Call 811 before you dig this spring
MADISON, Wis (WRN) — If you’re planning to dig in your yard this spring, make the call first. Alliant Energy spokesperson Chris Caporale says the call is free. “The most…
Motorcycle crash on Hwy. 53, April 14
RICE LAKE, Wis. (WJMC) — A motorcycle rider was injured and airlifted to a hospital in Eau Claire after a crash Sunday afternoon, April 14. The bike crashed in the…
Two homes, other buildings lost to Smith Bridge wildfire
MINONG, Wis. (WJMC) — More details are known about the Smith Bridge wildfire in Washburn County. The Department of Natural Resources said two trailer homes and five outbuildings were destroyed.…
Door and window plant closing in northern Wisconsin means loss of 350 jobs
HAWKINS, Wis. (WRN) — The closure of a northern Wisconsin manufacturing plant will result in the loss of hundreds of jobs. Employees of Jeld-Wen in the Rusk County Village of…
Milk safe to drink amid bird flu in dairy herds
MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — Dairy milk remains safe, despite avian influenza being detected in some herds. Adam Brock is with the state ag department’s Bureau of Food Safety. “There’s a…
Crews fight Smith Bridge wildfire near Minong
MINONG, Wis. (WJMC) — A wildfire destroyed a building and burned around two hundred fifty acres yesterday in Washburn County, according to the Department of Natural Resources. The fire, named…
$525 million for affordable housing grants available
MADISON, Wis., (WRN) — New grant funding is available for affordable housing in Wisconsin. The grants are offered by the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority. Working families are struggling…
High speed chase in Dunn County, witnesses sought
MENOMONIE, Wis. (WJMC) — A high-speed pursuit across Dunn County Tuesday morning ended with a man in custody facing felony drug charges. The Dunn County Sheriff’s Office said 47-year-old Roosevelt…
Day seven of Miu trial – defendant takes the stand
HUDSON, Wis. (WRN) — In day 7 of his trial, the Minnesota man charged in a fatal stabbing on the Apple River in western Wisconsin two years ago took the…
New Prince Act expands scope of Amber Alerts
MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — A new state law expands the criteria for issuing an Amber Alert. Governor Tony Evers on Tuesday signed the Prince Act. It allows Amber Alerts in…