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On Friday, July 22, 2022 at 6:33 pm, Sawyer County Sheriff’s Deputies assisted by Sawyer County EMS, Stone Lake Fire Department and the Wisconsin State Patrol responded to a single vehicle crash on County Highway F near Langham Lane in the Town of Sand Lake. Upon arrival on scene, deputies learned from eye witnesses that a 1982 Chevrolet Corvette operated by Raymond J. Wilcox, age 62, of Stone Lake, WI was traveling south on County Highway F and attempted to

 Wisconsin police are launching an internal review of an incident involving an officer appearing to shove a Green Bay Packers’ player during a soccer match over the weekend.  That’s according to TMZ.  It happened Saturday when a Green Bay cop and AJ Dillon were on the field during a weather delay of a match between England’s Manchester City and Germany’s FC Bayern Munich.  The incident was caught on camera by fans and circulated on social media.  Dillon called it a miscommunication,

 Outagamie County Executive Tom Nelson is no longer running for U.S. Senate in Wisconsin.  This morning Nelson announced on Twitter he’s suspending his campaign and endorsing Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes for senate.  Nelson says his campaign ran out of money.

A new report says Wisconsin has some of the best schools in America.  WalletHub says Wisconsin’s schools systems rank tenth in the country.  WalletHub says Wisconsin schools rank fifth for quality but just 31st for safety.  WalletHub says the state with the best schools is Massachusetts and the state with the worst is New Mexico.

After being neighbors and collaborators for years, the Chippewa Valley Museum (CVM) and Wisconsin Logging Museum (WLM) are formally joining forces to merge into one organization. The Board of Directors from both organizations have voted in favor of bringing the two museums together to more effectively bring the history and culture of the region to the larger community. Many are unaware WLM, home of the Paul Bunyan Logging Camp, and CVM are separate organizations with separate Boards of Directors, budgets,

Gov. Tony Evers signed Executive Order #172 ordering the flags of the United States and the state of Wisconsin to be flown at half-staff on Tues., July 26, 2022, in honor of former Wisconsin State Sen. Jeffrey T. Plale, who passed away on July 3, 2022, at the age of 54. “Senator Plale was a dedicated servant who cared deeply about his community and was often regarded for his effective bipartisanship throughout the course of his service,” said Gov. Evers. “Kathy and I are

Christopher Michael Karpowicz, 41 years of age, from Rice Lake, WI has been arrested by the Wisconsin State Patrol Spooner Post for operating a motor vehicle under the influence, 5th offense. A Wisconsin State Patrol Trooper stopped to check on a disabled motorist on County Road D. A subsequent investigation was conducted on the driver of the vehicle. The driver was arrested for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence (drugged driving) 5th offense, operating a motorvehicle after revocation

Authorities say Saturday’s storms flipped a camper on to its side in Vernon County. It happened Saturday afternoon near the marina at Waters Edge Motel in Stoddard. One person was hurt when the camper tipped. Parts of western Wisconsin saw strong winds and heavy rains as that band of storms moved through the area.

Milwaukee is heading into its second week with at least one shooting every day. Milwaukee Police say nine people were shot over the weekend, four on Friday, three on Saturday, and two yesterday. The shootings mean Milwaukee has seen a shooting each day for the past 10 days. No one died in any of the weekend shootings, though police say some of the victims are in critical condition.

The three Republicans running for governor in Wisconsin agree on what the big issues in the state are, but they don’t agree on how to solve them. Rebecca Kleefisch, Tim Michels and Tim Ramthun answered questions on taxes, education, abortion, and crime during yesterday’s debate on Milwaukee TV (TMJ4). Kleefisch jumped at the chance to talk about her tax plan to lower Wisconsin’s personal income tax. Michels at times struggled to find answers. And Ramthun got huge rounds of applause for his take