SHELL LAKE, Wis. (WJMC) — Three people were hurt when in collision involving a UTV and a vehicle at the intersection of Highway 53 and Highway 253, near Shell Lake on Saturday afternoon, May 25. Initial dispatch reports said two medflight helicopters were called to the scene. We requested more information from the Washburn County…
This afternoon’s top stories from the Northwest Wisconsin News Center: — Two people were arrested after the ERT was called out Sunday for gunshots; — The driver killed last week in a crash near Clear Lake has been named; — Ladysmith’s big dig downtown is underway; — and parts of the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest are…
Today’s funeral announcements.
Fast Break Sports Report HS Softball: Sectional Semifinals RICE LAKE DEFEATED ELLSWORTH 6-3 AND SPOONER BEAT NORTHWESTERN 3-1 IN 8 INNINGS. MILWAUKEE (AP) — Mike Tauchman hit a go-ahead single in Chicago’s five-run 10th inning that appeared to bounce off Trevor Megill’s throwing elbow, and the Cubs stopped a five-game skid by beating the Milwaukee…
CLEAR LAKE, Wis. (WJMC) — The driver killed last Wednesday in a crash north of Clear Lake has been named. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office said 34-year-old Alexis Steinberger, of Clear Lake, died after her vehicle failed to stop at the intersection of 60th Avenue and Highway 63, and was struck by a semi tanker…
LADYSMITH, Wis. (WJMC) — Miner Avenue in Ladysmith is having a big dig project of it’s own, joining Rice Lake, Barron and Spooner, who have had major downtown projects in the past several years. Teresa Anderson, project engineer with MSA, talks about the scope of the project. “It’s their downtown main street, and they are…
MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — Wisconsin is number one, in Drug Take Back Day. The Wisconsin Department of Justice announcing an update Wisconsin ranking number one in the nation for the most prescription medications collected during the spring 2024 Drug Take Back. A correction to US Drug Enforcement Administration data showing Wisconsin collected 55,122 pounds. DOJ…
RHINELANDER, Wis. (WJMC) — The US Forest Service is reopening parts of the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest five years after they were damaged by a storm. WXPR reports the Forest Service has cleared out the debris caused by the 2019 storm. 100 mile per hour straight line winds knocked over 130-thousand acres worth of forest and…
This morning’s top stories from the Northwest Wisconsin News Center: — The driver killed last week in a crash near Clear Lake has been named; — Ladysmith’s big dig downtown is underway; — A local aviation club offers free airplane rides to kids this weekend; — and parts of the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest are reopened…
Margaret Jones, 92, of Stillwater, Minnesota, passed away on May 20. She is survived by her daughters, Losi Goveronski and Darlene Swanson; Michael Goveronski, Jennifer Goveronski, Shannon Crimmins, Kris Swanson and Wendy Zoller. The funeral service for Margaret Jones will be held at Salem Lutheran Church, in Shell Lake, on Friday at 11 a.m. Visitation…