to beat UW-Whitewater 195-99 at the Richard L. Pein Natatorium.

A 90-yard kickoff return by Anthony Jones helped Central edge Onalaska 29-28 on Friday, while Logan's overtime win over Holmen gave the Rangers the MVC championship outright.

Holmen sophomore Carter Sinn won the MVC boys cross country title in a school-record 16:01.9 on Thursday in West Salem, leading the Vikings to a third straight team championship.







Arrest records only — not convictions. Everyone pictured is presumed innocent until proven guilty.

Flags flew at half-staff across Wisconsin on Oct. 10 for Trooper Bradley Ritger, 29, who died Oct. 2 from injuries suffered in the line of duty in Dunn County.









Arrest records only — not convictions. Everyone pictured is presumed innocent until proven guilty.

The 24,250-square-foot Wisconsin Rapids Health Center will bring dental, primary care, behavioral health and pharmacy services together under one roof for the first time at a Family Health Center site.

Wood County residents can drop off unused or expired medications at sites in Marshfield, Wisconsin Rapids, Pittsville and Port Edwards on Saturday, Oct. 24.

Domtar's mill in Nekoosa has received a 2026 Energy Efficiency Excellence Award from Focus on Energy for projects that cut energy use and saved hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Wausau East held off Merrill 21-14 on Friday night to close the regular season, earn a third straight postseason berth and position itself for another home playoff game.

The Waupaca County crash happened around 5:30 p.m. Saturday on Symco Road, and no other vehicles were involved, the sheriff's department said.

The closure between South 28th Avenue and Stewart Avenue started Friday for concrete pavement repairs, with a detour posted around the work zone.








Arrest records only — not convictions. Everyone pictured is presumed innocent until proven guilty.

Raised on Milwaukee's South Side, Jose Perez Zamora cuts up to 15 Brewers players before a game at Flashy Faded Barbershop in Bay View and at the ballpark.

The Milwaukee County Zoo's annual Boo at the Zoo runs Oct. 16-17 and Oct. 23-24, with an all-day trick-or-treat trail and Saturday hours from 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Pewaukee and Racine Case won outright conference titles on Friday, Oct. 16 as the Milwaukee-area regular season ended with playoff seeding on the line.

FOX6 forecasts sunshine and a high near 63 in Milwaukee on Sunday, Oct. 18, with gusty winds, clear skies overnight and highs reaching near 70 later in the week.

The Riverport Chorus is welcoming guest singers for six weeks of Monday rehearsals in Wilmot, ending with a free public Christmas concert on Dec. 5 in Paddock Lake.

Eli Schoffstall scored both Carthage goals Saturday night at Art Keller Field, but three second-half goals lifted North Central to a 3-2 conference win in Kenosha.
The Wisco Wire is part of a family of Wisconsin-run pages. Bookings, breaking posts, bodycam videos, and nostalgia land on Facebook and YouTube first — follow along: