SPORTSCAST – Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024
Today’s sportscast.
Woman killed in Ladysmith house fire
LADYSMITH, Wis. (WRN) — A fatal house fire early Sunday morning in northwest Wisconsin. Firefighters in Ladysmith saw black smoke coming from an upstairs window of the home when they…
Two Saturday evening crashes result in investigations, possible charges for drivers
BARRON COUNTY, Wis. (WJMC) — Two rollover crashes Saturday evening in Barron County, and the drivers could face enforcement action, says Barron County Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald. A vehicle lost control…
Repair project planned for Chetek’s Long Bridge in 2026
CHETEK, Wis. (WJMC) — A project to rehabilitate Chetek’s Long Bridge is planned for the spring and summer of 2026. Built in 1972, with a new concrete deck installed in…
Base Camp opens at Telemark Village
CABLE, Wis. (WJMC) — Base Camp has officially opened at the grounds of the Birkie trailhead. Mt. Telemark Village welcomed nearly 500 guests Saturday for the grand opening of Base…
AM NEWSCAST – Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024
This morning’s top stories from the Northwest Wisconsin News Center: — A woman died in a house fire in Ladysmith Sunday morning; — Charges for a Spooner man after a…
Woman killed, man charged after UTV rollover near Hertel, Saturday night
HERTEL, Wis. (WJMC) — A Spooner man is in jail, charged with negligent manslaughter, after a UTV crash Saturday night that left one woman dead. Burnett County Sheriff Tracy Finch…
PM NEWSCAST – Monday, Aug. 19, 2024
pm This afternoon’s top stories from the Northwest Wisconsin News Center: — A woman is dead and a man arrested after a UTV crash near Hertel on Saturday; — A…
Vera (Nelson) Strobel
Vera (Nelson) Strobel, 90, of Chetek, passed away on August 13. She is survived by her husband, Tom; son, Steve; and daughter, Lori McCormick. The mass for Vera Strobel will…
Fire destroys house south of Chetek on Friday
CHETEK, Wis. (WJMC) — A fire destroyed a house in rural Chetek on Friday afternoon. A caller reported the fire just after 12:40 p.m., Friday, in the 2200 block of…