FUNERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS – Tuesday, June 11, 2024
Today’s funeral announcements.
SPORTSCAST – Tuesday, June 11, 2024
Today’s sportscast.
Kayakers rescued after capsizing below Mikana Dam; lifejackets credited
MIKANA, Wis. (WJMC) — Lifejackets are credited with saving two kayakers on the Red Cedar River Sunday afternoon. Barron County Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald said two kayakers were clinging to a tree after their boats capsized in the heavy current below the Mikana Dam on June 9. Rescuers threw ropes to the pair and brought them…
Highway 53, Highway 70 ramp closures
SPOONER, Wis. (WJMC) — Road construction on Highway 53, between Rice Lake and Sarona, and near Spooner continues. The Washburn County Sheriff’s Office notes the southbound on-ramp onto Highway 53, from Highway 70, is closed through Friday. The northbound ramps at Highway 70 are reopening this week.
Peacocks wandering in Dunn County; owner sought
BOYCEVILLE, Wis. (WJMC) — Two male peafowl, also known as peacocks, have been out wandering the past few days and the Dunn County Sheriff’s Office is looking for their owners. The sheriff’s office said the birds had been hanging around the 9600 block of County Highway O, near Boyceville. Anyone who knows who they belong…
Former Packers running back at RLCCC’s Night Fore the Kids
RICE LAKE, Wis. (WJMC) — A Night Fore the Kids, hosted by the Rice Lake Celebrity Charity Classic, is this evening at the Rice Lake High School Auditorium. Alex Green, who was a running back for the Packers, Jets and Canada’s Tiger-Cats, will talk about how challenges can be transformed into opportunities, said Tom Koser,…
It’s time to clean your social media accounts, says Consumer Protection
MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — Wisconsin Consumer Protection wants you to be careful about who is seeing your social media activities. Administrator Michelle Reinen says crooks have been using people’s videos to craft elaborate scams against their loved ones. “And what we’ve learned is it can just be as little as three seconds of your voice…
Liberal Judge Susan Crawford enters race for Wisconsin Supreme Court with majority at stake
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A liberal judge who previously represented Planned Parenthood in a case related to abortion access has entered the race for Wisconsin Supreme Court. Majority control of the battleground state’s highest court is at stake. Dane County Circuit Judge Susan Crawford launched her campaign Monday to succeed retiring liberal Justice Ann Walsh…
Democrat Ann Jacobs to head up Elections Commission
MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — A Democrat will keep the chair at the Wisconsin Elections Commission. Ann Jacobs was voted in unanimously on Monday. She previously served as the chair during the 2020 presidential election. The six member panel is made up of three Republicans and three Democrats, and handles oversight of the elections process in…
AM NEWSCAST – Tuesday, June 11, 2024
This morning’s top stories from the Northwest Wisconsin News Center: — Lifejackets helped save capsized kayakers on the Red Cedar River on Sunday; — Peacocks are roaming rural Dunn County; — Tonight, former Packer Alex Green speaks at the Rice Lake Celebrity Charity Classic’s Night Fore the Kids; — And take a moment to clean…