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Drug investigation results in four local arrests
HAYWARD - After a four-month investigation into drug activity throughout Sawyer, Washburn and Barron counties, four persons have been arrested, according to the Lac Courte Oreilles Tribal Police Department. Three individuals from Spooner were charged, and a Stone Lake area resident was arrested in Barron County after a traffic stop. Shane Miller, 46, Brandon Bartle, 31, and Kristin Root, 39, all from Spooner, have been arrested as a result of...
Authorities name person in Polk County fatal motorcycle crash
TOWN OF CLAYTON, Wis. (WEAU) - Authorities are naming the person who died following a motorcycle crash in the Town of Clayton Saturday. According to an updated press release from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, the person who died in this crash was 53-year-old Richard Johnson of Almena, Wis.
Police Logs: Barn fully engulfed
The police dispatch center receives several hundred calls weekly. The small sampling below shows their diversity. Monday, May 610:10 a.m. Caller says there is a man acting suspicious and dancing in the north parking lot. He attempted to buy alcohol but was not served as he did not have an ID. 10:22 a.m. Officer made contact with the man. He was advised to move along. Superior Ave., Cumberland. 10:32 a.m....
One person dead in motorcycle crash in Town of Clayton
Town of Clayton, Wis. (WEAU) - One person is dead in a motorcycle crash in the Town of Clayton. According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, a call was received Saturday, May 11, 2024, at 8:15 p.m. of a motorcycle crash on Highway D, west of State Highway 63 in the Town of Clayton.
Sons of Norway at the 73rd Annual Woodville Syttende Mai Celebration
WOODVILLE, WI – Every year at Woodville’s Annual Syttende Mai Celebration, people look forward to eating all the special Norwegian treats that taste so good and highlight the Norwegian culture. This will be the 73rd year of the Woodville Annual Syttende Mai Celebration. The members of the Valkyrie...
Scandia man resumes his role as ‘Bone Lake Lorax’
Tom Furey aims to plant more new trees after 2019 tornado destruction Being referred to as “The Lorax,” someone who speaks for the trees, garners a laugh from Bone Lake resident Tom Furey. Since a tornado hit Scandia’s Bone Lake in 2019, Furey has been trying to replace the trees that were uprooted. “Now we just have to get all those people that lost their trees to say, ‘Tom, I...
Three fallen Wisconsin police officers honored in Washington D.C.
DULUTH, Minn. (Northern News Now) - Three fallen law enforcement officers from northern Wisconsin are being memorialized in our nation’s capital. Monday morning marked the 36th Annual Law Enforcement Candlelight Vigil held in Washington, D.C. which was held on the first day of National Police Week. All three officers,...
‘No Greater Love’: Families, colleagues remembering fallen officers in Madison, D.C.
The impact of the loss of two Barron County police officers slain in the line of duty last year continues to resonate in their communities as family, friends and colleagues journeyed to Madison and Washington, D.C., to participate in memorial ceremonies. Wisconsin Law Enforcement Memorial Day, held Friday in Madison, commemorated Chetek Police Officer Emily Breidenbach and Cameron Police Officer Hunter Scheel, who gave their lives to protect the public during a traffic stop on April 8, 2023. ...
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