Silver Alert for man who may be in the Douglas County area
A Sliver Alert for a Minnesota man who may be in the Douglas County area. Authorities say 86-year-old Gerald Knapp, of Askov, Minnesota, was last seen Sunday morning and suffers…
EATS fundraiser at UW-BC-EC on Feb. 3
The 15th EATS, Educational Assistance Through Scholarship, returns Saturday, February 3, from 6-9 p.m. at UW-Eau Claire Barron County campus in Rice Lake. Attendees will enjoy food and drink samples…
Northwoods tourism businesses facing shortfall due to lack of snow
(WRN) – The lack of snow this winter is hurting many Northwoods communities dependent on tourism. WXPR reports that several Northwoods communities have already lost over 6 million dollars in…
AM NEWSCAST – Friday, Feb. 2, 2024
This morning’s top stories from the Northwest Wisconsin News Center: — A Bruce man killed in a multi-vehicle crash while trying to push his car from the road; — Charges…
Driver struck, killed while trying to push car from road near Ladysmith
A Bruce man trying to push his vehicle out of the road was killed in a multi-vehicle crash on Highway 8, near Ladysmith, on Wednesday evening. Rusk County Sheriff Jeff…
Fire destroys building in Birchwood
Fire destroyed a commercial building in Birchwood early Thursday morning. Birchwood Fire Chief Ken George said his department was called out at 1:30 a.m. this morning to the 900 block…
Five charged related to fatal motorcycle crash last August
A Rice Lake man faces a hit-and-run charge from an August motorcycle crash that left one rider dead, and four others are charged for impeding officers’ investigation of the incident.…
PM NEWSCAST – Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024
This afternoon’s top stories from the Northwest Wisconsin News Center: — A Bruce man killed in a multi-vehicle crash near Ladysmith on Wednesday evening; — Fire destroyed a commercial building…
FUNERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS – Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024
Today’s funeral announcements.
SPORTSCAST – Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024
Today’s sportscast from the Northwest Wisconsin Sports Desk.