Small airplane crash at Chetek airport
A plane crashed Wednesday afternoon at the Chetek Airport. Chetek Police Chief Ron Ambrozaitis said the only occupant, the pilot, was 34-year-old Travis Turner, of Cameron. He had nonlifethreatening injuries…
Hovde says abortion issue should be put to referendum
MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — Republican US Senate candidate Eric Hovde took questions at a WisPolitics luncheon in Madison on Wednesday. Hovde wants abortion put before voters at the state level.…
Contenders in key Wisconsin Senate race come out swinging after primaries
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican millionaire businessman Eric Hovde and Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin are wasting no time going after one another. Hovde easily captured the GOP nomination Tuesday, officially…
Democrats try to block Green Party from presidential ballot in Wisconsin, citing legal issues
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — An employee of the Democratic National Committee has filed a complaint seeking to remove the Green Party’s presidential candidate from the ballot in Wisconsin. The complaint…
Local governments slow to seek Wisconsin road dollars
MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — A Republican lawmaker who helped write the legislation is disappointed in the low number of applications for Wisconsin’s Agricultural Road Improvement Program. A Republican lawmaker who…
AM NEWSCAST – Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024
This morning’s top stories from the Northwest Wisconsin News Center: — A motorist was killed by a wrong-way driver on Highway 53 near Haugen on Wednesday evening; — A pilot…
Gary Walter
Gary Walter, 68, passed away on August 8. The memorial service for Gary Walter will be held at Stone Lake Wesleyan Church on Saturday at 11 a.m. Visitation is 10…
Jesse Leaf (Roland King)
Jesse Leaf (Roland King), 34, of Gilbert, Minnesota, and formerly of Rice Lake, passed away on August 9. He is survived by his wife, Kiera King; parents, Julie Kincannon and…
Marilyn Borofka
Marilyn Borofka, 88, passed away on August 6. She is survived by her husband, Dean Borofka; daughters, Michele Witchell, Lisa Kolosso, Stephanie Kamp, Tracey Tanglin and step-daughter, Deanna Katz; brother,…
Robert Armstrong
Robert Armstrong, 90, of Turtle Lake, passed away on August 12. He is survived by his wife, Anne Armstrong; and children, David, Jerome, Thomas and Timothy. The funeral service for…