Merwin Moen, 87, of St. Croix Falls and formerly of Comstock, passed away on September 1. He is survived by his daughter, Suzanne Gaudette. The funeral service for Merwin Moen will be held at Christ Lutheran Church, in Pipe Lake, on Friday at 11 a.m. Visitation is 10 until 11 a.m. on Friday at the…
Dorothy “Dee” Harms, 90, passed away on August 5. She is survived by a daughter, three sons and two brothers. The funeral service for Dorothy Harms will be held at First Lutheran Church, in Rice Lake, on Saturday at 11 a.m. Visitation is 10 until 11 a.m. on Saturday at the church.
This afternoon’s top stories from the Northwest Wisconsin News Center: — A woman killed while walking on Highway 40 near Bruce late Sunday; — Two riders on a motorcycle injured after colliding with a deer near Weyerhaeuser; — Drivers, watch out for students going to and heading home from school; — and the DNR says…
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BRUCE, Wis. (WJMC) — A young woman is dead after being struck by a vehicle on Highway 40, north of Bruce late Sunday. Rusk County Sheriff Jeff Wallace said 22-year-old Alethea R. Frisinger was struck by a northbound vehicle, which caused her to be thrown into the east ditch. She was pronounced deceased at the…
A motorcycle-versus-deer crash Sunday afternoon in Rusk County has left two people injured. The sheriff’s office said the crash happened on County Highway F, about five miles south of Weyerhaeuser just after 12:15 p.m. Two riders were injured and airlifted to the hospital. No names have been released.
MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — Kids around Wisconsin are back in school this week. Wisconsin law enforcement agencies are asking drivers to keep those kids in mind by being alert and cautious, putting down the phone, obeying posted speed limits and sharing the road with young pedestrians. According to research by the National Safety Council, most…
WESTBY, Wis. (WRN) — President Joe Biden will be in western Wisconsin Thursday. The White House says the president’s stop in Westby just outside of La Crosse will have Biden highlighting his policies to lower prescription drug costs and encourage renewable energy and advanced manufacturing. Biden’s trip will be his first to Wisconsin since stepping…
MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — Northern Wisconsin’s wild rice crop harvest is below average this year. The Department of Natural Resources says a mild winter last year and heavy storms in mid-June appear to have set back wild rice production this year in the northern part of the state. Wild rice harvesting is open to all…