MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson said Thursday he's been placed in quarantine after being exposed to someone who tested positiv…
Within a week of discontinuing its K9 program, Rice Lake Police Department sold dog Cuff to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office for $5,000 on Sept. 1.
Republican candidate for State Assembly Dave Armstrong is continuing to get major media attention for his social media habits.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — University of Wisconsin-Madison officials made the right decision to reopen the campus even though there's been a surge o…
SEATTLE (AP) — A group of states suing over service cuts at the U.S. Postal Service is asking a federal judge to immediately undo some of them…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The conservative-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court on Thursday ordered a halt in the mailing of absentee ballots until i…
The City of Rice Lake has extended its COVID-19 emergency order through the end of the year, with one notable exception.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Democrats, stung by President Donald Trump's narrow win four years ago, are confident the lessons they learned …
An 11.5-acre parcel in Rice Lake is a candidate for a large housing development project through a new state program.
MADISON —A Hayward woman is one of nine people selected to serve on the People's Maps Commission, a nonpartisan redistricting commission charg…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers said Wednesday that he has “no regrets” about how the state responded to protests that broke ou…
The fall series of Thursdays From the U, a lecture and performance series, is under way. Due to COVID-19, it will be held entirely online.
PHOENIX (AP) — Candidates engaging with the QAnon conspiracy theory are running for seats in state legislatures this year, breathing more oxyg…
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Rapper Kanye West's lawsuit demanding election officials place him on Wisconsin’s presidential ballot in November will …
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — President Donald Trump stood at the epicenter of the latest eruption over racial injustice Tuesday and came down squarely…
DE PERE, Wis. (AP) — Alexis Arnold says she's sympathetic toward protesters who have peacefully fought racial injustice this summer. But as so…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats on Sunday accused President Donald Trump of trying to inflame racial tensions and incite violence to benefit his c…
The Barron County Board of Adjustments met the morning of Aug. 24 to hear an appeal to the to the expansion a nonmetallic mine in the Town of…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's statewide mask mandate issued by Gov. Tony Evers should be immediately ended because the governor did not hav…
Late in July, President Donald Trump used his Twitter-powered megaphone to muse about postponing the Nov. 3 election, citing alleged — and wid…
Unclaimed freight, tax credits, refunds, even luggage happens every so often; apparently unclaimed bodies can also be added to that list.
The Barron County Board’s Executive Committee is awaiting guidance from the Wisconsin Counties Association before making any decision on whet…
The City of Rice Lake is purchasing a small area along Messenger Street from a private entity in order to repair a deteriorating retaining wall.
Rice Lake City Council voted unanimously July 28 to open up city streets to ATV/UTV traffic, with the exception of some major roads.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan bill that would spend nearly $3 billion on conservation projects, outdoor recreation and maintenance of nationa…
Despite five neighboring residents who spoke against a request by Todd’s Redi Mix Concrete LLC to rezone 57 wooded acres from Ag-2 to Mineral …
The Board of Supervisors voted 25-2 against a resolution that would declare Barron County to be a “constitutional county” at its July 20 meeti…
Yvonne Ritchie, Barron County Treasurer, is reminding property owners that the 2019 Postponed Real Estate Taxes are due on or before July 31.
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