A Winter Weather Watch has turned into a Warning as a storm heads into the area. Read more
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Though cold and snow are now dominating the forecast, summer will come again and so will the re-opening of The Milk Pail in Rice Lake.
Industrial Safety, Inc., a Clear Lake based supplier of fire and safety equipment donated a Grain Bin Rescue System, known as the “Great Wall of Rescue” to WITC. The rescue system will be used by WITC to train firefighters and other emergency personnel in Northwest Wisconsin in grain bin res…
La Crosse Sign Group arrived this Wednesday morning to install a new electronic sign in front of the Rice Lake Area School District's Administration Building along Wisconsin Avenue, which replaces its longtime one that required changing the letters by hand. A sponsor is providing $25,000 ove…
A forum for two Democrats running for Wisconsin’s 7th Congressional District seat is Wednesday, Jan. 15, at 6 p.m. at the Rice Lake Senior Center.
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Supreme Court hopeful Jill Karofsky raised about $227,500 over the last six months of 2019, campaign finance reports her campaign released Tuesday show.
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Sergeant Matthew T. Bach of the Rice Lake Police Department graduated from the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia on Dec. 20.
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BRUCE — Sue Vohs has enjoyed owning and operating Christie Mountain for the past 21 years. However, now in her late 60s, Vohs said it is simply time to retire and move on.
A 46-year-old man from Dallas was killed this afternoon after the Ford Escape he was a passenger in collided with the rear of a semi-tractor trailer near Chetek.
Marshfield Clinic Health System has set temporary visitor restrictions for its hospital birth centers starting Jan. 13. These measures are in place to protect patients, especially newborns, due to high levels of respiratory illness in surrounding communities. The temporary visiting restricti…
Hospitality Foundations students organized a capstone event as a final project for their program. The holiday-themed event was attended by instructors, WITC staff, local employers, friends and family to help celebrate their graduation. The eight graduating students coordinated the invitation…
A film crew was in Barron this week shooting a documentary on the Closs case that will air in Japan in February.
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A weekend police chase traversed 13 miles and ended when the suspect driver attempted a U-turn and struck a pursing deputy's squad car.
Barron County Votes, a nonpartisan group that promotes civic engagement, will meet Wednesday, Jan. 15, at 7 p.m. at Barron City Hall, 1456 E. LaSalle Ave. Enter through the side door.
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Department of Natural Resources board is set to vote this month on whether to allow the agency to begin drafting new water quality standards for a host of pollutants.
A 34-year-old Haugen man was convicted by a Barron County jury Friday of killing his three-month-old daughter in July 2017.
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A film crew was in Barron this week shooting a documentary on the Closs case that will air in Japan in February.
The Barron County District Attorney’s Office announced the hiring of Julie L. Matucheski as an assistant district attorney on Monday.
Gov. Tony Evers has announced his appointment of Judith Srp to serve as register of deeds of Rusk County.
Three of the 29 seats on the Barron County Board of Supervisors will be contested races, and two newcomers will run uncontested, in the spring election. Tuesday, Jan. 7, was the filing deadline to get on the spring election ballot.
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A homicide victim whose locally discovered remains were unidentified since the early 1980s has been found to be Kraig King from White Bear Lake, Minnesota. The Barron County Sheriff's Department is asking the public for information on what may have led to his being in the area and to his death.
A 39-year-old Drummond man was killed Friday when his car collided with a loaded flatbed tow truck on Highway 63 near Grand View.
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RHINELANDER, Wis. (AP) — Two snowmobile riders died and a third survived after their machines plunged into a lake in northern Wisconsin, authorities said Sunday.
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin health officials are urging people to protect themselves as flu numbers spike across the state.
A structure fire has leveled a concrete plant in Ladysmith, but the owner vows to rebuild as soon as possible.
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