UPDATE: Nathan Gossman has been arrested
Nathan Randall Gossman of Canton, MN, led Viroqua Officers on a high-speed pursuit which continued until the suspect vehicle left the roadway near Retreat.
Aug 18, 2025, 4:48 PM CT
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VIROQUA, Wis (WRCO / WRCE / WLCX) – UPDATE FROM THE VERNON COUNTY SHERIFF’S PFFICE – (08-18-25, 7:45 PM): Nathan Gossman has been arrested. He is being held in the Olmsted County Adult Detention Center, Rochester, MN awaiting extradition. The Sheriff’s Office and Viroqua Police will be seeking formal charges through Vernon County District Attorney Angela Palmer-Fisher. A charge is merely an accusation. Gossman is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
The investigations are active and ongoing.
Sheriff Torgerson
Earlier story:
The Vernon County Sheriff’s Department continues to search for a suspect who fled from Viroqua Police Department officers on Friday, August 15 following a high-speed chase.
Nathan Randall Gossman of Canton, MN, led Viroqua Officers on a high-speed pursuit which continued until the suspect vehicle left the roadway near Retreat.
Saturday morning, August 16, deputies were investigating the theft of a dump truck at the town of Wheatland, in Redmound, rural De Soto which linked Nathan Gossman to the theft. Sheriff Roy Torgerson has announced the stolen truck has been located in Rochester, MN. However, Nathan Gossman is still at large.
If you have any information concerning this case call the Vernon County Sheriff’s Office at 608-637-2123.
Jo Ann Krulatz is Senior Radio Journalist and News Director at WRCO and WRCE in Richland Center. Email her at joann.krulatz@civicmedia.us.
Adam Hess has been involved in radio broadcasting since 1990, with many of those years spent on the air at WRCO FM in Richland Center. Currently, Adam hosts the Weekend Wake-up and Prime Mover Saturdays on WRCO FM, jumps in and helps out with news duties, handles Social Media duties for WRCO and WRCE, and is the Director of Technology at a Southwest Wisconsin School District. Reach him at adam.hess@civicmedia.us.
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