FUNERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS – Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024
Today’s funeral announcements.
SPORTSCAST – Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024
Today’s sportscast.
Woman killed in Ladysmith house fire
LADYSMITH, Wis. (WRN) — A fatal house fire early Sunday morning in northwest Wisconsin. Firefighters in Ladysmith saw black smoke coming from an upstairs window of the home when they arrived at the scene. The fire was brought under control within an hour-and-a-half. A 35-year-old woman was found dead inside the home. Five other people…
Two Saturday evening crashes result in investigations, possible charges for drivers
BARRON COUNTY, Wis. (WJMC) — Two rollover crashes Saturday evening in Barron County, and the drivers could face enforcement action, says Barron County Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald. A vehicle lost control and rolled on County Highway W, west of Cameron at 7 p.m. on Saturday. The driver, a 42-year-old woman from Balsam Lake, was ejected. She…
Repair project planned for Chetek’s Long Bridge in 2026
CHETEK, Wis. (WJMC) — A project to rehabilitate Chetek’s Long Bridge is planned for the spring and summer of 2026. Built in 1972, with a new concrete deck installed in 1991, the Wisconsin DOT says repairs and maintenance are now needed on the road deck, piers, abutments, railings and sidewalk. This work will extend the…
Base Camp opens at Telemark Village
CABLE, Wis. (WJMC) — Base Camp has officially opened at the grounds of the Birkie trailhead. Mt. Telemark Village welcomed nearly 500 guests Saturday for the grand opening of Base Camp, while celebrating over 50 years of visitors at the home of the former resort in Cable. The building includes a great room with fireplace…
AM NEWSCAST – Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024
This morning’s top stories from the Northwest Wisconsin News Center: — A woman died in a house fire in Ladysmith Sunday morning; — Charges for a Spooner man after a fatal UTV crash near Hertel on Saturday; — Residents petition against a detour during repair work on Chetek’s Long Bridge; — And Base Camp at…
Woman killed, man charged after UTV rollover near Hertel, Saturday night
HERTEL, Wis. (WJMC) — A Spooner man is in jail, charged with negligent manslaughter, after a UTV crash Saturday night that left one woman dead. Burnett County Sheriff Tracy Finch said police and emergency responders were called to Shrider Road, near Hertel, for a UTV rollover crash at 11:45 p.m. Saturday. Two people were trapped…
PM NEWSCAST – Monday, Aug. 19, 2024
pm This afternoon’s top stories from the Northwest Wisconsin News Center: — A woman is dead and a man arrested after a UTV crash near Hertel on Saturday; — A couple lost their house and belongings in a house fire in rural Chetek on Friday; — Beware of scammers using your voice from videos shared…
Vera (Nelson) Strobel
Vera (Nelson) Strobel, 90, of Chetek, passed away on August 13. She is survived by her husband, Tom; son, Steve; and daughter, Lori McCormick. The mass for Vera Strobel will be held at St. Boniface Catholic Church, in Chetek, on Thursday at 11 a.m.