Live Updates: Jake Patterson’s sentencing
Barron County (WQOW) – It is a packed and emotional courtroom on Friday as six family members took the stand. The first person to speak was Sue Ann Allard – Jayme’s aunt. She said she fell to the...
View Article“He can’t take my freedom”: Powerful statement from Jayme Closs
Barron County (WQOW) – Chris Gramstrup, Jayme’s court-appointed guardian in charge of representing her interests, read a letter written by Jayme Closs during Jake Patterson’s sentencing. More: Jake...
View ArticleSheriff looks to move community forward following Patterson sentencing
Barron (WQOW) — Jake Patterson’s court case has concluded. Now the community looks to heal from the wounds the convicted murderer and kidnapper inflicted. “We can stop talking about the bad, and start...
View ArticleBREAKING: Closs home, site of tragic killings and kidnappings, torn down
Barron (WQOW) – The Closs home, where Jim and Denise were murdered and Jayme was kidnapped, has been demolished. The Closs family lived there happily for years. Jayme spent most of her life in that...
View ArticleDemolished Closs family home could mean fresh start for Barron
Barron (WQOW) – On October 15, 2018 a normal family home just outside of Barron turned into a crime scene. Jim and Denise Closs were murdered at the house that once stood on what is now a dirt lot....
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Jake Patterson pleads guilty to abducting Jayme, killing James and Denise Closs
Barron County (WQOW) – In a packed courtroom on Wednesday afternoon, Jake Patterson pleaded guilty to killing James and Denise Closs and kidnapping their daughter Jayme. Patterson is accused of...
View ArticleWATCH: Jayme Closs honored before state Assembly as hometown hero
MADISON (WQOW) — Jayme Closs, the Barron County teen who was abducted for 88 days before escaping her captor and finding help, was honored today before the Wisconsin Assembly Wednesday as a hometown...
View ArticleTimeline of events: The story of Jayme Closs’ abduction and rescue
Originally posted October 17, 2018 Barron County (WQOW) – More than 48 hours have passed since the Barron County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call from a residence in Barron – where they would find...
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Man suspected of kidnapping Jayme Closs, killing her parents identified as...
Barron County (WQOW) – A man is in custody this morning suspected of kidnapping Jayme Closs and killing her parents James and Denise Closs in October. Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald said Jake Patterson, 21,...
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Two year anniversary of escape: Jayme Closs’ family says she is surrounded by...
Jayme Closs and her aunt Unmute Play Remaining Ad Time Ad - 00:00 BARRON COUNTY (WQOW) - Jayme Closs escaped the home of her captor Jake Patterson on January 10, 2019, after having been missing for 88...
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