John Gittings

1 week ago | wiscnews.com | John Gittings

A man charged with killing an Adams County man and burning his body early last year has been convicted of all counts relating to the death. Donald Dalberg, 48, of Lone Rock, was convicted of one count each of first-degree intentional homicide, mutilating a corpse, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and arson, along with 10 felony bail jumping counts, after a six-day jury trial in Juneau County. Dalberg will be sentenced on May 23.

1 week ago | wiscnews.com | John Gittings

The Baraboo School District has hired from within to select its new leader. Steve Considine, who has been the district's interim superintendent since February, was promoted to the permanent role Monday evening. Considine, who stepped into the role temporarily after former Superintendent Rainey Briggs' resignation on Feb. 21, was given the full-time top district job in a unanimous 6-0 vote by the School Board, with member Gwynne Peterson absent.

1 week ago | wiscnews.com | John Gittings

A run/walk in Reedsburg to benefit the nursing program at Madison College is set to take the streets for the fourth time on May 3. The Celebrate a Nurse 5K, which began in 2022 at the Madison College Reedsburg campus, is a fundraising event to raise funds for training future nurses enrolled at the school. Participants can either run the full 3.1-mile course through Reedsburg or opt for a shorter, one-mile jog.

1 week ago | wiscnews.com | John Gittings

A former police lieutenant in Wisconsin’s largest city will take over the top law enforcement job in Baraboo starting next Monday. Justin Carloni, 56, who retired from the Milwaukee Police Department in January 2024, was selected among three finalists for Baraboo Police chief on Feb. 24. Carloni was officially hired on Thursday after a background check, Baraboo Police Commission member Paul Kujak said. The new chief will be sworn in at Tuesday’s Common Council meeting.

1 week ago | madison.com | John Gittings

BARABOO — The abandoned Ringling Hospital has been vacant on Baraboo’s north side for more than two decades, but a “convoluted” ownership situation is inhibiting redevelopment. The former hospital, located at 1208 Oak St., still stands, but the property is “a literal no-man’s land,” according to city engineer Tom Pinion, since the owner died in 2013 and its LLC, Baraboo Luxury Apartments LLC, subsequently was dissolved, according to state records.