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Dodgeville man missing since March found safe

Dodgeville man missing since March found safe

By
Todd Coppernoll and Adam D. Hess

May 22, 2026, 2:34 PM CT

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The Dodgeville Police Department had reported Jose Claudio Pedraza missing since March 16. 

Although he recently lived in Dodgeville and frequents Dane County, he had not been heard from since a March 30 text message.  

At 11:22 AM today, Dodgeville Police reported, contact was made with Jose today, and he is safe.

Adam Hess

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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