River Towns
Monday's torrential rains and floods have caused about $670,000 of damage to roads, bridges and other public amenities in west central Wisconsin.
State emergency management officials say the affected local...
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Floods cause $670,000 damage to roads, bridges; WEDC again vows to do better; Nine more state news stories
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Charges filed against suspect in New Richmond homicide case
Pierce County Herald
The man named by police as the main suspect in a grisly double-homicide that shook a New Richmond neighborhood last week has been charged with two counts in connection...
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Investigator: Nunez likely to face additional charges next week
New Richmond News
The man arrested in connection with a New Richmond double-homicide investigation should be in St. Croix County next week, where he is expected to face new charges.
Cathy...
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Man sentenced to probation for terrorizing North Hudson woman
Hudson Star Observer
A Prescott man accused of terrorizing his estranged wife during a November 2014 incident was sentenced last week to probation.
Steven L. Jacobs, 36, was sentenced to three years...
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Alleged roof-top shooter in New Richmond charged
Hudson Star Observer
A Minneapolis man accused of shooting a pellet gun at traffic and buildings in the middle of the night from a rooftop in downtown New Richmond appeared in court last...
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Police want to talk to friends of New Richmond murder victims
Hudson Star Observer
New Richmond police are turning to the public for help in piecing together a homicide case involving the death of a woman and her daughter.
New Richmond Police Chief Mark...
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Bills would raise early retirement age for public workers; Gas prices still falling; 15 more state news briefs
River Towns
MADISON -- A Wisconsin state senator wonders "who retires at 50?"
Republican Duey Stroebel of Saukville wants the minimum retirement age for state employees bumped by two years and is...
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Police: Thieves targeting vehicles at daycare facilities
Hudson Star Observer
Hudson police announced Tuesday they are seeking the public’s help in locating a vehicle suspected to be linked to thefts here and in Minnesota.
The vehicle, described in...
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Local man arrested for armed robbery, another for burglary
Hudson Star Observer
A 24-year-old North Hudson man was arrested and jailed last week in connection with an armed robbery on Labor Day, Sept. 7, at the Holiday Stationstore on Crest View Drive....
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Hudson overdose case headed to trial
Hudson Star Observer
The suspect accused of selling a fatal heroin dose to a Hudson man is headed to trial this week.
St. Croix County Circuit Court Judge Scott Needham on Monday decided...
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Nunez charged in New Richmond Bradford slayings
Hudson Star Observer
A New Richmond man allegedly poised to enter Mexico as authorities closed in was charged Tuesday with two counts of first-degree intentional homicide in the deaths of his ex-girlfriend and...
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‘Horrible choice’ to escape leads to additional year in prison
Hudson Star Observer
Andre Vance was just weeks away from freedom when he and three others ran away in May from a state prison facility in New Richmond.
He now has another year...
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State Supreme Court hears NR News v. city of NR case
Hudson Star Observer
Citizens cannot effectively monitor how the government exercises police power because a federal privacy law is being misapplied, a lawyer representing the New Richmond News told the Wisconsin Supreme Court...
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River Falls ticket holder wins $1 million Powerball prize; Police say they've stopped significant regional heroin dealer; Nine more Wisconsin news briefs
River Towns
A ticket sold in River Falls won the Powerball’s $1 million second prize while year's second-largest jackpot was won in Michigan.
Somebody in Michigan won all or part of a...
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Sheriff says security system is working well; critic thinks it's unnecessary
Hudson Star Observer
Security measures have been in place for a full month now at the St. Croix County Government Center.
Guards at the door and St. Croix County Sheriff John Shilts all...
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Hudson man among suspects rounded up in prostitution sting
Hudson Star Observer
Two Wisconsin men -- including a Hudson resident -- were among a group of people arrested last month in a Minnesota prostitution sting.
Police recently took out two ads in...
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Man arrested for burglary after high-speed pursuit through St. Croix County
Hudson Star Observer
Authorities were working Monday, Sept. 28, to identify a man arrested after a high-speed pursuit through St. Croix County that stemmed from a report of an interrupted burglary.
St. Croix...
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Hudson's Robin Ahrens was first female FBI agent killed in the line of duty
Hudson Star Observer
“Frigid winds blew and a gray, cheerless sky draped itself over Hudson Wednesday, Oct. 9, as one of its natives came home for the last time.”
That was how the...
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Former Raidaires coach sentenced for fraud
Hudson Star Observer
The former Hudson High School dance team coach accused of bilking the program out of thousands of dollars pleaded guilty and was sentenced last week in the case.
Amanda J....
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Milwaukee homicide case leads authorities to Hudson
Hudson Star Observer
Two people sought for questioning in connection to a Milwaukee homicide case were arrested Wednesday in Hudson.
According to the St. Croix County Sheriff’s Office, 37-year-old Milwaukee resident...
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