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Dispute over Facebook post leads Black River Falls man to run over woman with his car

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7 years ago

April 6, 2018

A woman is recovering from an assortment of broken bones after a Black River Falls man apparently ran her over with his car following a dispute.

The incident happened Monday night in the Town of Brockway.

Police say 22-year-old Cody Winneshiek-Kish had confronted the 47-year-old woman at her house about some Facebook posts she had written, about Winneshiek-Kish’s mom.

Winneshiek-Kish claimed the woman came out of her house and hit him with a metal pipe.

He then got in his car and hit her several times before fleeing the scene. He faces criminal charges, including hit and run causing injuries.

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A native of Prairie du Chien, Brad graduated from UW - La Crosse and has worked in radio news for more than 30 years, mostly in the La Crosse area. He regularly covers local courts and city and county government. Brad produces the features "Yesterday in La Crosse" and "What's Buried on Brad's Desk." He also writes the website "Triviazoids," which finds odd connections between events that happen on a certain date, and he writes and performs with the local comedy group Heart of La Crosse. Brad been featured on several national TV programs because of his memory skills.