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Rice Lake man appears in court on burglary charge
A Rice Lake man accused of burglary after police say he and a Menomonie woman broke into a storage unit and stole items appeared on Wednesday in Barron County Circuit Court. Michael R. Melendez, 27, was charged on Feb. 14, 2023, with felony burglary and two misdemeanors of theft of movable property and criminal damage to property, all as parties to a crime. An arrest warrant had been issued the...
Driver arrested after drug tip leads to traffic stop
BARRON COUNTY, Wis. (WEAU) - The driver tried to dispose of meth into a liquid substance when they were pulled over. On April 25, 42-year-old Tomi Quagon of Stone Lake, Wis., was arrested on a probation warrant after a tip to the Barron County Drug Unit led to a traffic stop and search of their vehicle.
CF woman sentenced to 3 years in prison for selling drugs from her home
CHIPPEWA FALLS — A rural Chippewa Falls woman has been sentenced to serve three years in prison for selling a variety of drugs out of her home. Trish M. Lloyd, 44, 12462 102nd Ave., pleaded guilty in November in Chippewa County Court to two counts of the manufacture and delivery of amphetamines. Other charges including maintaining a drug trafficking place, possession of prescription drugs and marijuana with the intent to deliver, and possessing drug paraphernalia, were read-in and dismissed. ...
Sentencing delayed in drug, stalking case
CHIPPEWA FALLS — Sentencing has been delayed for a Chippewa Falls man convicted in February of possessing amphetamines, stalking, child neglect and theft. Mark A. Schlageter, 43, 420 Introwitz Drive, appeared in Chippewa County Court on Thursday for a sentencing. Schlageter is already incarcerated in the Chippewa County Jail on a $10,000 cash bond. However, Defense Attorney Scott Schlough requested a delay in the sentencing to obtain an alternate pre-sentence...
Zebra mussels found in Lake Menomin
MENOMONIE, Wis. (WEAU) - The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources notified the City of Menomonie that zebra mussels, an invasive species, have been found in Lake Menomin. According to a news release from the City of Menomonie, zebra mussels impact plankton and algae populations, which can harm fish populations in bodies of water. They avoid eating blue-green algae which can increase toxical algal blooms.
Man sentenced for area burglaries
During an April 16, 2024, hearing in Sawyer County Circuit Court, a Turtle Lake man was sentenced to four years probation and assessed restitution for cabin break-ins in the towns of Meteor, Weirgor and Winter during early 2021. Kevin Gregory Johnson, 49, who is currently incarcerated in the Stanley Correctional Institution, had been sentenced earlier to prison in Barron, Rusk and Washburn counties. Johnson was charged with a string of...
UW-Stout Valorant Esports team wins collegiate state championship
MENOMONIE, Wis. (WEAU) - A UW-Stout Esports team, who play the video game Valorant, is celebrating after a collegiate championship victory. UW-Stout has had Esports teams at UW-Stout since 2019. But this Blue Devils Squad focuses on the game Valorant. “Valorant is a 5 versus 5 tactical shooter game. It...
Stout students to premiere senior capstone film project 'Ghosts of Gold Creek'
MENOMONIE — The University of Wisconsin-Stout student-made Western short, “Ghosts of Gold Creek,” is set to play its trailer at the School of Art and Design senior show on May 3 and premiere at the Unspooled Film and Animation Festival on May 9. But before nine students traveled to Montana to film their Western short, Payton Kosiorek, Stout senior and film producer, said the idea started in one of their campus’ classrooms. ...
Overdale Canine Sports Grand Opening is this Saturday, May 4
SPRING VALLEY, WI – Spring Valley is soon to be Western Wisconsin’s destination for dog sports, competitions, and activities. Join us for our Grand Opening this Saturday, on May 4, 2024, from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm, at Overdale Canine Sports, S1000 Westland Drive, Spring Valley, in Westland Meadows Business Park, just south of the SV health care center.
St. Croix Co. CAFO with history of spills sold after DNR granted permit to expand
Just months after the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources renewed the permit and allowed the expansion of a St. Croix County dairy with a history of massive manure spills, the farm was bought by a company that operates other large-scale dairies across the state. The Emerald Sky Dairy in the town of Emerald has been […] The post St. Croix Co. CAFO with history of spills sold after DNR granted permit to expand appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
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