Five charged related to fatal motorcycle crash last August
A Rice Lake man faces a hit-and-run charge from an August motorcycle crash that left one rider dead, and four others are charged for impeding officers’ investigation of the incident.…
Benefit at Rice Lake Elks Lodge for young girl with eye cancer
This weekend, you can help a baby girl diagnosed with eye cancer. On Saturday, February 3, the Rice Lake Elks Lodge will be hosting a benefit for Noelle Nelson. Noelle…
Law limiting syrup substitutes would be sweet deal for maple syrup producers
Order maple syrup, get maple syrup. That’s the simple premise of a bipartisan bill at the Capitol in Madison. “When you go into a restaurant you see maple syrup you’re…
Evers signs dental health expansion bills into law
Governor Tony Evers signs a bipartisan package of dental health bills into law. A total of five new laws are designed to increase access to dental care and grow Wisconsin’s…
Drunk driver crashes with, kills semi driver near Weyerhaeuser
A crash early Tuesday morning, January 30, that killed a semi driver, was caused by a drunk driver, say police. The Rusk County Sheriff’s Office said 21-year-old Jorge Sanchez-Tzanahua, of…
Suspicious items found on Hwy. 40 near Colfax
COLFAX, Wis. (WJMC) – Dunn County Sheriff’s Office investigators are looking for anyone with information on several items that were found on Highway 40 near the Whitetail Golf Course, south…
Judge orders Wisconsin elections officials to move quickly on changing absentee ballot rules
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – A Wisconsin judge has ordered the Wisconsin Elections Commission to implement his ruling allowing election clerks to accept absentee ballots that have partial witness addresses, a…
Wisconsin’s Democratic governor vetoes Republican map as another redistricting court fight looms
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers has vetoed a redistricting proposal that the Republican-controlled Legislature passed last week in a last-ditch effort to avert the drawing of…
Evers vetoes Republican drawn legislative maps
MADISON, Wis. (WRN) – Governor Tony Evers vetoes Republican drawn legislative district maps. The move from the Democratic governor was expected. Evers posted to social media following the veto. “Wisconsinites…
Wisconsin judge affirms regulators can force factory farms to get preemptive pollution permits
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – A Wisconsin judge has affirmed that regulators can force factory farms to obtain permits before they discharge pollutants into state waters. Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce, the…