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Crash on I-94 causes lane closure
ST. CROIX COUNTY, Wis. (WEAU) - A crash on I-94 westbound near Hammond has closed the right lane of a section of the highway. According to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, a crash around 9:30 a.m. caused the closure of the right lane of I-94 west 1.2 miles beyond the ramp from US 63.
Top Teacher 2024: Somerset Middle School's Ms. Dawn Peer honored
SOMERSET, Wis. (FOX 9) - Happy tears were flowing in Somerset, Wisconsin Friday afternoon as FOX 9 staff presented our second Top Teacher award of the year. "This wasn’t supposed to be me," said Ms. Dawn Peer, an 8th grade math teacher at Somerset Middle School. Peer has been...
Students injured in school bus crash on I-94 in Hudson, Wisconsin
HUDSON, Wisc. (FOX 9) - Multiple Wisconsin middle school students suffered minor injuries after their school bus crashed with a tanker truck on Interstate 94 on Thursday morning. Wisconsin State Patrol Sgt. Josh Maurer said the crash happened around 10:30 a.m. on the Hudson side of the I-94 bridge. There...
Felony charge filed
Morrison County Attorney Brian Middendorf and his staff have filed a felony complaint against the following individual: • Neal Raymond Weber, 53, Stillwater — In connection with a March 29 incident, Weber was charged with one count of fifth-degree possession of a controlled substance.
Police release surveillance video of Dellwood crash that injured 2 officers and another driver
DELLWOOD, Mo. — Police released surveillance video showing a head-on crash that injured two police officers and another driver early Thursday morning near Dellwood City Park. Police said two officers with the North County Police Cooperative were yielding in the center lane of southbound West Florissant Avenue to make...
10 years ago this week...
This is a look back at some of the people and teams making news in the St. Croix Valley 10 years ago, as reported in the Stillwater Gazette. Boys tennis — Mitch Johnson rallies from a 4-3 deficit in the third set to prevail 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 at first singles to help lift Stillwater to a 4-3 Suburban East Conference boys tennis victory at Park. The Ponies also receive a singles victory from Brian Treacy and claim two of three doubles points to prevail. ...
UWRF students reflect on graduation of assistance dogs from Falcon FETCH program
RIVER FALLS — Among the many graduates attending the Universities of Wisconsin this year, UW-River Falls can say that 20 of them are dogs. Having just finished up the first year of their Falcon FETCH program, or Fostering Education Through Campus Hosting, the students said goodbye to the canines as they go towards their final training period. Soon they will be assigned to one of five roles as an assistance dog: assist with mobility impairment, hearing impairment, seizure response, diabetic alert or autism aid. ...
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