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…
This morning’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…
Captain Michael Slifer, 54, of Florence, Oregon, passed away on August 14. The funeral service for Michael Slifer will be held at First Baptist Church, in Chetek, on Friday at 11 a.m. Visitation is 10:30 until 11 a.m. on Friday at the church.
Gordon Galetka, 86, passed away on August 31. He is survived by his children, Gregory Galetka, Linda Coe, Judy Hedler and Nancy Avery; and siblings, Joann Duddles, Marilyn Krueger, John Galetka, GayAnn Wroblewski, Patrick Galetka, Mike Galetka, Lenore Lawton and Gloria Galetka. The Mass of Christian burial for Gordon Galetka will be held at St.…
This afternoon’s top stories from the Northwest Wisconsin News Center: — Two people were killed and a third injured in a crash near Webster early Saturday morning; — Police investigate a shooting homicide discovered Thursday in Eau Claire; — The National Weather Service confirms two tornadoes touched down last week; — and Hunt Hill Nature…
WEBSTER, Wis. (WJMC) — Two Minnesota residents were killed and another person injured in a single-vehicle crash early Saturday morning in Burnett County. The crash was reported by OnStar, just after 2 a.m. Saturday. Chief Deputy Jameson Wiltrout said a vehicle was traveling on East Bass Lake Road, north of Webster, when it left the…
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WRN) — A 56-year-old woman was shot in killed in Eau Claire. During a welfare check at a home there Thursday evening, police officers found the body of Michelle L. Jenkins with multiple gunshot wounds. No suspects have been identified as an investigation into the homicide is underway.
Two Thursday evening tornadoes that touched down in western Wisconsin have been confirmed. According to the Twin Cities National Weather Service office, one of the twisters touched down near Beldenville in Pierce County. The other hit land on Interstate 94 near the village of Wilson in St. Croix County. Both were EF-0 tornadoes with wind…